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presently

美音:[´prezəntlı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adv.目前,不久

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before-long  directly  shortly  soon    

presently


/'prezntlɪ; `prɛzntlɪ/
adv
1 after a short time; soon 不久; 立刻
*I'll be with you presently. 我马上就来.
2 (esp US) at the present time; now 现在; 目前
*The Secretary of State is presently considering the proposal. 国务卿目前正在考虑该项建议.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*When presently means `soon' it usually comes at the end of the sentence *presently 作`立即'解时通常位于句末
*She'll be here presently. 她马上就来. When it means `after a short time' it sometimes comes at the beginning 作`很短时间之後'解时有时位于句首
*Presently I heard her leave the house. 不一会儿我就听到了她离开屋子的声音. Increasingly in British as well as US English it means `now' or `currently' and is placed with the verb 不仅在美式英语中, 而且在英式英语中也逐渐广泛用以指`现在'或`当前', 位置紧靠动词
*She's presently working on her PhD. 她目前在攻读哲学博士学位.

presently


adv formal
in a short time
= soon
 The doctor will be here presently.
 Presently, I fell asleep.
especially AmE at the present time
= now
 The range of courses presently available has grown.
 Your case is presently being investigated.
1. The cow bug seems to enjoy this, and presently a tiny drop of honeydew milk appears.
    蚁虫似乎喜欢这种敲打, 立刻就有一小滴蜜露流了出来.

2. Presently he said:
    但马上说道:

3. Presently Ben Rogers came in sight.
    不久,本·罗杰斯远远地走来了。

4. Presently, all we can do is look at mug shots and stick our fingers in the dam.
    而目前,我们所能做的就是看看罪犯的照片,并参与到构筑抑制犯罪的大坝中去。

5. “Presently you will see a paper of singular importance for which several men and women have risked their lives.
    "你很快就会见到一份特别重要的文件,那是几个人冒着生命危险换来的。

6. I´ll be back presently.
    我马上就回来。

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