presently是什么意思？

presently

英[ˈprezntli] 美[ˈprɛzəntli]

• adv. 目前，不久，马上；

例句

• A little oil presently eats out the color. 只要有一点油就会使那颜色褪去。
• He is presently living in New York. 他目前住在纽约。
• Presently I got the whole story. 我不久便了解到了全部情况。
• I'll go to see your uncle presently. 我一会儿就去看望你叔叔。
• The oil prices drifted slightly higher presently. 目前石油价格略有上涨。
• Presently he calmed a little. 他很快就平静一些了。
• In summary, minor element deficiencies do not presently appear to be seriously limiting soybean yields. 概括地说, 缺少微量元素不能即刻显现出严重地限制大豆产量.
• Presently he is Virology Editor - in - Chief of'Veterinary Microbiology '. 现在他是“兽医微生物学”病毒学 总编辑.
• Presently she became aware of footsteps hurrying after her. 她突然发觉身后有脚步声匆忙追来.
• The island is presently uninhabited. 这座岛屿目前无人居住。

同义词

• adv.
  presently的同义词之：不久;即刻
  directly, before, shortly, soon, long,
• presently的同义词之：其他释义
  quickly, shortly, now, directly, long, soon, before,

同义词解析

• 以下这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻，马上" 的意思
  immediately：指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
  instantly：指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。
  presently：指不久、即将。
  directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。
  shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
  soon：常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。
  at once ： 口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。
  right away ： 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。

英语六级真题

This exploitation has reached such extremes that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be extinguished before the end of the century.
出自-2013年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADV
  目前；现在；此时
  If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now.
  例句
  She is presently developing a number of projects... 她现在正着手开发多个项目。 The island is presently uninhabited... 这座岛屿目前无人居住。
• ADV
  不久；随即
  You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned.
  例句
  Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in... 很快，一个穿着白色外套的年轻女子走了进来。 'You're not looking too well, Thomas,' he said presently. “托马斯，你看起来气色不太好，”他脱口而出。
• ADV
  不久以后；很快；马上
  If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon.
  例句
  'Who's Agnes?' — 'You'll be meeting her presently.'... “谁是阿格尼丝？”——“你很快就会见到她。” 'Just take it easy,' David said. 'You'll feel better presently.' “放松点，”戴维说，“你很快就会觉得更舒服些。”

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  （表示马上就已发生了）不久, 一会儿
  Presently I got the whole story. 我不久便了解到了全部情况。
  现在, 目前, 此刻, 眼下
  He is presently living in New York. 他目前住在纽约。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. in the near future;
  "the doctor will soon be here""the book will appear shortly""she will arrive presently""we should have news before long"
  2. at this time or period; now;
  "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations""currently they live in Connecticut"