
['moumənt]
o momen
Lực nhân với tay đòn của nó.
o thời điểm, lúc
§ bending moment : momen uốn
§ magnetic moment : momen từ
§ twisting moment : momen xoắn
§ moment of flexture : momen uốn
§ moment of inertia : momen quán tính
§ moment of resistance : momen kháng
§ moment of torsion : momen xoắn
§ moment of inertia : momen quán tính
§ moment-of-time break : vỡ tức thời
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): moment, momentary, momentous, momentarily
Xem thêm: minute, second, instant, minute, second, bit, here and now, present moment, consequence, import
moment noun
ADJ. brief, fleeting | long | precious, quiet making the most of those last precious moments together | anxious, awful, awkward, embarrassing, heart-stopping, terrifying For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall. | bad, difficult That was a bad moment in my life. | spare Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment? | exact, precise, very I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived. | good, opportune, perfect, right I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a pay rise. | critical, crucial, decisive, important, key We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations. | historic | climactic, dramatic | magic/magical, marvellous, memorable | emotional, poignant | finest, great, happiest, proudest Her finest moment came when she won Wimbledon. | unguarded She let the news slip by mistake, in an unguarded moment. | last (possible) Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave?
VERB + MOMENT last, take The feeling only lasted a moment. This won't take a moment. | spend I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say. | give sb, spare (sb) I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid?I'm terribly busy. | enjoy, savour Victory was sweet, and he wanted to savour every moment. | choose, pick He's in a bad mood today?you need to choose your moment carefully. | capture I managed to capture the moment on film.
MOMENT + VERB arrive, come The moment had finally come to make a move. | pass He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed.
PREP. after a/the ~ After a moment we followed him. | at a/the ~ At that very moment the telephone rang. He might wake up at any moment. | for a/the ~ She paused for a moment. | from a/the ~ I loved her from the first moment I met her. | in a/the ~ I'll be back in a moment. in her rare moments of leisure | ~ in a great moment in the country's history | ~ of at the moment of death It was the proudest moment of my entire life. There was a moment of silence.
PHRASES a few moments Could you wait a few moments? | a moment ago He was here just a moment ago. | a moment later A moment later, the ceiling fell in. | a moment longer/more I couldn't stand it a moment longer. | a moment or two I stood there for a moment or two. | never a dull moment There's never a dull moment in this job.
n.
the moment he arrived the party began
wait just a moment
it only takes a minute
in just a bit
the disappointments of the here and now
she is studying at the moment
decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
virtue is of more moment that security