trice

1. He will sew it up in a trice
   他眨眼间就能缝补好。
2. She was back in a trice.
   她转眼就回来了。
3. An electric blender makes soups, purees, and puddings in a trice.
   用电搅拌器，转眼之间就能做好浓汤、菜羹和布丁。
4. The big sail won't stay in position unless you trice it up.
   除非你挂起船帆并用绳缚住，否则它就不能稳住。
5. In a trice the heat from his body filled the confined space and he was asleep.
   刹那间他体内的热量散发到这狭窄的空间里，他很快睡着了。
6. The change will refresh your life and enable you to file your e-mails in a trice in the office and enjoy work more.
   这种改变将令你的生活充满新鲜感，也将令你在到达办公室后能迅速处理完电子邮件，更享受自己的工作。
7. He gives twice that gives in a trice.
   即刻就给予，即是给两次。
8. I'll make you decent in a trice.
   我一会儿就可以把你打扮得整整齐齐的。
9. In a trice, I had a message back.
   不一会儿，我就收到了回信。
10. I'll send on any letters that come for you. He gives twice that gives in a trice
    给你的信我都将转给你。即刻就给予，等于给两次
11. The central government trice to delegate power to lower levels on a number of occasions. But this was limited solely to readjusting the administrative power of the central and local authorities and of the different departments and regions
    中央政府多次实行权力下放，但都只限于调整中央和地方、条条和块块的管理权限
12. Trice welcome, darling of the Spring!
    欢迎你，春天的爱人。
13. He sized the situation up in a trice.
    他迅速估量了一下形势。
14. He just made sure of his trice.
    他只落实了一下他该得多少钱。
15. Jim, of course, had the wheel mended in a trice.
    吉姆当然几下就把轮子修好了。

n.

in a trice

• 转眼之间；弹指一挥间；瞬息间
  very quickly or suddenly
  1. He was gone in a trice.
     转眼之间他就没影儿了。

noun

1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
   1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

   Synonym:    blink of an eyeflashheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtwinklingwinkNew York minute

verb

1. hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

   Synonym:    trice up

2. raise with a line
   1. trice a window shade

   Synonym:    trice up