Word · Frequency #67
nows
现在；当前；此刻
nows is the plural of now.
the present time, moment, or instant
- 1.
The present time.
现在,目前。
- 2.
the momentary present
瞬间的现在
- 3.
The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
不关注未来或过去的状态。
- 4.
A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
某一特定时刻,尤指被感知到的那一刻。
当下；活在当下的状态；现在,目前。；瞬间的现在；不关注未来或过去的状态。；某一特定时刻,尤指被感知到的那一刻。
In use
Now is the best time to start.
We should live in the now, not the past.
From now on, things will be different.
Now is a good time to do it
it worked up to right now
Connections
Collocations
- the here and now
- 此时此刻；当下
- Stop worrying about the future and focus on the here and now.别再担心未来，专注于当下。
- for now
- 暂且；目前
- We'll have to accept this plan for now.我们目前只能接受这个计划。
- from now on
- 从现在起
- From now on, I'll double-check all my work.从现在起，我会仔细检查我所有的作业。
- until now
- 直到现在
- Until now, no one had questioned the results.直到现在，还没有人质疑这些结果。
- by now
- 到现在；此刻
- She should have arrived by now.她到现在应该已经到了。
- now is the time
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 now 的读音想成“闹”：“闹钟一响，提醒你只看现在这一刻。”
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常时间表达、文学或哲思语境 作名词时通常用于固定搭配（如 for now、until now、by now）表示“现在”；单独使用多带有文学或哲思色彩，强调“当下”这一时刻。
Grammar Note
通常与定冠词连用，表示当前时刻
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 now 押韵，读 /aʊ/。注意 low /loʊ/、snow /snoʊ/、know /noʊ/ 虽以 ow 结尾，但读 /oʊ/，与 now 不押韵；bow 可读 /baʊ/（鞠躬）或 /boʊ/（蝴蝶结），sow 可读 /saʊ/（母猪）或 /soʊ/（播种）。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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