moment
单词辨析:
指极短的时间,如转瞬即逝的刹那间,通常用单数。
Please hold on! She will be back in an instant.
请别挂断电话!她马上回来。
The instant I saw him, I knew he was the policeman who had helped me carry the box.
我一看见他便认出他就是那个曾经帮我搬过箱子的警察。
指很短的一段时间,多用于日常口语。
Can you spare a few moments to fill out this questionnaire?
你能抽点时间填写这个问卷调查吗?
He will come back to see you in a moment.
他马上会回来见你的。
指极为短暂的一段时间,常可与 moment 换用。
Don't worry, and he'll be back in a second/moment.
别担心,他一会儿就回来。
Just a second/moment, the reporter will come to interview you.
稍等片刻,那名记者马上会过来采访你。
相关例句:
The next moment there was an almighty crash
接着发生了剧烈的撞击。
At the moment, no one is talking to me
此刻没人跟我说话。
I'm off coffee at the moment
我眼下不再嗜咖啡了。
I don't for a moment think there'll be a divorce.
我从来没想过将来会离婚。
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。
I have not a moment's leisure.
我没有一点闲工夫。