新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

moment

英 [ˈməʊmənt]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

moments
1. [C 可数名词] 瞬间
You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments.
近义词
minute , second
双语例句
例：
In a moment he was gone.
不一会儿他就不见了。
例：
In moments, I was asleep once more.
不一会儿功夫，我又睡着了。
2. [C 可数名词] 时刻
A particular moment is the point in time at which something happens.
双语例句
例：
At this moment a car stopped at the house.
就在此时，一辆汽车停在了房子前。

PHRASE. 习语

(at) any moment (now)
1. 随时
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.
双语例句
例：
He'll be here to see you any moment now.
他随时会来这里看你。
at the moment , at this moment , at the present moment
1. 此刻
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.
近义词
now , currently
双语例句
例：
At the moment, no one is talking to me.
此刻没人和我说话。
例：
He's touring South America at this moment in time.
他此刻正在南美旅行。
for the moment
1. 至少目前
You use for the moment to indicate that something is true now, even if it will not be true in the future.
双语例句
例：
For the moment, a potential crisis appears to have been averted.
至少从目前来看，似乎已经避免了一个潜在的危机。
have one's moments
1. 有成功或吸引人的时刻
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.
双语例句
例：
The film has its moments.
这部电影有吸引人之处。
the last moment
1. 最后一刻
If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible.
双语例句
例：
They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.
他们在最后一刻改变了主意，决定拒绝前往。
the next moment
1. 紧接着
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.
双语例句
例：
He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
他令人难以捉摸，一会儿哭，一会儿笑。
of the moment
1. 当前红极一时的（尤指这种受欢迎的情况不会持续很久）
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.
双语例句
例：
He's the man of the moment, isn't he?
他现在很红，对吧？
the moment
1. 一…就
If you say that something happens the moment something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing.
双语例句
例：
The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.
我一闭上眼睛就睡着了。