3PHRASE 随时;马上;即刻 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. 随时;马上;即刻 [emphasis]
They ran the risk of being shot at any moment.
他们冒着随时会中弹的危险。
He'll be here to see you any moment now.
他马上就会来这儿看你。
4PHRASE 此刻;目前;眼下 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;目前;眼下
At the moment, no one is talking to me.
此刻没人跟我说话。
This is being planned at the present moment.
目前这件事正在计划中。
He's touring South America at this moment in time.
他此刻正在南美旅游观光。
5PHRASE 哪怕一闪念 If you say that you do not believe for a moment or for one moment that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it could possibly be true. 哪怕一闪念 [emphasis]
I don't for a moment think there'll be a divorce.
我从来没想过将来会离婚。
6PHRASE 暂时;目前 You use for the moment to indicate that something is true now, even if it will not be true in the future. 暂时;目前
For the moment, however, the government is happy to live with it.
不过目前政府对此还乐于容忍。
7PHRASE 有成功(或得意)的时刻;有吸引人的时刻 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(或得意)的时刻;有吸引人的时刻
The film has its moments.
这部电影有其吸引人之处。
He's not the thoroughly outgoing character you'd predict, although he has his moments.
虽然他也有活泼的时候,但他并非如你所想的那么外向。
8PHRASE 最后一刻;最后时刻 If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible. 最后一刻;最后时刻
They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.
他们在最后一刻改变主意,决定不去了。
9PHRASE 下一刻,一会儿,紧接着(尤指突然发生很大变化) 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. 下一刻,一会儿,紧接着(尤指突然发生很大变化) [emphasis]
The next moment there was an almighty crash.
接着发生了剧烈的撞击。
He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
他喜怒无常,一会儿哭,一会儿笑。
10PHRASE 红极一时;盛行一时 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. 红极一时;盛行一时
He's the man of the moment, isn't he?
他现在很红,不是吗?
He calls it a 'contraption', using his favourite word of the moment.
他用了眼下他最喜欢说的“玩意儿”一词来称呼它。
11PHRASE 一…就 If you say that something happens the moment something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就 [emphasis]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOMENT | MOMENT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief, fleeting, passing片刻;瞬間;剎那▸➤long好一會兒▸➤precious, rare寶貴的/難得的時刻◇They were making the most of those last precious moments together.他們充分利用最後在一起的寶貴時光。➤intimate, quiet親密的/安靜的時刻▸➤anxious, awful, awkward, embarrassing, heart-stopping, tense, terrifying焦急的/可怕的/尷尬的/難堪的/令人心悸的/緊張的/恐怖的時刻◇For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.有那麼一刻我們的心臟幾乎停止了跳動,以為她要摔倒了。➤bad, difficult糟糕的時期;困難的時候◇That was a bad moment in my life.那是我人生中頗為糟糕的時期。➤odd, spare閒暇;空閒的時候◇Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment?有空的時候你看看這個報告好嗎?➤exact, particular, precise, very正是那一時刻◇I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived.從我到這兒的那一刻起我就有回到家的感覺。➤good, opportune, perfect, right好時機;適當的時機;絕好的時機;合適的時機◇I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a bonus.我覺得這不是提出獎金要求的合適時機。➤inopportune, wrong不當的/錯誤的時機▸➤big, critical, crucial, decisive, defining, important, key, pivotal, seminal, watershed重大時刻;關鍵時刻;緊要關頭;決定性時刻;重要時刻;有開創意義的時刻;轉折時刻◇I didn't want to screw up my big moment.我不想把我的重要時刻搞砸了。◇We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations.我們到了談判的關鍵時刻。➤historic, historical歷史性時刻▸➤climactic, dramatic高潮/激動人心的時刻▸➤blissful, glorious, magic, magical, marvellous/marvelous, memorable, unforgettable, wonderful幸福的時刻;輝煌的時刻;神奇的時刻;奇妙的時刻;難忘的時刻;美妙的時刻▸➤emotional, poignant, tender, touching動情的/辛酸的/溫柔的/動人的時刻➤funny, humorous好玩的/幽默的瞬間◇This is one of the book's funniest moments.這是全書最可笑的片段之一。➤crowning, finest, great, happiest, proudest, shining (especially NAmE) 最偉大的/最輝煌的/極重要的/最幸福的/最自豪的/閃亮的時刻◇Her finest moment came when she won the Nobel Prize.獲得諾貝爾獎是她最輝煌的時刻。➤unguarded不留神的時候◇She let the news slip in an unguarded moment.她一不留神泄露了消息。➤senior (humorous) (= a forgetful occasion)老年失憶瞬間◇It was a bad time to have a senior moment.老年糊塗可真是糟糕。➤final, last最後時刻◇Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready?你為什麼非得等到準備就緒前的最後一刻呢?VERB + MOMENT➤last, take持續一會兒;花費片刻工夫◇The feeling only lasted a moment.這種感覺只持續了一會兒。◇This won't take a moment.這花不了多少時間。➤hesitate (for), pause (for), wait (for)猶豫/停頓/等待片刻◇She paused a moment to reflect.她停頓片刻進行反思。➤spend花片刻工夫◇I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say.我花了些時間想了想自己要說什麼。➤give sb, spare (sb)給某人片刻;(為某人)抽出片刻◇I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid.我恐怕只能給你抽出一點兒時間。➤enjoy, relish, savour/savor享受⋯時刻;品味⋯時刻◇Victory was sweet, and she relished every moment.勝利的感覺是甜蜜的,她細細品味着每一個瞬間。➤cherish, treasure珍視⋯時刻◇I treasure the moments we spent together.我很珍視我們一起度過的那些時刻。➤recall, relive, remember回憶/回味/記得⋯時刻◇Afterwards she relived every moment in her head.後來她在腦中回味了每個瞬間。➤dread害怕⋯時刻◇I dread the moment when she finds out.我害怕她發現真相的那一刻。➤choose, pick, seize選擇/挑選/抓住時機◇He's in a bad mood today-you need to choose your moment carefully.他今天情緒不佳,你要見機行事。➤capture捕捉某一刻◇I managed to capture the moment on film.我把那一刻拍了下來。MOMENT + VERB➤arrive, come, occur時刻到來◇The moment had finally come to make a move.行動的時刻終於到來了。➤pass時機過去◇He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed.他開口想說愛她,但時機稍縱即逝。PREPOSITION➤after a/the moment片刻之後◇After a moment we followed him.片刻之後,我們跟在了他後面。➤at a/the moment在⋯時刻◇At that very moment the phone rang.就在那時,電話鈴響了。◇He might wake up at any moment.他隨時都可能醒過來。➤for a/the moment片刻;一會兒◇She paused for a moment.她停頓了片刻。➤from a/the moment從⋯時刻起◇I loved her from the first moment I met her.我對她一見鍾情。➤in a/the moment立即;在⋯時刻◇I'll be back in a moment.我馬上就回來。◇in her rare moments of leisure在她難得空閒的時候➤moment in在⋯上的時刻◇a great moment in the country's history該國歷史上的一個重要時刻➤moment of⋯的時刻◇at the moment of death在死亡的那一刻◇It was the proudest moment of my entire life.這是我一生最驕傲的時刻。◇There was a moment of silence.出現了片刻的沉默。PHRASES➤at a given moment, at any given moment在某一特定的/在任何特定的時刻◇You need to be aware of what you are doing at any given moment.你要時刻清楚自己在幹些什麼。➤every waking moment醒着的每一時刻◇I don't expect to spend every waking moment at work.我不希望把醒着的每一時刻都用來工作。➤a few moments一會兒◇Could you wait a few moments?你等一會兒好嗎?➤in the heat of the moment情緒激動之時◇In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say.她因為一時激動而忘記了自己想說什麼。➤a moment ago剛才◇He was here just a moment ago.他剛才還在這兒。➤a moment later過了一會兒◇A moment later, the ceiling fell in.過了一會兒,天花板就塌下來了。➤a moment longer, a moment more再多片刻◇I couldn't stand it a moment longer.我一刻也不能再忍受了。➤a moment or two一會兒工夫◇I stood there for a moment or two.我在那兒站了一會兒。➤never a dull moment從未感到乏味;總是豐富多彩◇There's never a dull moment in this job.這工作從不讓人感到乏味。➤not a moment too soon幾乎來不及➤the present moment此時此刻◇At the present moment, we do not have a choice.此時此刻,我們沒有選擇。