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fleeting


adj [usually before noun]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: fleet 'to go quickly' (16-19 centuries), from Old English fleotan 'to float']
lasting for only a short time
= brief
 a fleeting smile
 For one fleeting moment , Paula allowed herself to forget her troubles.
 I caught a fleeting glimpse of them as they drove past.
 Carol was paying a fleeting visit to Paris.
>fleetinglyadv
1. Capture the fleeting. A good idea is like a rabbit. It runs by so fast, sometimes you see only its ears or tail.
    捕捉稍纵即逝的想法。好的想法就像是只兔子,会飞快地跑走,有时我们只能看到它的耳朵或者尾巴。

2. For a fleeting second, I felt it was present in my mother's room.
    有一刹那我感到这条龙就在我妈妈的房间里。

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