一、moment用作名词,意为“片刻;瞬间”。如:
To everybody's delight, she arrived at the last moment.
使大家感到高兴的是,她在最后一刻赶到了。
二、moment用作名词,意为“重要;重大”。如:
In my opinion, the conversation is of little moment.
依我看,这次会谈不很重要。
三、与moment构成的常用短语。
1. at the moment 的意思是“现在”“此刻”,常与一般现在时或现在完成时连用。例如:I have got enough to do at the moment.
但是,at the moment 有时也作“当时”讲,用于过去时态。例如:
I didn't buy that book, because I had no money on me at the moment.
2. for the moment意为“暂时”。如:
She is out, so you may use her typewriter for the moment.
她出去了,你可以暂时使用她的打字机。
3. in a moment 意为“立刻”。如:
I'll join you in the discussion in a moment.
我一会儿和你们一起讨论。
4. for a moment意为“一会儿”。如:
I had to think for a moment before I remembered his name.
我想了一会儿才记起他的名字。
5. at any moment 意为“随时”。如:
He told me I could call him at any moment.
他告诉我随时可以给他打电话。
四、the (very) moment可用作连词。
moment与定冠词连用,译为“一……就”。如:
He felt a thrill the very moment he got into the theat
The second I saw him I know he is my former friend, Henry.
我一看到他就知道他是我以前的朋友,亨利。
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