| 单词 | of the moment |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof the moment g. of the moment: important or fashionable at the time in question. man of the moment n. a man of importance or influence at a particular time; the right man for a particular occasion. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > specifically of things of substancea1456 solid1601 ponderous1602 of the moment1814 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > others micklea1300 personagec1485 Triton1589 Jovian1598 gallimaufry1600 lords of creation1649 man of destiny1827 mugwump1828 man of the moment1837 history-maker1848 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. ii. 25 They adjourned to whatever might be the favourite holiday sport of the moment . View more context for this quotation 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales 158 [He] announced himself as the bearer of the authentic intelligence which had caused so wonderful a sensation. He immediately became the great man of the moment. 1871 R. Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau 28 Well, that's my mission, so I serve the world, Figure as man o' the moment. 1935 Discovery Aug. 220/1 Land utilisation is the problem of the moment. 1974 V. Brome Day of Destr. xv. 153 Here's our man of the moment... Hail the conquering hero comes. 1993 ‘A. McNab’ Bravo Two Zero (1994) i. 13 He played against us in a rugby match and was very much the man of the moment. < as lemmas |
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