单词 | the moment |
释义 | > as lemmasthe moment c. the moment ——: at the moment (when or that); as soon as. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > immediately [phrase] > the very instant or as soon as ever the moment1724 the instant1755 1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. i. viii. 17 Most things, which are necessary to acompany the doing of a good Action, lose their Advantage, and Grace, the moment that Action is over. 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 137 The sphinx-like heart..Loathes life the moment that life's riddle is read. 1978 L. Duncan Killing Mr. Griffin ii. 17 The moment he heard his own voice speaking the words, he felt like an idiot. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 397 The moment when you move from mapping it all out to making the leap in the dark is hugely exciting. to the moment h. to the moment: with exact punctuality; (also) for the exact time required. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > completely or perfectly to (or unto) perfectiona1425 to the letter?1495 to point1590 to the (also a) nail?1611 to a shaving1804 jam up1835 to the moment1845 to a (fine) point1861 1845 C. Dickens Chimes ii. 52 The coming of its moons, and stars, and tides, was known beforehand to the moment. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant III. i. 24 A cook who could roast a joint..to the moment. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love i. 18 ‘But you were to the moment.’ ‘We are usually to time.’ < as lemmas |
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