moment /ˈməʊmənt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments. 瞬间

  例：

  In a moment he was gone.

  不一会儿他就不见了。

  例：

  In moments, I was asleep once more.

  很快，我又睡着了。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A particular moment is the point in time at which something happens. 时刻

  例：

  At this moment a car stopped at the house.

  就在此时，一辆汽车停在那座房子前。

• 3. 

  PHRASE 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. 随时 [强调]

  例：

  He'll be here to see you any moment now.

  他随时会来这里看你。

• 4. 

  PHRASE 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. 此刻

  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.

  他此刻正在周游南美。

• 5. 

  PHRASE You use for the moment to indicate that something is true now, even if it will not be true in the future. 至少目前

  例：

  For the moment, a potential crisis appears to have been averted.

  至少目前，一个潜在的危机好像已被避免了。

• 6. 

  PHRASE 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. 有成功或吸引人的时刻

  例：

  The film has its moments.

  这部电影有它走红的时候。

• 7. 

  PHRASE If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible. 最后一刻

  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，拒绝前往。

• 8. 

  PHRASE 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. 紧接着 [强调]

  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。

• 9. 

  PHRASE 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. 当前红极一时的 (尤指这种受欢迎的情况不会持续很久)

  例：

  He's the man of the moment, isn't he?

  他是当前的红人，对吧？

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you say that something happens the moment something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就 [强调]

  例：

  The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.

  我一闭上眼睛就睡着了。

• 11. 

  spur of the moment →see spur