Moment
['məʊm(ə)nt] or ['momənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value.
(noun.) a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force).
(noun.) a particular point in time; 'the moment he arrived the party began'.
(noun.) an indefinitely short time; 'wait just a moment'; 'in a mo'; 'it only takes a minute'; 'in just a bit'.
校對:罗伯特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment.
(n.) Impulsive power; force; momentum.
(n.) Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration.
(n.) An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
(n.) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
(n.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.
亚伦編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Instant, second, trice, flash, jiffy, twinkling, twinkling of an eye.[2]. Importance, consequence, weight, significance, value, import.
編輯:思朋斯
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Instant, second, importance, twinkling, trice, weight, force, gravity,consequence, avail
ANT:Age, period, century, generation, triviality, insignificance, worthlessness,unimportance, inefficacy
校對:莫蒂默
解釋/意思:
n. moving cause or force: importance in effect: value consequence: the smallest portion of time in which a movement can be made: an instant: the precise point of time the right opportunity: (math.) an increment or decrement an infinitesimal change in a varying quantity: (mech.) the moment of a force about a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular on its line of action from the point.—adj. Mō′mentany (Shak.) momentary.—adv. Mō′mentarily.—n. Mō′mentariness.—adj. Mō′mentary lasting for a moment: done in a moment: short-lived.—adv. Mō′mently for a moment: in a moment: every moment.—adj. Mōment′ous of importance: of great consequence.—adv. Moment′ously.—ns. Moment′ousness; Moment′um the quantity of motion in a body measured by the product of the mass and the velocity of the moving body:—pl. Moment′a.
編輯:米考伯
例句/造句/用法:
- Marianne was softened in a moment. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- Holmes considered for a moment. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- That she had chosen to move away from him in this moment of her trouble made everything harder to say, but he must absolutely go on. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I started, but was only discomposed a moment; I knew the voice and speaker. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- To-morrow, loveliest and best, hope and joy of my life, to-morrow I will see thee--Fool, to dream of a moment's delay! 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- In a moment, laying his finger on his lips, he made a silent gesture to Miss Ophelia to come and look. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Those were the exact words she used--taken down in my diary the moment I got home. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- At these latter words the girl shivered again, and for a moment paused in her rowing, seeming to turn deadly faint. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- At this moment, Legree sauntered up to the door of the shed, looked in, with a dogged air of affected carelessness, and turned away. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Besides, I choose to please myself by sharing an idea that at this moment beams in your mother's eye while she looks at you. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Ursula meditated for a moment. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- You knew from the first moment when you saw me here, that I was a gentleman? 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Or even if I any ways should want a wink or two,' added Sloppy, after a moment's apologetic reflection, 'I could take 'em turning. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- At this moment the noise grew louder. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- And it must be remembered that this poor lady had never met a gentleman in her life until this present moment. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- There were even moments when she was conscious of having to pay her way. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- It was one of the greatest moments of the war to me when I heard the report in that great voice where pity, compassion and truth are blended. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Ordinarily but a few moments, if the impressions are distinct. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Nothing more they found, and it was a thoroughly awed and frightened group of savages which huddled around their king a few moments later. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The captain surveyed him from cap to waistcoat and from waistcoat to leggings for a few moments, and finally asked him to go indoors. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- There were moments when Lily found an ironic amusement in this aspect of the case. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The young lady uttered a cry of surprise, and for a few moments they were so still that the listener could distinctly hear them breathe. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- After a few moments' silence, it had relaxed into its usual weak condition. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- After a few moments of painful hesitation, I broke the silence. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- For some moments she would be unaware of Gerald. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- At moments it seemed to him he did not care a straw whether Ursula or Hermione or anybody else existed or did not exiSt. Why bother! 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He spoke this in a smothered voice, and I did in truth believe that my last moments had arrived. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- A dead silence prevailed for some moments. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- In a few moments, a man stood in his presence, who, with a keenly observant look at him, addressed him by his name. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Elinor for a few moments remained silent. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
編輯:马克斯