Presently
[ 'prɛzntli ]
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adv. 目前;不久;马上;
💡 词根助记
present目前+ly副词后缀 → 一会儿，目前
📝 例句
He is presently working on the novel.
目前他正在写这部小说。
She's presently working on her PhD.
她目前在攻读哲学博士学位.
A man of application would presently lay a foundation for a family.
一个勤勉的人就能够很快打下一个家庭的基
He seemed to recollect himself presently, and smothered the storm.
他仿佛马上又镇定了，压下了这场风波。
I'm busy but I'll come presently.
我现在正忙，不过我马上就来。
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-sent-表示“存在”
常见变体有-sence-
📖 牛津释义
presently
adv
1 after a short time; soon 不久; 立刻
I'll be with you presently. 我马上就来.
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, 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.
🎯 考研助记
分解不久（presently）他当了总统（president）
🔁 扩展释义
*['prezntli]ad. 目前, 不久
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He started out on a voyage around the world.
他开始周游世界。
He that talks much erre much.
言多必失。
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greewich.
人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。