| 词汇 | on the spur of the moment |
| 释义 | Idiom on the spur of the moment Theme: SUDDENNESS suddenly; spontaneously.We decided to go on the spur of the moment.I had to leave town on the spur of the moment. Idiom on the spur of the moment if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it.It was something I bought on the spur of the moment, and I've regretted it ever since. on the spur of the momentVery suddenly, impulsively, and/or without preparation beforehand; in an impromptu or capricious manner. You've got to stop making decisions about your business on the spur of the moment like this, or you'll end up running it into the ground! It's totally out my character to take a trip on the spur of the moment, but I just needed to get out of the city for a while. on the spur of the momentFig. suddenly; spontaneously. We decided to go on the spur of the moment. I had to leave town on the spur of the moment. on the spur of the momentImpulsively, without prior preparation, as in He decided to join a tour to England on the spur of the moment. This expression alludes to the goading action of a spur to a horse. [Late 1700s] on the spur of the momentCOMMON If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and without planning it in advance. He decided on the spur of the moment to make the journey south to Newcastle. She asked me, on the spur of the moment, to go along with her. Note: A spur-of-the-moment action or decision is sudden and has not been planned in advance. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It was like, let's do something with the kids before school starts. We hadn't planned it — it was a spur-of-the-moment thing. on the spur of the momenton a momentary impulse; without premeditation. 1988 Rodney Hall Kisses of the Enemy Now that was a witticism, an inspiration on the spur of the moment. (do something) on the ˌspur of the ˈmomentif you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it as soon as you think of it, without planning or preparation: When they telephoned me with the offer of a job abroad, I decided on the spur of the moment to accept.It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.on the spur of the momentSpontaneously and impulsively, without deliberation. This figure of speech, which likens the right time (the moment) to the goading action of spur to horse, dates from the late eighteenth century. Archibald Duncan used it in Lord Nelson’s Funeral (1806): “The contrivance of Mr. Wyatt, on the spur of the moment.” |
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