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单词 defining moment
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defining moment
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˌfaɪ.nɪŋ ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/dɪˌfaɪ.nɪŋ ˈmoʊ.mənt/
thepointat which asituationisclearlyseentostarttochange:
转折点；决定性时刻；关键性事件
The end of the Cold War was adefiningmomentfor theworldin morewaysthan one.从很多方面来讲，冷战的结束是世界的一个转折点。
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(Definition ofdefining momentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefining moment

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Macpherson may well be adefiningmomentin police and community relations in our country, but the report and its recommendations are not revolutionary in all respects.
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Unilever's decision could represent adefiningmomentfor the palm oil industry.
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Freud considered this realization adefiningmomentin a series of transitions towards a mature female sexuality and gender identity.
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Jones declares this the birth of one; adefiningmomentin history of mathematics.
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Diddley praised their cover as beautiful and it has been called adefiningmomentfor the band.
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Perth subsequently lost on penalties, but thisdefiningmomentgalvanised the team and would be a motivating force for years to come.
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Praline'sdefiningmomentcame in three episodes later, when he attempted to return his recently purchased dead parrot to the pet shop from which he had bought it.
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Despite the caesura of 1989, 1945 still remains thedefiningmomentfor the present.
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The middle colonial period was therefore adefiningmomentwith respect to both the collection of data and the production of policy proposals.
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The loss of his son was a crushing blow and thedefiningmomentof his life.
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It was adefiningmoment.
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It was apparent that the protest movement had been adefiningmomentin their lives.
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As was mentioned earlier, each of us, especially as politicians, can talk adefiningmomentinto a crisis.
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The past 10 days have been a watershed, adefiningmomentfor the peace process.
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This week may also be adefiningmomentin a political sense.
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