プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
いっこく【一刻】
❶〔わずかな時間〕a moment
刻一刻と対決の時は迫ってきた
Every moment brought us closer to the showdown.
一刻も早くその子の両親に連絡をしなければならない
We must get in touch with the child's parents 「without a moment's delay [immediately].
患者は一刻も早く手術すべきだ
We must lose no time in operating on the patient.
一刻を争う事態だ
The situation is urgent.／There is not a moment to lose.
一刻千金
Every moment is precious.
❷〔がんこなこと〕一刻な stubborn
一刻者
「an obstinate [a stubborn] person