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🔑 mo·mentBrE /ˈməʊmənt/NAmE /ˈmoʊmənt/ noun🔑 a very short period of time 片刻；瞬间◆Could you wait a moment, please? 请您稍等一下，好吗？◆One moment, please (= Please wait a short time). 请稍候。◆He thought for a moment before replying. 他想了一下才回答。◆I'll be back in a moment. 我一会儿就回来。◆We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late). 我们到得一点也不早。◆Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. 过了一会儿，我听到一声可怕的撞击声。 ➡ see also senior moment 🔑 [sing.] an exact point in time 某个时刻；当时◆We're busy at the moment (= now). 我们这会儿很忙。◆I agreed in a moment of weakness. 我一时心软就答应了。◆At that very moment, the phone rang. 就在那时，电话铃响了。◆From that moment on, she never felt really well again. 从那时候开始，她就再也没真正好受过。🔑 [C] a particular occasion; a time for doing sth 时机；机遇；时光；做某事的时刻◆I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. 我得找个适当的时机告诉他这个坏消息。◆Have I caught you at a bad moment? 我是不是来得不是时候？ ●(at) any ˈmoment (ˈnow) 🔑very soon 很快；随时◆Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now. 快点！他随时都会回来。●at this moment in ˈtime(informal) now, at the present time 现在；此时此刻◆At this moment in time, I don't know what my decision will be. 此时此刻，我不知道自己会作出什么决定。●for the ˈmoment/ˈpresentfor now; for a short time 目前；暂时◆This house is big enough for the moment, but we'll have to move if we have children. 这房子现在还够大。要是有了孩子，我们还得搬。●have its/your ˈmomentsto have short times that are better, more interesting, etc. than others 有短暂的好时候◆The job isn't exciting all the time, but it has its moments. 这工作并不总是很带劲，但也有让人兴奋的时候。●the ˌmoment of ˈtrutha time when sb/sth is tested, or when important decisions are made 考验的时刻；（决策的）关键时刻●the moment (that)…as soon as… 一…就…◆I want to see him the moment he arrives. 希望他一到我就见到他。●ˌnot for a/one ˈmomentcertainly not; not at all 当然不；一点也不◆I don't think for a moment that she'll accept but you can ask her. 我觉得她一定不会接受的，不过你可以去问问她。●of ˈmomentvery important 非常重要◆matters of great moment 极其重要的事●of the ˈmoment(of a person, a job, an issue, etc. 人、工作、议题等) famous, important and talked about a lot now 红极一时；盛行一时；广为谈论◆She's the fashion designer of the moment. 她是当前最红的时装设计师。●the evil ˈhour/ˈday/ˈmoment(often humorous) the time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant 倒霉的时候（或日子、时刻）●just a ˈminute/ˈmoment/ˈsecond 🔑(informal) used to ask sb to wait for a short time 稍等一会儿；请稍候◆'Is Mr Burns available?' 'Just a second, please, I'll check.' “我可以见伯恩斯先生吗？” “请稍等一会儿，我来查一下。”●the ˌlast ˈminute/ˈmomentthe latest possible time before an important event （重大事情前的）最后一刻，紧要关头◆They changed the plans at the last minute. 事到临头他们却改变了计划。◆Don't leave your decision to the last moment. 别等到最后一刻才来作决定。●at short ˈnotice●at a moment's ˈnoticenot long in advance; without warning or time for preparation 随时；一经通知立即；没有准备时间◆This was the best room we could get at such short notice. 这是我们临时能弄到的最好的房间了。◆You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice. 你必须随时准备出发。●the ˌpsychological ˈmomentthe best time to do sth in order for it to be successful 最佳时机；最适当时机●on the ˌspur of the ˈmomentsuddenly, without planning in advance 一时冲动之下；心血来潮◆I phoned him up on the spur of the moment. 我一时冲动，给他打了电话。◆a spur-of-the-moment decision心血来潮的决定●wait a minute/moment/second🔑 to wait for a short time 等一会儿；稍等一下◆Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你能等一会儿让我打个电话吗？🔑 used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea （刚注意到、想起某事或突然想出了主意）且慢，等一等◆Wait a minute—this isn't the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。 |