Word · Frequency #678
Fully loadedpresent
礼物；赠品
A gift, especially for a birthday, Christmas, or other special occasion.
- 1.
The current moment or period of time.
当前时刻或时期
- 2.
A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
礼物,尤指在生日、圣诞节、周年纪念、毕业、婚礼等特殊场合赠送的礼物
- 3.
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
现在,当前；包括说话时刻在内的一段连续时间
- 4.
The present tense.
现在时
- 5.
The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
举枪敬礼的姿势
- 6.
something presented as a gift
礼物,赠品
- 7.
a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
现在时(表示说话时动作或状态的动词时态)
现在；当前；现在时；举枪礼；当前时刻或时期；礼物,尤指在生日、圣诞节、周年纪念、毕业、婚礼等特殊场合赠送的礼物
In use
She received a beautiful present from her grandmother.
I wrapped the presents for the party last night.
What present did you get for your brother's birthday?
that is enough for the present
he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
his tie was a present from his wife
at present
at present 是固定短语，不加冠词，意为“目前、现在”，常放在句首或句尾。
At present, the company has no plans to expand.
目前，该公司没有扩张计划。
for the present
for the present 意为“暂时、暂且”，与 for the time being 相近；不要与 at present（目前）混淆。
Connections
Collocations
- at present
- 目前
- At present, we have no plans to expand the business.目前，我们没有扩大业务的计划。
- for the present
- 暂时
- We'll stay here for the present.我们暂时待在这里。
- birthday present
- 生日礼物
- I bought her a beautiful birthday present.我给她买了一件漂亮的生日礼物。
- Christmas present
- 圣诞礼物
- He wrapped all the Christmas presents.他包好了所有的圣诞礼物。
- present tense
- 现在时
- The verb is in the present tense.这个动词是现在时态。
- present day
- 当今
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把present拆成pre（前）和sent（送），想象提前送到的礼物就是‘现在’拥有的。现在和礼物竟是一个词！
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：birthday parties、holiday gatherings、informal exchanges 作为名词指礼物时，present 在正式和非正式场合均可使用，但更常见于日常口语和一般社交场合。
Grammar Note
作为时间意义时不可数，作为礼物意义时可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词与“present”押韵，因为它们都以/ɛnt/结尾。注意拼写相似的“president”发音为/ˈprɛzɪdənt/，并不押韵。
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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