trice

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

Translation

n. 轉眼之間;彈指一揮間;瞬息間
vt. 用繩索扯起;扯起並縛住;吊起
Word Forms
過去式triced
第三人稱單數trices
過去分詞triced
現在分詞tricing
複數trices

Phrases & Collocations

in a trice

轉眼之間

Example Sentences

She finished the task in a trice.

她很快就完成了任務。

He fixed the broken chair in a trice.

他很快就修好了壞掉的椅子。

The magician made the rabbit disappear in a trice.

魔術師很快就讓兔子消失了。

The chef whipped up a delicious meal in a trice.

廚師很快就做出了一頓美味的飯菜。

She tied her shoelaces in a trice.

她很快就係好了鞋帶。

The salesperson closed the deal in a trice.

銷售員很快就達成了交易。

He solved the puzzle in a trice.

他很快就解開了謎題。

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

修理工很快就修好了汽車的發動機。

The nurse administered the injection in a trice.

護士很快就給注射了。

The tailor altered the dress in a trice.

裁縫很快就改好了裙子。

Real-world Examples

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

巴克遭到三條愛斯基摩狗的襲擊, 轉眼功夫, 他的頭和雙肩就被咬了幾個大口子。

Source: The Call of the Wild

In a trice Poirot jumped to his feet.

波洛立刻跳了起來。

Source: Murder at the golf course

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

Cap'n Bill 拿出了餅乾, 這個生物很快就把它喫掉了。

Source: Scarecrow

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

轉眼之間,我看到自己有一頭美麗的烏黑頭髮,這種誘惑是無法抗拒的。

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

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

——Carter 已經和你做完了或者差不多了;我很快就會讓你變得體面。

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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

他停下來,死死地盯着我看,儘管如此,他還是站了起來,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?

我以前常在廚房裏看他們,我肯定一學就會。- 那你爲什麼不學呢?

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.

我以前常在廚房裏看他們我肯定一學就會。

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.

‘蟲子,過來,幫我上馬’。 沃姆上前一步, 轉眼間她就上了馬鞍。

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.

他點了點頭,用力地把她的頭轉過來,轉眼之間我們又回到了着陸階段。

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

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