moment/'məʊmənt $ 'moʊ-/

n.

➊ a very short period of time

➋ a particular point in time

n. [C]

➊ 片刻，瞬间：Please wait a moment. 请稍等片刻。

◇He paused and thought for a moment. 他停下来想了一会儿。

◇I'll be ready in a moment. 我一会儿就准备好了。

◇Where did she go — she was here a moment ago. 她上哪儿去了？刚刚她还在这儿。

➋ 某一时刻：At that moment, the teacher came in. 正在那一刻，老师走了进来。

at the moment ... 目前，此刻：He's surfing the Internet at the moment. 此刻他正在上网。

the moment ... 一…就…：He fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow. 他头一靠枕头就睡着了。

音组-ment/-mənt/

argument; department; document; moment; monument; movement

常犯错误

✗ I recognized her at the moment I saw her.

✓ I recognized her the moment I saw her. 我一眼就认出了她。

[✌the moment ... 相当于连词，其中的moment可用minute或instant替代]

用法at that moment意为“正在那一刻，正在这时”，用于描述过去发生的事情；at the moment意为“目前，此刻”。