moment

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

In a moment he was gone. 不一會(huì)兒他就不見了。

In moments, I was asleep once more. 很快，我又睡著了。

2. N-COUNT A particular moment is the point in time at which something happens. 時(shí)刻

At this moment a car stopped at the house. 就在此時(shí)，一輛汽車停在那座房子前。

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. 隨時(shí)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

He'll be here to see you any moment now. 他隨時(shí)會(huì)來這裡看你。

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

At the moment, no one is talking to me. 此刻沒人和我說話。

He's touring South America at this moment in time. 他此刻正在周遊南美。

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

For the moment, a potential crisis appears to have been averted. 至少目前，一個(gè)潛在的危機(jī)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. 有成功或吸引人的時(shí)刻

The film has its moments. 這部電影有它走紅的時(shí)候。

7. PHRASE If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible. 最後一刻

They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go. 他們?cè)谧钺嵋豢谈淖兞酥饕?，拒絕前往。

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. 緊接著[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next. 他令人難以捉摸，一會(huì)兒哭，一會(huì)兒笑。

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. 儅前紅極一時(shí)的 (尤指這種受歡迎的情況不會(huì)持續(xù)很久)

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

他是儅前的紅人，對(duì)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[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep. 我一閉上眼睛就睡著了。

11. spur of the moment→see spur