新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

presently

英 [ˈprezəntli]

[ADV]

词汇频率：

ADV. 副词

1. 目前
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。

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