trice

/trais/

Thân thiện

In a trice, the magician made the coin disappear.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A very brief moment; an instant: "trice" refers to an extremely short period of time, often perceived as instantaneous.

2. Verb:

   • (Nautical) To hoist or haul up and secure quickly: "trice" means to pull something up tightly and fasten it, especially using a rope, in a nautical context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The magician made the coin disappear in a trice.
  • I'll be back in a trice; I just need to grab my keys.

• Verb:

  • The sailors were ordered to trice up the hammocks for inspection.
  • He tried to trice the sail more securely before the storm hit.

Advanced Usage

• "in a trice": This is the most common idiomatic phrase using the noun form. It means "instantly" or "in a very short time."
  • The problem was solved in a trice by the expert technician.

Variants and Related Words

• Trice up (phrasal verb): This is the specific verbal form, meaning to haul up and make fast.
  • Remember to trice up the ladder after you come aboard.

Synonyms

• Noun: Instant, flash, jiffy, moment, second, twinkling.
• Verb: Hoist, haul up, raise, fasten, secure.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Trice up: To pull something up and tie it securely.
  • The crew began to trice up the cargo nets.

Related Idioms

• In a trice: Immediately, almost without any perceptible duration.
  • She finished the task in a trice and moved on to the next one.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Verb

1. hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
2. raise with a line
   • trice a window shade

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trice up