片刻的意思 片刻一般指的是多长时间


在英语中,名词“moment”蕴“片刻,瞬间”的含义。例如,在句子“The room was silent for several moments”中,就表达了室内的静谧持续了几个瞬间。接下来,我们将详细探讨由“moment”构成的三个常用短语的用法。

特别值得注意的是“the moment”这一短语,它常作为英语考试的考点,常以选择填空的形式出现。

1. at the moment指的是“此刻,目前”,用于描述某事发生在特定的时间点。例如:

当前天气相当暖和。It's quite warm at the moment.

我现在只是工作。I'm only part-time at the moment.

眼下这还只是个理论。At the moment, it's only a theory.

他正在打电话。He's on the phone at the moment.

她现在状态极佳。She's in excellent form at the moment.

我一时想不起她的名字了。I can't think of her name at the moment.

2. for the moment意为“暂时,暂且”,常用于描述短时间内的状况或决定。如:

他们暂时和父母同住,因为他们自己的房子还在建。They are living with their parents for the moment.

这是一个复杂的问题,我至少暂时先保留这个说法。It's a complex issue, and I should leave it at this for the moment.

他刚想开口说话,但后来觉得还是暂时不提为好。He was about to speak but thought better of it and didn't mention it for the moment.

3. in a moment表示“立刻,马上”,用于描述即将发生的动作或状态转变。如:

当他看到那个新来的小家伙时,他立刻感到非常开心。His soul was filled with bliss in a moment when he saw the newcomer.

我马上就回来。I'll be back in a moment.

他一会儿就不见了。In a moment he was gone.

在一时冲动之下,他向新闻界发表了讲话。He talked to the press in a moment of indiscretion.

4. the moment (that)用于描述某个具体的时间点及随之发生的事件或情况,表示“一……就……”。

我一闭上眼睛就睡着了。The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.

我希望他一到我就能见到他。I want to see him the moment he arrives.

她一到旅馆就给她父亲打了电话。She telephoned her father the moment she reached the hotel.