on the spur of the moment

英 [ɒn ðə spɜː(r) ɒv ðə ˈməʊmənt]

美 [ɑːn ðə spɜːr əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt]

一时冲动;心血来潮

英英释义

adv

• on impulse
  1. he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
  2. he made up his mind suddenly
  Synonym:suddenly

双语例句

• He can invent any number of excuses on the spur of the moment.
  他能当场诌出许多托辞。
• On the spur of the moment, he broke up with his girlfriend.
  一时冲动，他和女朋友分手了。
• They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment
  他们承认是一时冲动偷走了一辆车。
• He had not planned to take the trip; he just went on the spur of the moment.
  他事先没有计划这趟旅行，只是一时高兴就走了。
• Kerouac characters live as simply as possible, and on the spur of the moment.
  凯鲁亚克笔下的人物生活简单，行动随便。
• There could be protests on the spur of the moment that we haven't planned for, it said. We will police the lawful protests and take appropriate action with [ those that have not been cleared in advance].
  可能会有不在我们应对计划内的临时性抗议活动，伦敦警察局表示，我们将监督合法的抗议，也会（对没有预先取得批准的抗议）采取适当的行动。
• I just take the bus on the spur of the moment.
  我是一时兴起才跳上公车的。
• It was something I bought on the spur of the moment, and I've regretted it ever since.
  这是我一时兴起买的东西，过后我就一直很后悔。
• Richard is very strict and his class is boring. I had his class on the spur of the moment last semester.
  理查德很严格，他的课很单调。上学期我一时冲动才选他的课。
• Eg. he made a proposal to her on the spur of the moment.
  他一时冲动之下向她求婚了。