"a fleeting glance"
"fugitive hours"
"rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"
"a momentary glimpse"
双语例句
1. a momentary lapse of concentration
走神儿
来自《权威词典》
2. We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.
我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. I caught a momentary glimpse of them.
我瞥了他们一眼.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We feared a momentary attack.
我们为随时可能遭到攻击而提心吊胆.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The momentary relief was followed by worse suffering.
短暂的缓解之后接着是更为剧烈的痛苦.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
用作形容词 (adj.)
She hesitated in momentary confusion. 她一时思想紊乱，犹豫不定。
They became dizzy with this momentary "victory". 他们被一时的所谓胜利冲昏了头脑。
Sometimes growing up is just a momentary matter. 长大有时只是一瞬间的事。
Her feeling of fear was only momentary; it soon passed. 她的恐惧感仅是瞬息间的，很快就消失了。
I caught a momentary glimpse of them. 我瞥了他们一眼。
He lived in momentary expectation of death. 他时时刻刻都担心自己会死去。
用法讲解
momentary，momentous
这两个词都来自名词moment。
momentary意思是“瞬刻的”、“暂时的”（transitory or lasting only for a moment），其后常跟pain、interruption、expectation、happiness、emotion等词，其同义词是transient/ephemeral；反义词是lasting.
momentous意思是“重大的“（of great consequence）。其后常跟events、news、moments、date等词，其同义词是important、highly significant；反义语是trifling。
