present是什么意思

present，英语单词，主要用作为名词、形容词、动词，作名词时意为“礼物；现 在，目 前；（动词）现 在式；（举枪的）瞄准”，作形容词时意为“现 在的；出席的；（事物）存在的；正在考虑的；现 在时（态）的”，作动词时意为“颁发；赠送；提出；展现；使发生；描述；出现；主持（节目）；上演；介绍；出席；表达；提交（支票或账单）；致谢；（教堂）向主教推荐已被委任的牧师就任；向法院正式提交；举枪瞄准 ；（疾病）症状显露”。

单词用法

根据《柯林斯英汉双解大词典 》：

ADJ You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or those that may exist in the future. 目前的 [ADJ n]

N-SING The present is the period of time that we are in now and the things that are happening now. 现在

PHRASE A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change. 目前

PHRASE The present day is the period of history that we are in now. 现代

PHRASE Something that exists or will be done for the present exists now or will continue for a while, although the situation may change later. 暂时

短语搭配

present oneself 出席

at present 目前，现在

present situation 现状

at the present 目前；当前

present condition 目前的状态

present status 现状

for the present 暂时，目前

present something at someone 举枪对准某人瞄准，用(武器)对准某人

present time 目前；现在时（时态）

present at 出席；在场

at the present time 目前

birthday present 生日礼物

present value 现值

present with 赠（礼物）

past and present 过去与现在

live in the present 活在当下

at the present stage 在现阶段；目前

net present value 净现值，现在净价值；纯现价

present itself vt. 出现，呈现

the present day 目前；当代

双语例句

Did you get your mother a present?

给你母亲买礼物了吗？

How do you read the present situation?

你对目前的形势有何看法？

Her letters conflate past and present.

她的信把过去与现在结合在一起。