| [/ˈprezntlɪ; ˋprɛzntlɪ/] adv 用法:
1 after a short time; soon 不久; 立刻:
I'll be with you presently. 我马上就来. 用法:
2 (esp US) at the present time; now 现在; 目前:
The Secretary of State is presently considering the proposal. 国务卿目前正在考虑该项建议. presently 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
When presently means `soon' it usually comes at the end of the sentence *presently 作｀立即＇解时通常位於句末:
She'll be here presently. 她马上就来. When it means `after a short time' it sometimes comes at the beginning 作｀很短时间之後＇解时有时位於句首:
Presently I heard her leave the house. 不一会儿我就听到了她离开屋子的声音. Increasingly in British as well as US English it means `now' or `currently' and is placed with the verb 不仅在美式英语中, 而且在英式英语中也逐渐广泛用以指｀现在＇或｀当前＇, 位置紧靠动词:
She's presently working on her PhD. 她目前在攻读哲学博士学位. |