presently

英 ['prezntli] 美 ['prezntli]

• adv. 不久；一会儿；现在；目前

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 不久,一会儿

   soon

2. 现在,目前

   now

详尽释义

adv. 副词

1. 现在，目前，此刻，眼下，时下
2. 不久，很快
3. 一会儿，等一会，不一会
4. <古>当即，立刻，即刻
5. 表示即将发生，表示马上就已发生了
6. 作为直接结果
7. 必然地
8. 接着

英英释义

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"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Presently I got the whole story.
   不久我便了解了整个事件。
2. Presently we heard a bustle, and a tread of feet.
   不久我们听到一阵喧噪声，和脚步声。
3. The doctor will be here presently.
   医生一会儿就到。
4. Presently she excused herself and went home.
   一会儿，她就托故告辞回家了。
5. She is presently writing a book.
   她现在正在写一本书。
6. I'm busy but I'll come presently.
   我现在正忙，不过我马上就来。
7. He is presently working on the novel.
   目前他正在写这部小说。
8. I can't give you a affirmative response presently.
   目前我没法给你一个肯定的答复。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Presently I got the whole story.
   我不久便了解到了全部情况。
2. You will know all about it presently.
   你不久就会了解事情的底细。
3. Presently they had come upon the letter with the signature of their father.
   过了一会儿他们在信封上签上了他们父亲的名字。
4. He is presently living in New York.
   他目前住在纽约。

经典引文

• Two thousand Africans are presently languishing in jail.

  出自： N. Mandela

词义辨析

adv. (副词)

presently, at once, directly, immediately, instantly, right away

• 这组词(组)的共同意思是“立即”“马上”。其区别在于:
• 1.at once主要指动作迅速,但中间多有一段距离,且at once比immediately意味更强。例如:
• I'm leaving for Rome at once.我马上去罗马。
• He gave orders for the work to be started at once.他下令立即开始那项工作。
• 2.immediately侧重指时间“紧接着”。例如:
• I came immediately after I'd eaten.吃过饭我立即就来了。
• Please close your books immediately and answer these questions.请立即合上书,回答这些问题。
• I left immediately when the clock struck twelve.钟刚打12点我就离去了。
• 3.right away经常出现在美式英语中。例如:
• I'll do it right away.我立即去办。
• He had written down a list of things to do right away.他已写下须立即做的事情。
• Don't expect them to approve of the design right away.不能期望他们马上批准这项设计。
• 4.instantly也是指动作迅速,但它更强调的是同时发生,中间有很短的距离或无距离。例如:
• The electrician went instantly in answer to the phone call.电工师傅一接到电话马上就去了。
• He was killed instantly in a car accident.在车祸中,他当场死亡。
• 5.directly强调“直接地”,多与“迂回绕过”相对。例如:
• Whether he sailed directly across the bay or coasted round it is uncertain.他是径直驶过海湾,还是沿海岸迂回绕过的,现在还无法确知。
• 6.presently强调过一会再去做某事。例如:
• I will do the dishes presently, but I want to finish the story first.我过一会去洗碟子,不过我想得先看完这篇故事。

immediately，instantly，presently，directly，shortly，soon，at once，right away

• 这些副词或副词词组均有“立刻、马上”之意。
• 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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• directly
• immediately
• soon