transient
🇬🇧 UK/'trænzɪənt/🇺🇸 US/'trænziәnt/
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Definitions
adj.
Lasting only a short time; temporary or fleeting.
短暂的;瞬间的;临时的
n.
A person who stays somewhere only briefly; a brief electrical surge or signal.
过客;短暂停留者;瞬变电流
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.transient population流动人口
- 2.transient effect短暂效应
- 3.transient pleasure短暂的快乐
- 4.transient workers流动工人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The pain was transient and disappeared within minutes.
- 2.
The doctor assured her that the dizziness was transient and would pass quickly.
- 3.
City shelters provide beds for transient workers who move between seasonal jobs.
- 4.
Social media fame is often transient, fading as quickly as it appears.