单词 | at the moment |
释义 | > as lemmasat the moment a. at the moment: (a) (frequently with of, when, etc.) at the very time, at the exact instant; (b) (in constructions employing the past tense) then, at that time; (c) (in constructions employing the present tense) now, at this time, for the time being. ΚΠ 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xi. f. cxii Euen at the momente whan he departed from this life. 1675 T. Shadwell Psyche v. 57 Oh cruel God, thus to forsake Me at the moment when I need him most! 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 133 Why else should they be directed in such a Manner, just at the Moment when I was mourning over my Condition. 1809 T. Jefferson Let. 3 Sept. in Writings (1984) 1211 The messages to Congress, which might have been interesting at the moment, would scarcely be read a second time. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. I. viii. 168 There is a dirty coffee-room, with a strong smell of whisky; indeed three young ‘materialists’ are employed at the moment. 1911 Arch. Roentgen Ray Jan. 305 The ordinary means..only measures the quality of the rays at the moment of observation. 1994 Denver Post 18 Sept. f4/1 Pop songsmiths wrote and recorded in whatever style was hot at the moment. < as lemmas |
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