trice

[US]/traɪs/
[UK]/traɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 转眼之间;弹指一挥间;瞬息间
vt. 用绳索扯起;扯起并缚住;吊起
Word Forms
过去式triced
第三人称单数trices
过去分词triced
现在分词tricing
复数trices

Phrases & Collocations

in a trice

转眼之间

Example Sentences

She finished the task in a trice.

她很快就完成了任务。

He fixed the broken chair in a trice.

他很快就修好了坏掉的椅子。

The magician made the rabbit disappear in a trice.

魔术师很快就让兔子消失了。

The chef whipped up a delicious meal in a trice.

厨师很快就做出了一顿美味的饭菜。

She tied her shoelaces in a trice.

她很快就系好了鞋带。

The salesperson closed the deal in a trice.

销售员很快就达成了交易。

He solved the puzzle in a trice.

他很快就解开了谜题。

The mechanic fixed the car's engine in a trice.

修理工很快就修好了汽车的发动机。

The nurse administered the injection in a trice.

护士很快就给注射了。

The tailor altered the dress in a trice.

裁缝很快就改好了裙子。

Real-world Examples

Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.

巴克遭到三条爱斯基摩狗的袭击, 转眼功夫, 他的头和双肩就被咬了几个大口子。

Source: The Call of the Wild

In a trice Poirot jumped to his feet.

波洛立刻跳了起来。

Source: Murder at the golf course

Cap'n Bill produced the biscuit and the creature ate it in a trice.

Cap'n Bill 拿出了饼干, 这个生物很快就把它吃掉了。

Source: Scarecrow

In a trice I saw myself with beautiful raven-black hair and the temptation was irresistible.

转眼之间,我看到自己有一头美丽的乌黑头发,这种诱惑是无法抗拒的。

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Carter has done with you or nearly so; I’ll make you decent in a trice.

——Carter 已经和你做完了或者差不多了;我很快就会让你变得体面。

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

He broke off, stared hard at me, and in a trice stood smiling in his own despite.

他停下来,死死地盯着我看,尽管如此,他还是站了起来,微笑着。

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

I used to watch them in the kitchens and I could pick it up in a trice. - Why didn't you, then?

我以前常在厨房里看他们,我肯定一学就会。- 那你为什么不学呢?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

I used to watch them in the kitchens and I could pick it up in a trice.

我以前常在厨房里看他们我肯定一学就会。

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

'Worm, come here, and help me to mount'. Worm stepped forward, and she was in the saddle in a trice.

‘虫子,过来,帮我上马’。 沃姆上前一步, 转眼间她就上了马鞍。

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.

他点了点头,用力地把她的头转过来,转眼之间我们又回到了着陆阶段。

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

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