twin·kling
noun/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
[singular] (old-fashioned, informal)Idioms - a very short time
瞬间；转眼；一眨眼；一刹那 - He was asleep in a twinkling.
转眼间他就睡着了。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTwinkling is used before these nouns:- eye
- light
- He was asleep in a twinkling.
Idioms
in the twinkling of an eye
- very quickly
瞬息之间；转眼之间 - Suddenly, in the twinkling of an eye, her whole life had been turned upside down.
突然，一眨眼的工夫，她的人生就彻底天翻地覆了。
- Suddenly, in the twinkling of an eye, her whole life had been turned upside down.