橘子朗文词典

now

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [naʊ]
  • 美式音标 [naʊ]
  • 国际音标 [nau]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • 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)

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的nu，意为现在。

同根派生

     

用法辨析

    adv. (副词)

  • now在句中除作状语外,还可作主语、表语或介词宾语。

英汉例句

    用作副词 (adv.)

  • I had a headache this morning, but I'm all right now.
    我今天早上头疼,但现在好了。

词组短语

    短语

  • Hush now 万籁俱寂;阒寂无声;鸦雀无声;万籁俱静
  • Are now 现如今;现而今
  • Science Now 今日科学;科学此刻;杂志新闻
  • Pepsi Now 百事在线
  • by now 到目前为止；到如今

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (AT PRESENT) at the present time, not in the past or future
  • (IN SPEECH) used in statements and questions to introduce or give emphasis to what you are saying
  • the present moment or time
  • used to give an explanation of a new situation

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • You use now to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future.
  • Now is also a pronoun.
  • If you do something now, you do it immediately.
  • Now is also a pronoun.
  • You use now or now that to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen.
  • You use now to indicate that a particular situation is the result of something that has recently happened.
  • In stories and accounts of past events, now is used to refer to the particular time that is being written or spoken about.
  • You use now in statements which specify the length of time up to the present that something has lasted.
  • You say "Now" or "Now then" to indicate to the person or people you are with that you want their attention, or that you are about to change the subject.
  • You use now to give a slight emphasis to a request or command.
  • You can say "Now" to introduce information which is relevant to the part of a story or account that you have reached, and which needs to be known before you can continue.
  • You say "Now" to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said.
  • If you say that something happens now and then or every now and again, you mean that it happens sometimes but not very often or regularly.
  • If you say that something will happen any day now, any moment now, or any time now, you mean that it will happen very soon.
  • Just now means a very short time ago.
  • You use just now when you want to say that a particular situation exists at the time when you are speaking, although it may change in the future.
  • People such as television hosts sometimes use now for when they are going to start talking about a different subject or start presenting a new activity.

专业释义

    经济学

  • 能开发可转让支付命令

    • 哲学

  • 现在

    Therefore, Studying the social development theories of Marx and Engels is significant to the past、 now and future.
    因此,无论是对于过去、现在、还是将来研究马克思恩格斯社会发展理论都有重大意义,也十分必要。

    电子、通信与自动控制技术

  • 工作站网络 (network of workstations)

    • 计算机科学技术

  • 工作站网路 (network of workstations)