习语主题: 时间

on the spur of the moment

/ɒn ðə ˌspɜːr əv ðə ˈməʊmənt/INFORMAL · C2

中文对应完全对应

心血来潮

含义

suddenly, without having planned beforehand

一时兴起，事先没有计划.

例句

1We had no plans for Saturday, then booked a boat trip on the spur of the moment.
2Did you plan that speech, or make it up on the spur of the moment?
3Passing a pottery shop, I unexpectedly signed up for a class on the spur of the moment.
4Nobody had suggested a picnic until lunchtime; we decided to have one on the spur of the moment.
5The idea had never occurred to me before; I invited everyone home on the spur of the moment.

语法

固定的状语短语。保留 on 和两个 the；用在名词前时写作 spur-of-the-moment。

意思相近

at the drop of a hat

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lose track of time不再留意过了多少时间 have time on your hands有空闲时间，没什么必须做的事 bide your time耐心等待合适的时机 the time of your life一段格外快乐的经历 in the nick of time在即将来不及之前 better late than never晚做总比不做好

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