split-second
['split'sekənd]
英文词源
- split-second (n.)
- 1884, originally the name of a type of stopwatch with two second hands that could be stopped independently. Meaning "a fraction of a second" is from 1912, from split (adj.) + second (n.1); adjectival meaning "occurring in a fraction of a second" is from 1946.
双语例句
- 1. My cuticles were split and ragged, and my nails unevenly bitten.
- 我指甲根部的表皮龟裂粗糙，指甲被咬得参差不齐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives.
- 共和党的革新派和保守派之间存在严重的分裂。
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- 3. Her company has had to split up and work from two locations.
- 她的公司不得不被拆开，分在两处办公。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement.
- 但有人担心，共和党的领导层可能会在该协议上出现意见分歧。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He patented the idea that the atom could be split.
- 他获得了“原子可以再分”这一概念的专利权。
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