1. at the moment此刻;目前;眼下;现在
It's quite warm at the moment.
现在天气相当暖和。
I'm only part-time at the moment.
我现在只是兼职。
It's very difficult to find work at the moment.
目前很难找到工作。
I'm not in the market for a new car at the moment.
我现在还不想买新车。
We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.
目前我们正在极大的压力下工作。
Go easy on her ─ she's having a really hard time at the moment.
对她宽容些吧——她目前的处境真是很艰难。
She's in cracking form at the moment.
她这会儿状态好极了。
The weather at the moment is not typical for July.
现在的天气并不是七月份常有的。
I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
我此刻不想让她为我的事操心。
I'm really pressed for cash at the moment.
眼下我真的缺钱。
I'm financially challenged at the moment.
我眼下身无分文。
Only half of the rooms are occupied at the moment.
目前只有半数的房间有人居住。
You must not relax your efforts for the moment.
你目前决不能松气。
They have an offer on beer at the moment.
他们目下正在打折卖啤酒。
It might have escaped your notice, but I'm very busy at the moment.
也许你没注意到,可我此刻忙得不可开交。
2. for the moment暂时,目前;当下
All animosities were laid aside for the moment.
一切仇恨都被暂时抛开。
Anyway, let's forget about the matter for the moment.
无论如何,咱们暂时别再提这事了。
He was just going to speak when he thought better of it and didn't mention it for the moment.
他刚想开口说话,但一转念,觉得还是暂时不提为好。
You've got enough to think about for the moment.
目前你要考虑的事情够多了。
I live for the moment, day by day, not for the past.
我活在当下,过一天算一天,而不是活在过去。
It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment.
那个男演员的名字我一时想不起来了。
Don't be afraid to haggle: for the moment, it's a buyer's market.
别怕还价,现在是买方市场。
3. the moment一……就:那一刻,那个时候
the moment还可以作连词,引导时间状语从句,表示“一……就” 相当于 as soon as
The moment I heard the news, I hastened to the spot. 我一听到消息,马上赶到了出事地点。
I want to see him the moment he arrives.
希望他一到我就见到他。
The moment I saw her, I said "hello" to her.我一看见她,我给她问好。
I want to see her the moment that she arrives.她一到我就要见她。
You can have the magazine the moment I finish reading it. 我一读完这本杂志就给你送过去。
The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise.你一出帐篷,便会大吃一惊。(新概念2,L60)
We hadn’t met for 20 years,but I recongnized her the moment I saw her. (四级考题)
我们已经20年没见面了,但我一见到她就认出了她。
You can bet the moment I sit down, the phone will ring.
几乎可以肯定,我一坐下,电话铃就会响起来。
特别注意:类似表示“一……就”句型还有:the moment/instant,minute ,day,
You see the lightning the instant it happens,but you hear the thunder later.(四级考题)
闪电一发生,你就看到了,但后来你才听到了雷声。
I recognized her the instant I saw her.
我一眼就认出她了。
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。
He'll telephone me the instant he knows.
他一俟知悉,会即刻电告我的。
“Did you remember to give Anne the money you own her?”“Yes,the instant I saw her,I rememberd.”(托福试题)
“你记得把你拥有的钱给安妮了吗?”“是的,我一见到她就想起来了。”
The moment I saw him I knew that there was no hope. 我一看到他,就知道没有希望了。
The minute you do this, you'll lose control.
你一旦做了这件事,就会失去控制。
I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat.
我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
He is going to visit his aunt the day he arrives in Beijing.
他一到北京,他就去看她的姨妈。
The minute that the war started, everybody was glued to the television.
战事一起,所有人都盯紧了电视报道。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
哪位大神知道此句里the minute后怎么多了一个that?
从经典词典的例句看可以说明:the moment/instant,minute,second,day+从句,这个从句前是可以加一个that,也可以省略。
此外,介词on后接动名词,也可以表示“一...就...”。如:
On arriving home I discovered they had gone. 我一到家就发现他们已经离开了。
3. 副词:immediately,directly,instantly,once,可以表示“一……就”;句型上还有:as soon as,no sooner ……than,hardly(scarcely, rarely)…when / before也可以表示“一……就”:
Immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name.
她刚走开我就想起了她的名字。
Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.
我一做完那件事就对自己感到十分厌恶。
I will go there directly I have finished my breakfast. 吃完早饭,我立即到那里去。
As soon as I reach Canada, I will ring you up. 我一到加拿大,就给你来电话。
注意:hardly(scarcely, rarely)…when / before, no sooner…than相当于as soon as之意。主句用过去完成时,从句用一般过去时。当hardly, scarcely, rarely和no sooner位于句首时,主句应用倒装语序。例如:
He had no sooner arrived home than he was asked to start on another journey. 他刚到家,就被邀请开始另一旅程。
No sooner had the sun shown itself above the horizon than he got out of bed to commence work.太阳刚从地平线上升起,他就起床劳动去了。
Hardly had I sat down when he stepped in.我刚坐下,他就进来了。
He had hardly fallen asleep when he felt a soft touch on his shoulder.他刚要入睡就感到肩膀上被轻轻一触。
We had no sooner reached the airport than the plane took off.=No sooner had we reached the airport than the plane took off.
我们一到机场,飞机就起飞了。
She savoured the moment with obvious relish.
她显然津津有味地回味着那一刻。
The moment had come to make a break or die.
那个时候不跑就没命了。
4.in a moment一会儿,马上,立刻
I'll be back in a moment.
我去一会儿就回来。
In a moment the ceremony was in train
仪式马上就要开始了。
I'll write you a cheque in a moment.
我过会儿给你开张支票。
In a moment he was gone
一转眼他就不见了。
He will come back to see you in a moment.
他马上会回来见你的。
She'll come in a moment [ crack].
她马上就来。
I really must be getting home in a moment.
我真的必须立即回家。