网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 example_english_inopportune-moment
释义

inopportune moment

collocation in English

meanings of inopportuneand moment


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with moment.
inopportune
adjective
uk /ɪˈnɒp.ə.tʃuːn/ us /ˌɪnˌɑː.pɚˈtuːn/
happening or done at a time that is not suitable ...
See more at inopportune
moment
noun
uk /ˈməʊ.mənt/ us /ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
See more at moment


Examples of inopportune moment


These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The 1882 census, for example, was taken at the most inopportunemoment.
I am sorry to intervene at what is perhaps an inopportunemoment.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not know what this is all about, but this would seem a somewhat inopportunemoment to do that.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That is one reason why this proposal is put forward at an inopportunemoment.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That means that this is an inopportunemoment.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It was a pure coincidence that it came at an inopportunemoment.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Given that such a policy may be implemented, this report appears at an inopportunemoment.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
This is a particularly inopportunemoment to make this change in such an extreme and drastic way.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Some people might think that this was a rather inopportunemoment to debate the military aircraft procurement problems.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
This is a most inopportunemoment to seek to make a transfer of functions.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Whilst we see the certainty of this pay having to be discontinued at some time or other, we think this is the most inopportunemoment to be chosen for it.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
With the construction industry facing a recession, it seems a most inopportunemoment to introduce the changes which effectively will put yet more burdens on industry.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
With live operations and an overstretched front line dependent upon superhuman logistical effort, now seems a very inopportunemoment to be forging ahead with new, untried and untested arrangements.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
He is the comic relief of the group, dropping tactless comments at the most inopportunemoment and hitting on women and the female party members.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The horsewoman's skirts were not to fly up at inopportune moments.
Unfortunately, such incidents have happened before at inopportune moments.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
These impairments often result in a decreased attention span; persons who consider themselves well-rested may still succumb to drowsiness at inopportune moments.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Non-player characters in town have a tendency to walk twice as fast as the player; causing them to catch up to the player at inopportune moments.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition of inopportune
Go to the definition of moment
See other collocations with moment
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/23 7:21:24