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now单词基本解析:
adv.现在,如今; 立刻,马上; 这下,这时; 迄今; 然而; (语气词)喂,好,哦,喏conj.既然; 由于adv.现在, 立刻 conj.既然(与that连用)n.现在, 此刻 adj.目前的, 现存的 abbr.全国妇女组织(=National Organization of Women)
adv.现在;其时;立刻;(改变话题或要对方做某事前,引起对方注意)喂
now变化用词:
名词: nowness |
now英英释义:
Noun1. the momentary present;
"Now is a good time to do it"
"it worked up to right now"
名词 now:
the momentary present
副词 now:
at the present moment
同义词:at present
in these times
同义词:nowadays, today
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
used to preface a command or reproof or request
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
同义词:immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time, like a shot
in the immediate pastnow[ nau ]n.the momentary present
"it worked up to right now"
adv.at the present moment"goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "it could happen any time now"
同义词:at present
in these times"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"
同义词:nowadaystoday
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events"President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activityused to preface a command or reproof or request"now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening"Come here now!"
同义词:immediatelyinstantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlyright awayat onceforthwithin real timelike a shot
in the immediate past"told me just now"
now中文词源:
now 现在 来自古英语nu,现在,可能原义为新的,词源同new. nowadays 现今 即现在的日子,现今。now用法和例句:
She's a widow now...
她现在是寡妇。
But we are now a much more fragmented society...
但我们现在所处的是一个更加四分五裂的社会。
I'm sorry, but I must go now...
很抱歉我得马上走了。
I fear that if I don't write now I shall never have another opportunity to do so.
我担心如果我不立即开始写作的话,就永远都不会再有机会了。
Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?...
既然你已经安顿下来了,为什么不开始正经地学点东西呢?
Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.
现在她已经退休了,和姐姐一起住。
Mrs Chandra has received one sweater for each of her five children and says that the winter will not be so hard now...
钱德拉夫人已经收到了5个孩子每人一件的毛衣,她说这下冬天就不那么难挨了。
She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters...
她曾告诉我不要再重蹈覆辙,但这下我认为已经无关紧要了。
She felt a little better now...
这时她觉得好点儿了。
It was too late now for Blake to lock his room door...
这会儿布莱克再锁房门已太晚了。
They've been married now for 30 years...
到现在他们已经结婚30年了。
They have been missing for a long time now...
现在他们已失踪很长一段时间了。
'Now then,' Max said, 'to get back to the point.'...
“好吧”,马克斯说,“回到正题上来。”
She stays at school for drama and doesn't get back till nine. Now, what's everyone drinking?...
她留在学校排戏,要到9点才回来。喂,大家要喝什么?
Now, er, dogs can live to fifteen...
哦,狗能活15年。
Now, erm, obviously some of our listeners may have some ideas.
嗯,对了,显然我们的一些听众可能会有些想法。
Come on now. You know you must be hungry...
好,来吧,你肯定已经饿了。
Come and sit down here, now...
好,来,坐在这儿。
My son went to Almeria in Southern Spain. Now he and his wife are people who love a quiet holiday...
我儿子去了西班牙南部的阿尔梅里亚,你看,他和妻子是喜欢过安静假期的那种人。
Now, I hadn't told him these details, so he must have done some research on his own.
你看,我没有告诉他这些细节,因此他一定是自己作了一些调查。
Now, if it was me, I'd want to do more than just change the locks...
不过,如果是我,我要做的就不仅仅是换锁了。
Now, as for the Democrats, they've been able to use this issue quite effectively to portray the president as insensitive.
然而,对民主党人来说,他们成功利用了这个问题来渲染总统的麻木不仁。
My father has a collection of magazines to which I return every now and then...
我爸爸收藏了很多杂志,我有时会翻看一下。
Now and again he'd join in when we were playing video games.
我们玩电子游戏时,他偶尔会和我们一起玩。
Jim expects to be sent to Europe any day now...
吉姆预计随时会被派到欧洲去。
Any moment now the silence will be broken.
寂静随时会被打破。
And now for something completely different...
下面是完全不同的事情。
Now for a quick look at some of the other stories in the news.
下面我们快速浏览一下其他新闻报道。
You looked pretty upset just now...
你刚才看上去挺难过的。
I spoke just now of being in love...
我刚才说起坠入爱河的事。
now
A number of satellites are now circling the earth.
一些人造卫星现在正环绕地球飞行。
Everything has been squared away; we may start now.
一切都己准备就绪,我们现在就开始吧。
He was ill last week, but he's getting about now.
上星期他病了,但他现在已起床行走了。
Now and than a magpie would call.
不时有喜鹊的叫声。
Perhaps now they can sit back and rest on their oar.
也许现在他们可以坐下来休息一下了。
From now on I will try to do better.
从现在起我要尽量做得好些。
From now on, I will begin to write my book.
从现在起,我将开始写我的书了。
Their financial problems are public property now.
他们在经济上出现的问题现已尽人皆知了。
They are now living in relative comfort.
他们现在过着比较安逸的生活。
Their case is now under discussion.
他们的案件现在正在讨论中。
He was very angry, but he has quieted down now.
他刚才很生气,但现在已经平静下来了。
How distant those times seemed now, he reflected.
他在想那些日子现在已显得多麽遥远。
He started off with one small factory, and now he's the head of an oil empire.
他开始只经营一家小工厂,如今已成为一个石油大企业的头儿。
How does he occupy himself now he's retired?
他既已退休,那如何打发日子呢?
He takes my sister out to the theatre now and then.
他时常带我妹妹去剧院。
He raises some strange questions now and again.
他时常提出一些奇怪的问题。
He went to see his grandmother every now and then.
他时而去看看他的祖母。
He was now in the measures of Lewis XIV.
他此刻正与路易十四共商大计。
He can obtain a driver's license now.
他现在可以获得驾驶执照了。
He is now studying business administration.
他现在在学习企业管理。
He has gradually cooled off her now.
他现在已逐渐对她冷淡了。
Now he applied himself to the job in earnest.
他现在认真地致力于这项工作了。
He is unable to do such a difficult job now.
他现在还不能做这样困难的工作。
He can now ride his bike without stabilizers.
他现在骑自行车不需要平衡器了。
He's now fully recovered from his stroke.
他现已从中风病完全康复了。
His interests now spread over several subjects.
他的兴趣现已涉及到好几门学科。
He hated to tuck his tail and back down now.
他讨厌此时夹着尾巴退回来。
The orphan in whom you took an interest is now doing well in the drapery way.
你所关心的那个孤儿现在经营布匹和服装,生意很好。
Now you can start to coast down the slope.
你现在可以开始顺坡向下滑行了。
Can you cash this postal order for me now?
你现在能帮我兑现这张邮政汇票吗?
If you go now, you're likely to hit the rush hour.
你要是现在走,可能正赶上交通拥挤的时刻。
I am broke now that it's just before payday.
刚好在发薪日前我已一文不名。
It rained a while ago, but it's fine now.
刚才下雨了,但现在天很好。
Your boyfriend called you just now.
刚才你男朋友给你打电话了。
Don't forget what I told you just now.
别把刚才跟你说的事忘了。
I have received eleven Christmas cards by now.
到现在为止,我已经收到了十一张圣诞卡片。
Miss Smith will now address the meeting.
史密斯小姐现在向大会致词。
Polyunsaturated margarine is very popular now.
含有多重不饱和化合物的人造黄油现已很受欢迎。
Now, men, zero in your guns at that ship.
喂,伙计们,把炮口对准那艘船。
He is out and about now after two weeks in hospital.
在医院住了两个礼拜後,现在他能外出走动了。
Mr. Taft is not in now, but perhaps I can help you.
塔夫特先生现在不在,不过我也许可以帮助你。
Most country schools are now kept by young ladies.
多数乡村学校现在都由年轻女士掌管。
The ambassador is now home on leave.
大使目前回国休假了。
Having lost her passport, she is now in deep water.
她丢了护照身陷困厄。
She was on the danger list, but is much better now.
她曾一度病危,现在好多了。
She's out do some shopping right now.
她现在出去买此东西。
She's getting to be an old lady now.
她现在可算是位老妇人了。
She is now a stenotypist in the employ of an American firm.
她现在被一家美国公司雇为速记打字员。
Her secret remains untold by now.
她的秘密至今仍未透露。
She's been conjuring with rabbits for several years now.
她至今用兔子演魔术已有好多年了。
Now, comrades, let's get to business.
好了,同志们,咱们开始干吧。
Okay children, we'll clear up the room now.
好啦,孩子们,咱们现在打扫房间吧。
Now, Freddie, off to bed and in double-quick time.
好,福菜迪,上床睡觉去,越快越好。
If I don't go now, I will miss the train.
如果我现在不走,就赶不上火车了。
I'm afraid Mr. Smith is unavailable now.
对不起,史密斯先生现在不在。
Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.
就是现在想起来我心里都感到难受。
It is now unlawful for factories to emit black smoke into the air.
工厂向大气中排放黑烟现在是违法的。
Frank is now the head of a very large business company.
弗兰克现在是一家很大的商业公司的老板。
The local economy is now in a mess.
当地的经济现在很混乱。
Many peasant household now own bicycle.
很多农民家庭现在拥有自己的自行车。
In a word, we must just leave now.
总而言之,我们必须现在就走。
I now know with hindsight that I made a mistake.
我事后才明白自己犯了一个错误。
We've arrived at a decision now.
我们现在已决定下来了。
We're now in a rather poor bargaining position.
我们现在所处的谈判地位不太有利。
We now have the absolute proof of his guilt.
我们现在有他犯罪的确凿证据。
Our main task now is increasing production.
我们现在的主要任务是增加生产。
It is now our aim to set up a factory.
我们现在的目的是创办一座工厂。
We are now within sight of (ie able to see) the shore.
我们现在的距离能看见海岸了。
We know that fishing is out of season now.
我们知道现在不宜钓鱼。
We've been out of touch with Roger for years now.
我们至今已有数年未与罗杰来往了。
My bank deals in stocks and shares now.
我们银行现在经营债券与股票。
I heard the glass broken just now.
我刚才听到玻璃碎了。
I like to go to the opera now and then.
我喜欢偶尔去看歌剧。
I have been puzzling about this question for weeks now.
我对这个问题已冥思苦想了好几个星期。
I've made a muck of it. What the hell can I do now?
我已经把事情弄得一团糟,现在该咋办呢?
I think the whole question has now been talked out.
我想这整个问题已经谈透了。
Now he'll have to sing small because I beat him.
我把他击败了,他现在只好乖乘的了。
I have been fishing with old Henry, now with God.
我曾和老亨利一起钓鱼,他现在已不在人世了。
I won't discuss the minutiae of the contract now.
我现在不商谈合同的细节。
I don't want to go into the minor details now.
我现在不想涉及枝节问题。
用作副词(adv.)It is now possible to put a man on the moon.
目前已能将人送到月球上。
He is writing a letter now.
他现在正在写信。
Now you see I am telling you the truth.
现在你明白我对你讲的是真话了。
You can click here to download the file now.
你可以点击这里立刻下载文件。
Gas is now widely used for cooking and heating.
现在普遍用煤气烧饭和取暖。
The mystery has now come to light.
这个秘密现在已被揭开了。
The boss is being in royal spirits right now.
此刻,老板情绪极好。
Now he slept quietly with his fathers.
此刻他安静地躺在祖坟中。
Now all are participating in this.
目前的事大家都插手了。
She had now a life filled also with a beneficent activity.
她目前的生活里善行颇多。
Now, a living language has been found that can play the same intermediary role more successfully.
最近,已找到了一种现存的语言,它能更有效地起到中间媒介的作用。
The tools now exist to draw together related material from different domains in a network environment.
现存的工具是在网络的环境下从不同的领域同时描绘相关的材料。