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单词 presently
释义
presently
adverb
uk
/ˈprez.ənt.li/us
/ˈprez.ənt.li/

presentlyadverb(NOW)

C1mainlyUSformal
now; at thepresenttime:
现在，目前
Of 200boats, only 20 are presentlyoperational.200条船中，目前只有20条可用。
Threesitesare presently underconsiderationfor the newhotel.目前这家新酒店的选址有3个地点在考虑之中。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Now
  • carpe diem
  • contemporary
  • current
  • currently
  • day
  • de nos jours
  • even
  • immediate
  • in this day and ageidiom
  • modern-day
  • moment
  • non-current
  • right
  • state
  • still
  • there's no time like the presentidiom
  • this minuteidiom
  • today
  • topicality
  • topically
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presentlyadverb(SOON)

old-fashioned
soon; not at thepresenttimebut in thefuture, after ashorttime:
不久；一会儿
Theroomwashotand presently hereyesgrewheavyand shebegantofeelsleepy.屋子里很热，一会儿她就觉得眼皮发沉昏昏欲睡。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In the future & soon
  • ahead
  • ahead of
  • all in good timeidiom
  • anon
  • ASAP
  • away
  • come
  • hereon
  • in
  • in forsomethingidiom
  • in the course of timephrase
  • in the fullness of timeidiom
  • shortly
  • someday
  • sometime
  • soon
  • sooner or lateridiom
  • space
  • then
  • yet
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(Definition ofpresentlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

presently| American Dictionary

presently
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈprez·ənt·li/
soon; not at thistimebut after ashorttimein thefuture:
We will beleavingpresently.

presentlyadverb[not gradable](NOW)

at thistime:
Three of the tenboatsare presently beingrepaired.
(Definition ofpresentlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpresently

presently
Modulation of the oil flow in the main valves ispresentlycontrolled by the pilot oil pressure through manually operated pilot control valves.
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One of the factors preventing the necessary flexibility and interactivity of the various aspects of a clause's structure is the predicate frame, aspresentlyconstituted.
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We generally do not think it wrong to incur certain burdenspresentlyif this will pay off later on in life.
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Most of these poor, unemployed, lowcaste workers could hardly imagine more difficult circumstances than they werepresentlyin.
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Other data entry methods, such as speech recognition interfaces, arepresentlyavailable, but in order to obtain structured information, data entry is also restrictive.
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The efficacy of the vaccine in providing protection from infection by heterologous genotypes ispresentlybeing researched.
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One detection schemepresentlyin use requires optical band-pass filters appropriately designed to bin emitted fluorescence photons of desired target molecules.
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Strongyloidiasis ispresentlyat insufficient levels to justify inclusion within a community treatment programme targeting maternal and child health.
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Three-dimensional simulations of a single wire in an array arepresentlyunder development.
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Although arguably at least as important as tasks undertaken through conventional employment, they arepresentlynot recognised or recompensed on an equal basis with employment.
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Finally, species that are said to be shared may represent complexes of species with higher levels of host-specificity than are recognizedpresently.
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There will also bepresentlycontingent future propositions that do not involve the action of free agents.
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Work ispresentlyunderway to improve the tuning algorithm, for example using genetic programming methods and other optimisation techniques.
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Presently, this hypothesis cannot be tested as there are insufficient data, for arboviruses, on the threedimensional structure of virions and the nature of virus receptors.
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Presently, it is only as possible to obtain quantitative data by arecoline purgation or necropsy studies.
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