英:[ˈprezntli]
美:[ˈprezntli]
英:[ˈprezntli]
美:[ˈprezntli]
pres·ent·ly
pre znt li
词根:present
adj.present 现在的;出席的
n.present 现在;礼物;瞄准
vi.present 举枪瞄准
vt.present 提出;介绍;呈现;赠送
Adverb
1. in the near future;
"the doctor will soon be here"
"the book will appear shortly"
"she will arrive presently"
"we should have news before long"
2. at this time or period; now;
"he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"
"currently they live in Connecticut"
这组词都有“立刻,马上”的意思,其区别是:
instantly指恰恰就在此刻,一秒钟也没耽误。
right away主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。
directly和immediately同义,指毫无迟疑。
soon常用词,指行动快,完成速度快。
at once口语中常用,语气强烈,指时间紧迫,一刻也不能耽误。
shortly和soon同义,指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
presently指不久、即将。
immediately指做完一件事后,立即就做另一件事,中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
以上来源于网络
initially最初,开头
afterward以后,后来
subsequently随后,后来
ultimately最后,终于
lately最近,不久前
previously以前,先前
eventually终于,后来
shortly立刻,马上
presently马上,一会儿,很快
以上来源于网络
14世纪晚期,“立即,此时此刻”,来自 present(形容词)+ -ly(2)。在15世纪中期到17世纪中期之间,它变得更加宽松,意为“迟早,不久之后”。
The first known use of presently was in the 14th century
press1 of 3noun
crowd entry 2 sense 1, throng
a machine or device that uses pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze, or stamp a cider press
a cookie press
closet entry 1 sense 2
an act of pressing : pressure
an aggressive defense in basketball
the smoothed and creased condition of a freshly pressed garment
printing press
a printing or publishing business
the gathering and publishing or broadcasting of news
the newspapers and magazines of a country
news reporters and broadcasters
press2 of 3verb
to bear down upon : push steadily against
to squeeze so as to force out the juice or contents of
press apples to make cider
to flatten out or smooth by bearing down upon (as with an iron)
press clothes
to put pressure on : force, compel
pressed by business to return
to ask or urge strongly
pressed us to go with them
to insist on
didn't press the issue
to make a demand
pressing for higher wages
to crowd closely
reporters pressed around the celebrity
to force or push one's way
pressed deeper into the jungle
press3 of 3verb
to force into emergency service
preserve1 of 2verb
to keep or save from injury, loss, or ruin : protect
preserve the republic
maintain sense 1, continue
preserve silence
to prepare (as vegetables, fruits, or meats) to be kept for future use
preserve2 of 2noun
fruit cooked in sugar or made into jams or jellies
strawberry preserves
an area where natural resources (as fish, game, or trees) are protected
present1 of 4noun
something presented
present2 of 4verb
to introduce one person to another
to bring before the public
present a play
to make a gift to
presented me with a watch
to give or hand over with ceremony
present a medal
to make an accusation against someone
present a charge
to offer to view : display, show
presents a fine appearance
present3 of 4adjective
being or going on now : not past or future
the present situation
being before or near a person or in sight : being at a certain place and not elsewhere was present at the ceremony
all the pupils were present
of, relating to, or being a verb tense that expresses present time or the time of speaking
present4 of 4noun
present tense
a verb form in the present tense
the present time
presentlyadverb
archaic at once
before long : after a while
presently they arrived
at the present time : now
she is presently working
1 A fiendish rage animated him as he said this; his face was wrinkled into contortions too horrible for human eyes to behold; but presently he calmed himself and proceeded—
2 Presently, the door opened again and three men stepped out.
不久,门又打开了,走出来三个人。
3 Merry stood beside the king’s stool and waited on him, till presently the old man, coming out of deep thought, turned to him and smiled.
4 Presently Tom checked his whistle.
不一会儿,汤姆停住了他的口哨声。
5 Presently she recognized that she was already in the outskirts of the city.
不久她看出,她已经到达这座城市的郊区.
6 You will know all about it presently.
你不久就会知道这事的虚实.
7 Ged looked down at his burned hand and said presently, “I do not know what I am. I had power, once. I have lost it, I think.”
8 She held the firewood up high to protect it, and presently she came up the other side and hurried toward the cook-fires beyond the trees.
9 “Very good, Pip,” he observed, when I had concluded, “I’ll go round presently, and pay our friend off.”
10 But presently she grew calmer.
但不久她们就平静了一些.
11 The alley twisted in a confusing way, and presently they arrived at a dark doorway.
12 I have heard more than a little hissing and roaring through the factory door, but my presently somewhat enervated condition precludes a descent into that particular inferno at the moment.
13 Lyra waited and sat still, and presently he went on.
14 He stood looking down at his unexpected victim, unwilling to touch it, waiting for his father, who presently came, panting and anxious, calling as he ran.
15 “By the bye,” said Frank Churchill to Mrs. Weston presently, “what became of Mr. Perry’s plan of setting up his carriage?”
16 We're presently at an altitude of 28, 000 feet ascending to our cruising altitude of 35, 000 feet.
我们现在的高度是两万八千尺, 正往三万五千尺的巡航高度爬升.
17 He watched her go into the next room, and presently she returned and put something warm into his hands.
18 “Where will you put me?” he asked, presently.
19 We are presently awaiting the arrival of two more experts from Florence, Italy.
20 The lights below grew sparser, and presently they came to a great dark gash in the city.
1 眼下
just for the meantime just now for the time being in the short run subocular the current actually moment nonce for time being for now for the moment
2 即刻
present speedy now yet shortly readily by the hand at a moment's notice as quick as thought upon sight in a couple shakes in a snap bang off
3 很快
pronto whistle-stop like the clappers in less than no time in no time like fun close double-quick soon quickly directly shortly long in the twinkling of an eye like a dose of salts in double quick time in two shakes any moment any day now by the minute like lightning
4 必然地
5 一会儿
little while minute tick jiffy in a moment no time New York minute awhile bit spell jiff in two ticks for a while in a while soon momentarily space crack wee piece moment whet
7 不久
soon directly shortly anon betimes erelong space ere long before long in a while pretty soon one of these days in due time near in a moment just now by and by early by just tomorrow transitory manana in a little while any second now any time now before very long in a short space of time within a short space of time in the short run before too long any minute now not take long any moment now yet measurable eftsoon hourly belive
8 目前
existing actual immediate passing nowaday currently hour present moment for the nonce pro tempore right now for the moment at this moment of the moment at the present time the here and now in the foreseeable future pro tem now at the moment just now Day these days for now at present here and now for the present at the minute latter-day nowadays nonce of the hour in this day and age today just the present this for the meantime prevailing
9 现在
this now present existing running being passing nowaday here today yet hour moment nowadays at this moment in time that was at this moment in being here and now at the present time in modern times the here and now that is to be current just at the moment at present just now Day these days in this day and age immediately hodiernal primary this minute present-day pronto right now at this time actual immediate currently the herewith minute any more as of
10 片刻
temporary transient momentary transitory awhile second bit minute moment tick jiffy for an instant
12 必然
certain necessary dead fatal inevitable consequential consequent apodeictic necessarily needful perforce certes perdie necessity
13 立刻
instant now yet immediately shortly instantly forthwith straightway pronto minute in a a flash at once in a moment in a minute like a shot quick immediate prompt swift directly straight outright straightaway PDQ this moment right off off hand like smoke by no time without loss of time upon a thought upon sight at a moment's notice upon the spot in jig time summary eftsoon right away soon rapid therewith forthright summarily presto subito instanter pdq bean tote