existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/B2
used to refer to something thatexistsnow:
存在的；现存的The existinglawscoveringlibelin thiscountryarethoughtby many to beinadequate.很多人认为，这个国家现行的有关诽谤罪的法律很不完善。
Under the existingconditionsmanychildrenare goinghungry.在目前情况下，会有很多儿童忍饥挨饿。
- Theresultsof the newresearchwouldseemtoconflictwith existingtheories.
- Ithinkwe canplumbthe newbathinto the existingpipes.
- Thegovernmentwantstotoughenup the existingdruglaws.
- Any newvideosystemthat isincompatiblewith existingoneshas littlechanceofsuccess.
- The newpillwill be usedalongsideexistingmedicines.
Now
- carpe diem
- contemporary
- current
- currently
- day
- de nos jours
- even
- in this day and ageidiom
- modern-day
- moment
- non-current
- nowadays
- right
- state
- still
- there's no time like the presentidiom
- this minuteidiom
- today
- topicality
- topically