momentnoun
片刻；瞬间
a very short period of time
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。
准确时刻；正是时候
an exact point in time
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。
时机；机遇；时光；做某事的时刻
a particular occasion; a time for doing sth
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。
That was one of the happiest moments of my life.
那是我一生中最快乐的一段时光。
Have I caught you at a bad moment?
我是不是来得不是时候？
very soon
快点！他随时都会回来。
Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now.
now, at the present time
此时此刻，我不知道自己会作出什么决定。
At this moment in time, I don't know what my decision will be.
for now; for a short time
这房子现在还够大。要是有了孩子，我们得搬。
This house is big enough for the moment, but we'll have to move if we have children.
to have short times that are better, more interesting, etc. than others
这工作并不总是很带劲，但也有让人兴奋的时候。
The job isn't exciting all the time, but it has its moments.
a time when sb/sth is tested, or when important decisions are made
as soon as…
希望他一到我就见到他。
I want to see him the moment he arrives.
certainly not; not at all
我觉得她一定不会接受的，不过你可以去问问她。
I don't think for a moment that she'll accept but you can ask her.
very important
极其重要的事
matters of great moment
famous, important and talked about a lot now
她是当前最红的时装设计师。
She's the fashion designer of the moment.
used to ask sb to wait for a short time
“我可以见伯恩斯先生吗？”“请稍等一会儿，我来查一下。”
‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I'll check.’
the latest possible time before an important event
事到临头他们却改变了计划。
They changed the plans at the last minute.
Don't leave your decision to the last moment.
别等到最后一刻才来作决定。
not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation
这是我们临时能弄到的最好的房间了。
This was the best room we could get at such short notice.
You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
你必须随时准备出发。
the best time to do sth in order for it to be successful
suddenly, without planning in advance
我一时心动，给他打了电话。
I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.
a spur-of-the-moment decision
心血来潮的决定
moment
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N-COUNT 片刻;瞬间
You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments .In a moment he was gone...
一转眼他就不见了。
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N-COUNT 时刻;时候
A particular moment is the point in time at which something happens.At this moment a car stopped at the house...
就在这时，一辆轿车在房前停下了。
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PHRASE 随时;马上;即刻
If you say that something will or may happen at any moment or any moment now, you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon.They ran the risk of being shot at any moment...
他们冒着随时会中弹的危险。
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PHRASE 此刻;目前;眼下
You use expressions such as at the moment ,at this moment, and at the present moment to indicate that a particular situation exists at the time when you are speaking.At the moment, no one is talking to me...
此刻没人跟我说话。
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PHRASE 哪怕一闪念
If you say that you do not believe for a moment or for one moment that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it could possibly be true.I don't for a moment think there'll be a divorce.
我从来没想过将来会离婚。
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PHRASE 暂时;目前
You use for the moment to indicate that something is true now, even if it will not be true in the future.For the moment, however, the government is happy to live with it.
不过目前政府对此还乐于容忍。
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PHRASE 有成功(或得意)的时刻；有吸引人的时刻
If you say that someone or something has their moments, you are indicating that there are times when they are successful or interesting, but that this does not happen very often.The film has its moments...
这部电影有其吸引人之处。
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PHRASE 最后一刻;最后时刻
If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible.They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.
他们在最后一刻改变主意，决定不去了。
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PHRASE 下一刻，一会儿，紧接着（尤指突然发生很大变化）
You use the expression the next moment, or expressions such as 'one moment he was there, the next he was gone', to emphasize that something happens suddenly, especially when it is very different from what was happening before.The next moment there was an almighty crash...
接着发生了剧烈的撞击。
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PHRASE 红极一时;盛行一时
You use of the moment to describe someone or something that is or was especially popular at a particular time, especially when you want to suggest that their popularity is unlikely to last long or did not last long.He's the man of the moment, isn't he?
他现在很红，不是吗？
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PHRASE 一…就
If you say that something happens the moment something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing.The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.
我闭上眼睛就睡着了。
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spur of the moment→ see:spur
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- having important effects or influence
- decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
- virtue is of more moment than security
- that result is of no consequence
- Synonym: consequence import
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- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
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- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
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- at this time
- the disappointments of the here and now
- she is studying at the moment
- Synonym: here and now present moment
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- a particular point in time
- the moment he arrived the party began
- Synonym: minute second instant
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- an indefinitely short time
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
- Synonym: mo minute second bit
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I sat down for a moment to gather my strength .
我坐下片刻积蓄力量。
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After a moment 's indecision , he said yes .
他犹豫片刻之后答应了。
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One moment he wasn 't there , the next he was .
他一分钟前还不在那里，一会儿又在了。
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It 's very difficult to find work at the moment .
目前很难找到工作。
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Be serious for a moment ; this is important .
严肃点儿，这件事很重要。
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Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report ?
现在讨论我的报告合适不合适？
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I 'm not in the market for a new car at the moment .
我现在还不想买新车。
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This moment will live in our memory for many years to come .
这一时刻将在我们的记忆中留存许多年。
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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。
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Could you run the engine for a moment ?
你来操作一会儿发动机好吗？
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Don 't leave your decision to the last moment .
别等到最后一刻才来作决定。
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Could I see you when you 've got an odd moment ?
你有空时，我能不能见见你？
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I was waiting for the right moment to ask him .
我在等待时机问他这件事。
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Don 't leave your packing until the last possible moment .
打点行李不要拖到最后一刻。
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We are working under extreme pressure at the moment .
目前我们正在极大的压力下工作。
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Oh , Sue ! Could you help me a moment ?
嘿，休！你帮会儿忙行不行？
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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。
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That was one of the happiest moments of my life .
那是我一生中最快乐的一段时光。
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It was an important meeting and a bad time to have a senior moment .
那是个重要会议，可不能犯糊涂。
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You must be ready to leave at a moment 's notice .
你必须随时准备出发。
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Can you take the baby for a moment ?
你能先抱一下孩子吗？
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Go easy on her ─ she 's having a really hard time at the moment .
对她宽容些吧——她目前的处境真是很艰难。
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I want to see him the moment he arrives .
希望他一到我就见到他。
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There 's never a dull moment when John 's around .
只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。
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Could you wait a moment , please ?
请您稍等一下，好吗？
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The system , for all its faults , is the best available at the moment .
这个系统虽然缺点不少，却是现有最好的一个。
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Hurry up ! He 'll be back any moment now .
快点！他随时都会回来。
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She 's in cracking form at the moment .
她这会儿状态好极了。
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The weather at the moment is not typical for July .
现在的天气并不是七月份常有的。
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One moment , please .
请稍候！
指极短的时间，如转瞬即逝的刹那间，通常用单数。
Please hold on! She will be back in an instant.
请别挂断电话！她马上回来。
The instant I saw him, I knew he was the policeman who had helped me carry the box.
我一看见他便认出他就是那个曾经帮我搬过箱子的警察。
指很短的一段时间，多用于日常口语。
Can you spare a few moments to fill out this questionnaire?
你能抽点时间填写这个问卷调查吗？
He will come back to see you in a moment.
他马上会回来见你的。
指极为短暂的一段时间，常可与 moment 换用。
Don't worry, and he'll be back in a second/moment.
别担心，他一会儿就回来。
Just a second/moment, the reporter will come to interview you.
稍等片刻，那名记者马上会过来采访你。
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