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1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
2 scrupulous attention to detail

一板三眼

yī bǎn sān yǎn

1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

一眼看穿

yī yǎn kàn chuān

1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一饱眼福

yī bǎo yǎn fú

1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

转眼又到八月十五了，吴刚先生，您的桂花树砍得怎么样？

zhuǎn yǎn yòu dào bāyuè shí wǔ le ，Wú Gāng xiānsheng ，nín de guìhuā shù kǎn de zěnmeyàng ？

In the blink of an eye it's already the 15th day of the eighth lunar month again, Mr Wu Gang. How is cutting down your Osmanthus tree going?

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这天怎么说变就变的，晴空万里转眼就瓢泼大雨了，诶，你老公会来接你吗？

zhè tiān zěnme shuō biàn jiù biàn de ，qíngkōngwànlǐ zhuǎn yǎn jiù piáopōdàyǔ le ，èi ，nǐ lǎogōng huì lái jiē nǐ ma ？

How has the weather changed so unexpectedly? From clear skies as far as the eye can see to a downpour of rain in the blink of an eye. Agh, is your husband coming to pick you up?

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在逃去如飞的日子里，在千门万户的世界里的我能做些什么呢？只有徘徊罢了，只有匆匆罢了；在八千多日的匆匆里，除徘徊外，又剩些什么呢？过去的日子如轻烟，被微风吹散了，如薄雾，被初阳蒸融了；我留着些什么痕迹呢？我何曾留着像游丝样的痕迹呢？我赤裸裸来到这世界，转眼间也将赤裸裸的回去罢？但不能平的，为什么偏要白白走这一遭啊？

zài táoqù rúfēi de rìzi lǐ ，zài qiānménwànhù de shìjiè lǐ de wǒ néng zuò xiē shénme ne ？zhǐyǒu páihuái bàle ，zhǐyǒu cōngcōng bàle ；zài bā qiān duō rì de cōngcōng lǐ ，chú páihuái wài ，yòu shèng xiē shénme ne ？guòqù de rìzi rú qīngyān ，bèi wēifēng chuī sàn le ，rú bówù ，bèi chūyáng zhēng róng le ；wǒ liúzhe xiē shénme hénjì ne ？wǒ hécéng liúzhe xiàng yóusī yàng de hénjī ne ？wǒ chìluǒluǒ láidào zhè shìjiè ，zhuǎn yǎn jiān yě jiāng chìluǒluǒ de huíqu ba ？dàn bù néng píng de ，wèishénme piān yào báibái zǒu zhè yī zāo ā ？

Living in this world with its fleeting days and teeming millions, what can I do but waver and wander and live a transient life? What have I been doing during the 8,000 fleeting days except wavering and wandering? The bygone days, like wisps of smoke, have been dispersed by gentle winds, and, like thin mists, have been evaporated by the rising sun. What traces have I left behind? No, nothing, not even gossamer-like traces. I have come to this world stark naked, and in the twinkling of an eye, I am to go to back as stark naked as ever. However, I am taking it very much to heart: why should I be made to pass through this world for nothing at all?

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时间过得真快，冬天刚过去，夏天就要来了，一转眼就快要到五月了。

shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài ，dōngtiān gāng guòqù ，xiàtiān jiùyào lái le ，yīzhuǎnyǎn jiù kuài yào dào wǔyuè le 。

Time really flies, winter has just ended and summer is on its way already, in what seems like the blink of an eye it's already May.

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时间过得真快，转眼秋天就要过去了，冬天又要来了。气温越来越低，出来锻炼可要多穿点衣服了。

shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài ，zhuǎn yǎn qiūtiān jiùyào guòqù le ，dōngtiān yòu yào lái le 。qìwēn yuèláiyuè dī ，chūlái duànliàn kě yào duō chuān diǎnr yīfu le 。

Time really flies, autumn will be over in the blink of an eye, and winter will be here again. The temperature will get lower and lower, so you'll have to wear more clothes when you come out to train.

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怎么一转眼又要过年了！感觉今年过得特别快。

zěnme yīzhuǎnyǎn yòu yào guònián le ！gǎnjué jīnnián guò de tèbié kuài 。

How is it Chinese New Year again already! It feels like this year has flown by.

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转眼就各奔东西

zhuǎn yǎn jiù gèbèndōngxī

But in the blink of an eye everything happened

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转眼端午节到了。许仙很忐忑，但他也想知道真相，所以非要和老婆一起饮酒。白素贞只好喝了一点。她非常难受，让许仙去拿解酒药。白素贞倒在床上，现出了原形。

zhuǎnyǎn duānwǔjié dào le 。Xǔ Xiān hěn tǎntè ，dàn tā yě xiǎng zhīdào zhēnxiàng ，suǒyǐ fēiyào hé lǎopó yīqǐ yǐnjiǔ 。Bái Sùzhēn zhǐhǎo hē le yīdiǎn 。tā fēicháng nánshòu ，ràng Xǔ Xiān qù ná jiějiǔ yào 。Bái Sùzhēn dǎo zài chuáng shàng ，xiàn chū le yuánxíng 。

In a flash, Dragon Boat Festival arrived. Xu Xian was very troubled, but he still wanted to know the truth, so he had to drink with his wife. Bai Suzhen only needed to drink a little bit. She felt extremely terrible and asked Xu Xian to get her some medicine to deal with the effects of the alcohol. Bai Suzhen fell upon the bed and revealed her true form.

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他和我是同一年进公司的。前两天碰到他的时候，他还很热情地跟我打招呼，还说等升了职就请我吃饭。没想到一转眼他竟得了这种病。他还那么年轻，他还有很多梦想等待去实现，现在就......哎！老天真是太不公平了！

tā hé wǒ shì tóng yī nián jìn gōngsī de 。qiánliǎngtiān pèngdào tā de shíhou ，tā hái hěn rèqíng de gēn wǒ dǎ zhāohu ，hái shuō děng shēng le zhí jiù qǐng wǒ chīfàn 。méixiǎngdào yīzhuǎnyǎn tā jìng dé le zhèzhǒng bìng 。tā hái nàme niánqīng ，tā háiyǒu hěn duō mèngxiǎng děngdài qù shíxiàn ，xiànzài jiù ......āi ！lǎotiān zhēn shì tài bù gōngping le ！

He started working here the same year I did. When I've run into him these last few days he's still been so friendly - saying hello and even that he wants to take me out to eat once he gets promoted. I never would have thought that he could just suddenly have cancer like this. He's still so young. He still has so many dreams waiting to be fulfilled, and now...agh! God is so unfair!

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可以说，遇见她，给我枯燥的大三生活增添了许多活力和憧憬。寝室的室友知道后也一直说我撞桃花，情窦初开了。转眼间，到了第四个周末。

kěyǐ shuō ，yùjiàn tā ，gěi wǒ kūzào de dàsān shēnghuó zēngtiān le xǔduō huólì hé chōngjǐng 。qǐnshì de shìyǒu zhīdào hòu yě yīzhí shuō wǒ zhuàng táohuā ，qíngdòuchūkāi le 。zhuǎnyǎnjiān ，dào le dì sì ge zhōumò 。

You could say, meeting her put a little life into my dull, third-year student existence and gave me something to look forward to. After my rommates found out, they kept saying I'd finally gotten some good luck and that I was really starting to notice the girls. Then, in the blink of an eye, the fourth weekend arrived.

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