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单词 spur-of-the-moment
释义

spur-of-the-moment


spur-of-the-mo·ment

(spûr′əv-thə-mō′mənt)adj. Occurring or made hastily on impulse: a spur-of-the moment choice.

spur-of-the-moment

adj sudden and unplanned

spur′-of-the-mo′ment



adj. occurring or done without preparation or deliberation; impulsive: a spur-of-the-moment decision. [1800–10]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.spur-of-the-moment - in response to an unforeseen need; "a spur-of-the-moment party"unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson

spur-of-the-moment

adjectiveSpoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, unrehearsed.Informal: off-the-cuff.

spur-of-the-moment


spur-of-the-moment

Occurring very suddenly, impulsively, and/or without preparation beforehand; impromptu or capricious. You've got to stop making these spur-of-the-moment decisions about your business, or you'll end up running it into the ground! It's totally out of my character to take a spur-of-the-moment trip like this, but I just needed to get out of the city for a while.
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spur-of-the-moment


Related to spur-of-the-moment: come off, in favor of, in the first place, On a par, give rise to, in line with, pat on the back
  • adj

Synonyms for spur-of-the-moment

adj spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought

Synonyms

  • ad-lib
  • extemporaneous
  • extemporary
  • extempore
  • impromptu
  • improvised
  • offhand
  • snap
  • unrehearsed
  • off-the-cuff

Words related to spur-of-the-moment

adj in response to an unforeseen need

Related Words

  • unprepared
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