Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #67
now
现在;此刻;如今
核心释义
At the present time; nowadays.
- 1.
在目前;现在。
At the present time.
- 2.
用于引出观点、对前述内容的限定、抗议或斥责。
Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
- 3.
在历史现在时中;在叙述一连串过去事件时
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
- 4.
与刚刚过去不同;与更久远的过去或可能的未来不同;与其他任何时候不同。
Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
- 5.
在当今时代
in these times; - Nancy Mitford
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在叙述达到的时间点。
At the time reached within a narration.
- 7.
用于表示紧急的语境。
Used to indicate a context of urgency.
- 8.
用于表示立场转换或态度突变。
Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.
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有时;偶尔;用于列举一系列被假定的状态。
Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.
(用于引出话题、过渡、提醒或责备)喂;好了;得了;(叙述中)这时;此时;立刻;马上;时而;有时;在目前;现在。
用法In use
Please finish your homework now.
用法提示:这里‘now’作副词,表示‘立刻、马上’,强调动作的即刻性。
I am now living in Shanghai.
用法提示:‘now’作副词,表示‘现在、目前’,描述当前的状态。
Now I understand what you mean.
用法提示:‘now’作副词,表示‘现在’,用于引出新认识或新情况。
President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
Washington now decides to cross the Delaware
the ship is now listing to port
we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- right now
- 立刻,马上
- I need you to do it right now.我需要你立刻去做。
- by now
- 到现在,此刻
- She should have arrived by now.她此刻应该已经到了。
- just now
- 刚才,刚刚
- I saw him just now.我刚才看见他了。
- from now on
- 从现在起
- From now on, I will study harder.从现在起,我要更加努力学习了。
- now then
- 喂,好了(用于引起注意或转换话题)
- Now then, let's begin the meeting.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Now 读音近'闹',联想现在要行动,别闹了。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词为副词,表示'现在'或'此刻',通常用于陈述当前时刻或状态,在对话和书面语中均可使用,语气中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于句首或句中,表示时间点
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ow' can be pronounced /aʊ/ (like 'now') or /oʊ/ (like 'know'). The words 'how', 'cow', 'wow' share the /aʊ/ sound with 'now'. The words 'know', 'low', 'snow' are spelled similarly but pronounced with /oʊ/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.