新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

presently

英  [ˈprezəntli]
    

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    ADV. 副词
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    If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now.

    近义词

    currently

    双语例句

    例:

    She is presently developing a number of projects.

    她目前正在开发好几个项目。

    例:

    The island is presently uninhabited.

    那个岛目前还没人居住。

    2之后不久

    You use presently to indicate that something happened a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was shown to a small office. Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in.

    他被带到一间小办公室。之后不久,一个穿白色上衣的年轻女子走了进来。