moment
noun OPAL S
/ˈməʊmənt/
/ˈməʊmənt/
Idioms - 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。 - for a moment He thought for a moment before replying.
他想了一下才回答。 - For one brief moment I thought, ‘I can handle this.’
有那么一瞬间，我想，‘我能处理好这件事。 - in a moment I'll be back in a moment.
我一会儿就回来。 - Have you got a moment?
你有空吗？ - This won't take a moment.
这花不了多少时间。 - 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。
Topics Timea1- A moment later, the ceiling fell in.
过了一会儿，天花板就塌下来了。 - After a moment we followed him.
片刻之后，我们跟在了他后面。 - Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment?
有空的时候你看看这个报告好吗？ - Could you wait a few moments?
你等一会儿好吗？ - He was here just a moment ago.
他刚才还在这儿。 - I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid—I'm terribly busy.
我恐怕只能抽出一点时间——我实在太忙了。 - I couldn't stand it a moment longer.
我一刻也不能再忍受了。 - I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say.
我花了些时间想了想自己要说什么。 - I stood there for a moment or two.
我在那儿站了一会儿。 - She paused a moment to reflect.
她停顿片刻进行反思。 - The feeling only lasted a moment.
这种感觉只持续了一会儿。 - There was a moment of silence.
出现了片刻的沉默。 - in her rare moments of leisure
在她难得空闲的时候
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- passing
- …
- last
- take
- hesitate (for)
- …
- arrive
- come
- occur
- …
- after a/the moment
- at a/the moment
- for a/the moment
- …
- at a given moment
- at any given moment
- every waking moment
- …
- Could you wait a moment, please?
- [singular] an exact point in time
某个时刻；当时 - at the moment We're busy at the moment (= now).
我们这会儿很忙。 - At that very moment, the phone rang.
就在那时，电话铃响了。 - You need to be aware of what you are doing at any given moment.
你要时刻清楚自己在干些什么。 - in a moment of something I agreed in a moment of weakness.
我一时心软就答应了。 - From that moment on 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。
- at the moment of death
在死亡的那一刻 - I dread the moment when she finds out.
我害怕她发现真相的那一刻。 - She let the news slip by mistake, in an unguarded moment.
她一不留神泄漏了消息。 - At the present moment, we do not have a choice.
此时此刻，我们没有选择。 - For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.
有那么一刻我们的心脏几乎停止了跳动，以为她要摔倒了。 - I loved her from the first moment I met her.
我对她一见钟情。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- passing
- …
- last
- take
- hesitate (for)
- …
- arrive
- come
- occur
- …
- after a/the moment
- at a/the moment
- for a/the moment
- …
- at a given moment
- at any given moment
- every waking moment
- …
- at the moment We're busy at the moment (= now).
- [countable] a good time for doing something; an opportunity
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？
- I haven't finished. I'm still waiting for a quiet moment.
我还没说完。我还在等一个安静的时刻。 - We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations.
我们到了谈判的关键时刻。 - I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a bonus.
我觉得这不是提出奖金要求的合适时机。 - I didn't want to screw up my big moment.
我不想把我的重要时刻搞砸了。 - The moment had finally come to make a move.
行动的时刻终于到来了。 - He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed.
他开口想说爱她，但时机稍纵即逝。 - He's in a bad mood today—you need to choose your moment carefully.
他今天情绪不佳，你要见机行事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- passing
- …
- last
- take
- hesitate (for)
- …
- arrive
- come
- occur
- …
- after a/the moment
- at a/the moment
- for a/the moment
- …
- at a given moment
- at any given moment
- every waking moment
- …
- I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news.
- [countable] a particular time in somebody's life, or in the course of an event or the development of something
某人一生中的特定时间，或在某一事件或某事发展过程中的特定时间 - That was one of the happiest moments of my life.
那是我一生中最快乐的一段时光。 - Her finest moment came when she won Wimbledon.
赢得温布尔登网球赛是她最得意的时刻。 - The film has many memorable moments.
这部电影有许多难忘的时刻。 - a great moment in the country's history
该国历史上的一个重要时刻 - This referendum is a defining moment for our nation.
这次公投是我们国家的决定性时刻。 - I managed to capture the moment on film.
我把那一刻拍了下来。 - Enjoy your moment of fame!
享受你的成名时刻吧！
- Victory was sweet, and he wanted to savour every moment.
胜利的感觉是甜蜜的，他想细细回味每一刻。 - Afterwards she relived every moment in her head.
后来她在脑中回味了每个瞬间。 - It was the proudest moment of my entire life.
这是我一生最骄傲的时刻。 - I treasure the moments we spent together.
我很珍视我们一起度过的那些时刻。 - That was a bad moment in my life.
那是我人生中颇为糟糕的时期。 - They were making the most of those last precious moments together.
他们充分利用最后在一起的宝贵时光。 - This is one of the book's funniest moments.
这是全书最可笑的片段之一。
- That was one of the happiest moments of my life.
词源late Middle English: from Latin momentum, from movimentum, from movere ‘to move’.
Idioms
(at) any moment (now)
- very soon
很快；随时 - Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now.
快点！他随时都会回来。 - He might wake up at any moment.
他随时都可能醒过来。
- Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now.
at short notice | at a moment’s notice
(North American English also on short notice)
- not 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。
- It's the best we can do at such short notice.
预先通知的时间这么短， 我们所能做的都做到了。 - The team is ready to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.
该队已经做好随时接获通知奔赴世界各地的准备。
- This was the best room we could get at such short notice.
at this moment in time
- (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。
- At this moment in time, I don't know what my decision will be.
be having a moment (informal)
- to be popular for a short time (used about something that is not usually popular)
等一会儿；稍等一下 - The previously unfashionable Tyrol is currently having a moment.
以前不流行的蒂罗尔现在正经历着一个时刻。 - Classic ‘70s hairstyles are having a moment once more.
70年代的经典发型又开始流行了。
- The previously unfashionable Tyrol is currently having a moment.
- (of a person
人 稍等一会儿；请稍候 - Sorry, I was just having a moment. What time is it?
对不起，我只是有一会儿。几点了？
- Sorry, I was just having a moment. What time is it?
- (of two people
两个人 等一会儿；稍等一下 - Oh, sorry—were you two having a moment?
哦，对不起，你们两个有时间吗？
- Oh, sorry—were you two having a moment?
for the moment/present
- for 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。
- This house is big enough for the moment, but we'll have to move if we have children.
have its/your moments
- to 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。 - I found the play rather boring, but it had its moments.
我觉得这出戏很无聊，但也有精彩的时候。
- The job isn't exciting all the time, but it has its moments.
in the moment
- completely mentally involved in what you are doing or experiencing
在精神上完全投入到你正在做的或正在经历的事情中 - The time goes so quickly—you just have to remember to stay in the moment.
时间过得太快了——你只需记住停留在当下。
- The time goes so quickly—you just have to remember to stay in the moment.
just a minute/moment/second
- (informal) used to ask somebody 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。”
- ‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I'll check.’
the last minute/moment
- the 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。
- Don't leave everything till the last minute.
别把什么事都拖到最后一刻。 - Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave?
你为什么非得等到最后一刻才为动身作准备呢？
- They changed the plans at the last minute.
the (very) 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。 - The moment she walked through the door I thought she looked different.
她进门的那一刻，我觉得她看起来不一样了。 - I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived.
从我到这儿的那一刻起我就有回到家的感觉。
- I want to see him the moment he arrives.
the moment of truth
- a time when somebody/something is tested, or when important decisions are made
考验的时刻；（决策的）关键时刻 - The moment of truth is when the trainee pilots take over the controls of the plane.
关键时刻是见习飞行员接管飞机的控制权。
- The moment of truth is when the trainee pilots take over the controls of the plane.
not for a/one moment
- certainly 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。
- I don't think for a moment that she'll accept but you can ask her.
of moment
- very important
非常重要 - matters of great moment
极其重要的事
- matters of great moment
of the moment
- (of a person, a job, an issue, etc.
人、工作、议题等 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。
- She's the fashion designer of the moment.
on the spur of the moment
- suddenly, 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
- I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.
the psychological moment
- the best time to do something in order for it to be successful
最佳时机；最适当时机 - The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money.
诀窍在于找到(合适的)心理时机向他要更多的钱。
- The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money.
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？ - Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!
喂，等一下！我和你一起去！
- Can you wait a second while I make a call?
- used when you have just noticed or remembered something, 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。
- Wait a minute—this isn't the right key.
wait a moment/minute/second
- to wait for a short time
等一会儿；稍等一下 - Can you wait a moment while I make a call?
我打个电话，你能等一会儿吗？ - Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!
喂，等一下！我和你一起去！
- Can you wait a moment while I make a call?
- used when you have just noticed or remembered something, 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 moment—this isn't the right key.
等一下——这不是正确的钥匙。
- Wait a moment—this isn't the right key.