moment
UK
moment n: (point in time)
SC 时刻 shí kè
TC 時刻
TC 時刻
SC 时候 shí kè，shí hòu
TC 時候
TC 時候
Where were you at the moment that you heard that Kennedy had been shot?
在听说肯尼迪被枪击的那一刻，你在哪儿？
moment n: (present time)
SC 此刻 cǐ kè
TC 此刻
TC 此刻
SC 现在 cǐ kè，xiàn zài
TC 現在
TC 現在
SC 目前 cǐ kè，mù qián
TC 目前
TC 目前
I am not available at the moment; please call back later.
我现在没空。请稍后再打电话给我。
moment n: (short period of time)
SC 片刻 piàn kè
TC 片刻
TC 片刻
SC 瞬间 piàn kè，shùn jiān
TC 瞬間
TC 瞬間
SC 一小会儿 piàn kè，yì xiǎo huì er
I was only in there for a moment, leaving the shop a few seconds after going in.
我进了商店后几秒钟就离开了，只在那里呆了一小会儿。
moment n: uncountable, formal (importance)
SC 重要 zhòng yào
TC 重要
TC 重要
SC 重大 zhòng yào ，zhòng dà
TC 重大
TC 重大
This new building is of great moment, and will change people's ideas about design.
moment n: (time of excellence)
SC 重要的时刻 zhòng yào de shí kè
His greatest moment was when he organized the charity for the homeless.
moment n: (physics: motion producing tendency) (物理)
SC 力矩
moment n: (mathematics: shape of points) (数学)
SC 矩
TC 矩
TC 矩
any minute, any moment adv: informal (without warning)
SC 很快 hěn kuài
SC 马上 hěn kuài，mǎ shàng
TC 馬上
TC 馬上
SC 随时 hěn kuài，suí shí
TC 隨時
TC 隨時
The old house looked like it could collapse any minute.
Bill should arrive any moment to give us a ride to the airport.
这座老房子看起来随时都有垮塌的危险。// 比尔应该马上就会来载我们去机场了。
at any minute, at any moment expr: (without warning)
SC 随时 suí shí
TC 隨時
TC 隨時
The city is built across a fault line, so an earthquake could strike at any minute.
at that moment, at that instant adv: (at a specified instant in the past)
SC 就在那个时候 jiù zài nà gè shí hòu
SC 就在那一刻 jiù zài nà gè shí hòu，jiù zài nà yí kè
At that moment, I realized that she truly loved me. I was about to tell her, but at that instant the phone rang.
在那一刻，我认识到她是真的爱我。
我正想要告诉他，但是那一刻电话响了。
at the moment adv: (now)
SC 在此刻 zài cǐ kè
SC 在那时 zài cǐ kè，zài nà shí
TC 在那時
TC 在那時
SC 当下 zài cǐ kè，dāng xià
I'm busy at the moment, but we can talk later.
当下我很忙，不过我们可以一会儿聊。
at this moment expr: (now)
SC 现在 xiàn zài
TC 現在
TC 現在
SC 此时此刻 xiàn zài，cǐ shí cǐ kè
TC 此時此刻
TC 此時此刻
I am having my lunch at this moment.
at this moment in time expr: (now, at present)
SC 在目前情况下 zài mù qián qíng kuàng xià
SC 在此时此刻 zài mù qián qíng kuàng xià，zài cǐ shí cǐ kè
I am not studying English at this moment in time.
critical moment n: (vitally important point in time)
SC 关键时刻 guān jiàn shí kè
TC 關鍵時刻
TC 關鍵時刻
SC 重要时刻 guān jiàn shí kè，zhòng yào shí kè
The referee's decision to award a penalty was a critical moment in the game.
crowning moment n: (most glorious moment)
SC 最光荣的时刻 zuì guāng róng de shí kè
SC 最荣耀的时刻 zuì guāng róng de shí kè，zuì róng yào de shí kè
Receiving his eighth gold medal was the crowning moment of his life.
decisive moment n: (moment of crucial importance)
SC 决定性的时刻 jué dìng xìng de shí kè
We have reached the decisive moment in the peace talks.
for a moment adv: (for a very short time)
SC 一下子 yí xià zi
SC 一会儿 yí xià zi ，yí huì er
TC 一會兒
TC 一會兒
SC 片刻 yí xià zi ，piàn kè
TC 片刻
TC 片刻
I almost believed you for a moment then!
for the moment adv: (for now)
SC 现在 xiàn zài
TC 現在
TC 現在
SC 当前 xiàn zài，dāng qián
TC 當前
TC 當前
SC 当前 xiàn zài，dāng qián
TC 當前
TC 當前
Well, I think we're OK for the moment.
from that moment on adv: (starting from that point)
SC 从那时开始 cóng nà shí kāi shǐ
SC 从那一刻起 cóng nà shí kāi shǐ，cóng nà yí kè qǐ
She kissed him, and from that moment on he knew she would some day be his wife.
from this moment on expr: (starting from this point)
SC 从这一刻开始 cóng zhè yí kè kāi shǐ
SC 从此刻起 cóng zhè yí kè kāi shǐ，cóng cǐ kè qǐ
From this moment on I will think before I act.
in a moment adv: (a short while from now)
SC 马上 mǎ shàng
TC 馬上
TC 馬上
SC 立刻 mǎ shàng ，lì kè
TC 立刻
TC 立刻
SC 片刻之间 mǎ shàng ，piàn kè zhī jiān
Just wait a second, I'll be there in a moment.
in the heat of the moment expr: (in anger, passion)
SC 盛怒之下
TC 盛怒之下
TC 盛怒之下
SC 一时激情
The couple lost all common sense in the heat of the moment.
in the moment adj: (mindful)
SC 留心的，留意的 liú xīn de ，liú yì de
in the moment adv: (without thought of past or future)
SC 当下，此刻 dāng xià，cǐ kè
TC 此刻
TC 此刻
Buddhism teaches that we should learn to live in the moment and not be overcome by regrets or desires.
moment of truth n: (revelation)
SC 揭示真相的时刻 jiē shì zhēn xiàng de shí kè
I had a moment of truth when I realised he had been deceiving me.
moment of truth n: (when [sth] is shown to be success or failure)
SC 关键时刻 guān jiàn shí kè
TC 關鍵時刻
TC 關鍵時刻
SC 最后关头 guān jiàn shí kè，zuì hòu guān tóu
Now is the moment of truth when we will find out whether this aeroplane will fly or not.
on short notice, at short notice, on a moment's notice, at a moment's notice adv: (with little warning)
SC 短期通知 duǎn qī tōng zhī
Her appointment was cancelled on short notice.
I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday.
on the spur of the moment expr: (spontaneously)
SC 一时冲动 yì shí chōng dòng
TC 一時衝動
TC 一時衝動
SC 不假思索 yì shí chōng dòng，bù jiǎ sī suǒ
SC 心血来潮 yì shí chōng dòng，xīn xuè lái cháo
TC 心血來潮
TC 心血來潮
We decided to go to Las Vegas on the spur of the moment.
proud moment n: (moment when pride is felt)
SC 自豪时刻
It was a proud moment for them when their son received his degree.
senior moment n: informal (memory lapse)
SC 老年人的瞬间记忆丧失
Tania couldn't help noticing that senior moments were becoming an ever more frequent part of her life.
spur-of-the-moment n as adj: (decision, etc.: spontaneous)
SC 一时冲动的，头脑一热的，心血来潮的 xīn xuè lái cháo de
Leanne and Steve hadn't planned to get married that day; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.