on the spur of the moment
/ɒn ðə ˌspɜːr əv ðə ˈməʊmənt/INFORMAL · C2
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心血來潮
意思
suddenly, without having planned beforehand
一時興起,事先沒有計畫.
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.
文法
固定的副詞片語。保留 on 和兩個 the;用在名詞前時寫作 spur-of-the-moment。
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