senior moment

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senior moment

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsenior ˈmoment noun [countable] a time when you cannot remember something, because you are getting older – used humorously 老糊涂〔幽默用法〕 I had a senior moment and just couldn’t think of his name. 我老糊涂了，怎么也想不起他的名字。

ˌsenior ˈmoment nounChineseSyllable

senior moment
ˌsenior ˈmoment

noun [countable]
a time when you cannot remember something, because you are getting older – used humorously:

I had a senior moment and just couldn’t think of his name.

senior moment

BrE

/ˌsiːniə ˈməʊmənt/

NAmE

/ˌsiːniər ˈmoʊmənt/

noun

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humorous

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an occasion when sb forgets sth, or does not think clearly (thought to be typical of what happens when people get older) 年长表现（幽默表达，指人失忆、忘事、糊涂的状况）

◆It was an important meeting and a bad time to have a senior moment. 那是个重要会议，可不能犯糊涂。