音标:['dʒifi] ;
n. 瞬间
n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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jiffy的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He conjured up a whole meal in a jiffy.他一眨眼功夫就变出了一桌饭菜。
  2. You did make it here in a jiffy.你确实很快就到这儿了。
  3. The cook had the water hot in a jiffy.炊事员马上就使水热了。

词汇搭配

  • Jiffy bag(邮寄图书用的)有衬...
  • wait a jiffy稍等一下
  • in a jiffy马上(立刻)

经典引文

  • I can explain that to you in half a jiffy.

    出自:W. S. Maugham
  • It won't take a jiffy.

    出自:Dennis Potter
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