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单词 moment
释义
moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/

momentnoun(SHORT TIME)

A2[C]
a veryshortperiodoftime:
片刻，瞬间，刹那
Can youwaitamoment?你能等一下吗？
I'll bereadyinjustamoment.我一会儿就准备好。
Acardrewupoutsideanda fewmomentslaterthedoorbellrang.一辆车在门外停了下来，过了一会儿门铃就响了。
I'mexpectingher to comeat anymoment(= verysoon).我预计她随时会来。
Have you got a moment(= are youbusyor do you havetimetospeakto me)?你有空吗？
More examples
  • Thefalconseemedtohangin theairfor a moment beforedivingontoitsprey.
  • If you'd like to take aseat, Mr Chang will be with you in a moment.
  • Could youmindmybagfor a moment while I go to thetoilet?
  • Hepausedandthoughtfor a moment.
  • Could youcheckthisletterfor me before Ipostit - it will only take a moment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Short in time
  • abbreviated
  • at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom
  • awhile
  • be short noticeidiom
  • bite-sized
  • brief
  • dose
  • fit
  • instant
  • jiffy
  • micro-moment
  • minute
  • mo
  • momentarily
  • momentary
  • shortish
  • transient
  • trice
  • twinkling
  • wee hours
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momentnoun(OCCASION)

B1[C]
aparticulartimeoroccasion:
时刻，时候；时机
When would bethebestmoment totellthefamily?什么时候告诉家里人最好？
Don'tleaveit to/tillthe lastmoment(= thelatesttimepossible).不要拖到最后一刻。
If youwantaprivateconversationwith her you'll have tochooseyourmoment(=findasuitabletime).如果你想私下和她谈谈，必须选好时机。
Themoment(that)(= assoonas)I get themoneyI'llsendtheticket.我一收到钱就会把票寄出。
at the moment
A2
now:
Sorry, she's not here at the moment.对不起，她现在不在这儿。
for the moment
B2
If you do something for the moment, you are doing it now, but might do something different in thefuture:
暂时；目前
Let'skeepdoing what weagreedfor the moment.我们暂时还是继续按照双方原来议定的去做吧。
at this moment in timeformal
now:
此时此刻
I can give noinformationat thisprecisemoment intime.我现在不能提供任何信息。
More examples
  • Is Michelle allright? She doesn'tseemquiteherself at the moment.
  • She's on thephoneto him at this very momentactually.
  • In anindiscreetmoment, thepresidentlethisgenuineopinionsbeknown.
  • I'msorry, you've called atratheranawkwardmoment.
  • Would this be a good moment tobringup thesubjectofmoney?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Points in time
  • anytime
  • as
  • as and whenidiom
  • downstream
  • during
  • hour
  • if
  • if and whenidiom
  • juncture
  • last
  • midstream
  • midway
  • occasion
  • one
  • posterior
  • the last minuteidiom
  • time
  • under the wireidiom
  • wire
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Now
Temporary

momentnoun(IMPORTANCE)

of (great) momentformal
veryimportant:
重大的，极重要的
adecisionofgreatmoment重大的决定
See also
momentous
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Very important or urgent
  • all-important
  • at all cost(s)idiom
  • be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
  • chief
  • clutch
  • co-principal
  • life-and-death
  • life-changing
  • mainly
  • major league
  • make the world go around/roundidiom
  • meaningful
  • pressing
  • prominent
  • radical
  • revalorization
  • revalorize
  • sacred
  • salient
  • subtle
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Idioms

be having a moment
haveyour/its moments
the moment of truth
a moment of weakness
not a moment too soon
not for a moment
of the moment
(Definition ofmomentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

moment| American Dictionary

moment
noun[C]
us
/ˈmoʊ·mənt/

momentnoun[C](SHORT TIME)

a veryshortperiodoftime:
Hold still for a moment while Itieyourshoe.
I’ll bereadyin just a moment.

momentnoun[C](OCCASION)

aparticulartimeoroccasion:
I’mwaitingfor therightmoment totellher the goodnews.
Just at that moment, thephonerang.
Are youstayingwithyourmotherat the moment(= now)?
A moment is also aspecialtimeoropportunity:
Youknowthat when thatcurtaingoes up, it’s going to beyourbigmoment.

momentary

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˈmoʊ·mənˌter·i/
There was a momentarylullin theconversation.
(Definition ofmomentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoment

moment
The parameters d and n denote two moments of time relative to the time of the initial paddle movement.
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Although evident throughout the century, the unevenness of this system manifested distinctive characteristics at various moments and in various parts of the empire.
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There are, however, strong moments in the book.
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Each of these nonparametric bounds provides insights regarding different aspects (moments) of proxy discount factors.
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Figure 9 documents how important these deviations are for the bond price and the transition of the moments of the cross-sectional distribution.
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Given the chosen functional form for the density, the first n moments capture the same information as the n + 1 coefficients of the density.
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At different moments public health reformers depicted workingclass women as either the most vulnerable group or as the primary agents of contagion.
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She argued that these moments help us understand what separates icons from other images.
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As soon as garbage collection comes into play, one has to take into account that systems with different block sizes trigger collections at different moments.
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After exploring the geometry of the problem, we analyze the forces and moments applied to the pegs by assuming quasi-static conditions.
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We turn to it now, by focusing on "snapshots" of crucial moments.
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The controller design was based on a six-degree-of-freedom dynamic model with forces and moments as the actuation means.
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How great then must be that being to whom the thoughts of all these orders of beings are known at a moment's glance.
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I wish to dwell for a few moments on the circularity of this situation.
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Also, there is a very occasional tendency even in the best of papers to retreat into technical language at crucial moments.
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Collocationswithmoment

moment

These are words often used in combination withmoment.

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anxious moments
I imagine all of us who are concerned have been giving anxious moments of thought as to what can be done.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
awkward moment
It really is anawkwardmomentfor us.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
brief moment
Nor is it defined by its ability to present visual stimuli for abriefmomentor to facilitate reaction time measurement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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