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fleeting

adjective
🔊/ˈfliːtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfliːtɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. lasting only a short time短暂的；闪现的 synonym brief
    • a fleeting glimpse/smile短暂的一瞥；一闪即逝的微笑
    • a fleeting moment of happiness转瞬即逝的幸福时刻
    • We paid a fleeting visit to Paris.我们短暂游览了巴黎。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFleeting is used with these nouns:
    • expression
    • fame
    • glance
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English (in the sense ‘floating, swimming’): from fleet ‘move or pass quickly’ + -ing.