momentBrE /ˈməʊmənt/ NAmE /ˈmoʊ-/► SEE ALLat the momentthe man, woman, etc. of the momentthe moment of truthof momentpick/choose your momentthe evil hour/day/momentin the heat of the momentjust a minute/moment/secondat the last minute/moment(at) any minute/moment (now)not for a/one minute/moment/second/instantthe minute/moment (that)…the psychological momentat (very) short notice(do sth) on the spur of the momentfor the time beingwait a minute/moment/seconda weak momenta moment of weakness ●at the ˈmomentnow; at the present time此刻；目前◆‘The number is engaged at the moment.’ ‘OK, I’ll phone again later.’ “您拨打的电话现在占线。”“好吧，我稍后再拨。”◆I’m unemployed at the moment. 目前我正失业。●the man, woman, etc. of the ˈmomentthe person most admired and talked about at a particular time（当前）红极一时的人，广为谈论的人，最受关注的人◆This is the woman of the moment: the first Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics in this country. 这就是目前最受关注的女人 － 她为这个国家获得了首枚奥运会体操项目的金牌。●the ˌmoment of ˈtrutha time when sb/sth is tested, or when important decisions are made考验的时刻；作出重大决策的时刻◆He asked her if she still loved him. It was a moment of truth. 他问她是否还爱他，这是一个严峻的时刻。◆Right, now for the moment of truth. Switch it on and see if it works! 好，现在考验它的时候到了。开一下，看看是否好用！●of ˈmoment (after nouns用于名词后) very important非常重要◆matters of great moment 极其重要的事●pick/choose your ˈmomentcarefully choose the right time to do sth慎重选择时机◆I wanted to make sure she agreed, so I picked my moment, when she was in a good mood. (ironic) 我希望她会同意这件事，所以我挑适当的时机，在她情绪好的时候跟她说。◆You told her you wanted a divorce two days after her operation! You really picked your moment, didn’t you? 你竟然在她手术后两天提出离婚！你真会挑时机啊！●the evil ˈhour/ˈday/ˈmomentthe time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant困难的时刻／日子；不愉快的时刻／日子◆I’d better go and see the dentist — I can’t put off the evil hour any longer.我最好还是去看看牙医吧，可不能再拖了。◆I worried for weeks about how I would tell him the bad news but eventually I couldn’t put off the evil day any longer.我犯愁了好几个星期不知道该怎么把这个坏消息告诉他，但终于不能再拖了。●in the ˌheat of the ˈmomentwhile in a state of strong emotion or excitement一时激动之下；一时兴起◆I must apologize for the rude things I said yesterday in the heat of the moment.我必须为我昨天冲动之下说了粗话道歉。●just a ˈminute/ˈmoment/ˈsecond (informal) used to ask sb to wait for a short time稍等一会儿；马上；立刻◆‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I’ll check.’“彭斯先生现在有空吗？”“请稍等，我看一下。”●at the last ˈminute/ˈmomentas late as possible; almost too late在最后一刻；踩着点儿◆Why do you always have to arrive at the last moment?你为什么总是踩着点儿赶到？▸ˌlast-ˈminute
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◆last-minute changes of plan, decisions, preparations, etc.最后时刻对计划（或决定、准备工作等）的修改●(at) any ˈminute/ˈmoment (ˈnow)very soon随时；很快；马上◆Hurry up! He’ll be back any minute now.快点！他随时都会回来。●not for a/one ˈminute/ˈmoment/ˈsecond/ˈinstant (informal) not at all; definitely not一点也不；当然不；决不◆I didn’t think for a minute that he was married.我从来没有想到他已经结婚。◆Not for one instant would I ever consider going there on holiday again.我再也不想去那儿度假了。●the minute/moment (that)…as soon as…一…就…◆I want to see him the minute he arrives.他一到我就想见他。●the ˌpsychological ˈmomentthe best time to do sth in order for it to be successful最佳时机；最适当时机◆The publication of her first novel came at the psychological moment, and she became well known very quickly.她的第一本小说出版得恰是时候，让她一举成名。●at (very) short ˈnotice ( at a moment’s ˈnotice) with very little warning; without much time to prepare一接到通知就；没有多少时间准备◆In this job you have to be able to work weekends at short notice.干这份工作你必须能够随时准备在周末工作。●(do sth) on the ˌspur of the ˈmomentif you do sth on the spur of the moment, you do it as soon as you think of it, without planning or preparation一时冲动之下，心血来潮（做某事）◆When they telephoned me with the offer of a job abroad, I decided on the spur of the moment to accept.他们打电话给我提供一份在国外的工作，我一时心动就答应下来了。◆It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.这是个心血来潮的决定。●for the time ˈbeing ( for the ˈmoment/ˈpresent) now, and for a short time in the future眼下；暂时◆He can stay with us for the time being until he finds a place of his own.在他找到自己的住处之前可以暂时住在我们这儿。◆I’m happy here for the moment, but I might want to move soon.目前我在这儿过得不错，但是我可能不久就想去别的地方。●wait a ˈminute/ˈmoment/ˈsecond1.wait for a short time等一会儿；稍等一下◆Can you wait a second while I make a call?你等一会儿，我先打个电话，好吗？2.used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea（表示刚注意到、刚想起某事或突然有了主意）且慢，等一等◆Wait a minute — this isn’t the right key.等一等，不是这把钥匙。●a weak ˈmoment●a moment of ˈweaknessa time when you do or agree to sth you would not normally do易被说服（或诱惑）的时刻；意志薄弱的时候◆In a weak moment I agreed to let them stay at our house, but later I wished I hadn’t.当时，我一时心软，同意让他们住在我们家里，但事后非常懊悔。◆I was on a very strict diet but in a moment of weakness I ate a cream cake.我当时正在严格节食，但还是禁不住诱惑，吃了一块奶油蛋糕。