Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #350
today
今天
the current day or date
- 1.
The current day or date.
当前的日子或日期
- 2.
the present time or age
当今时代
- 3.
The present era; nowadays.
当代；现今
- 4.
the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
今天
当今；当前的日子或日期；当今时代；当代；现今；现在
In use
Today is rainy, so we stayed inside.
She saved her energy for today.
Today is the last day to register.
the world of today
today we have computers
Today is beautiful
Connections
Collocations
- today's world
- 当今世界
- In today's world, technology plays a crucial role in our daily lives.在当今世界，科技在我们的日常生活中扮演着至关重要的角色。
- today's society
- 当今社会
- Today's society is more connected than ever before.当今社会比以往任何时候都更加互联。
- today's date
- 今天的日期
- What is today's date?今天是几号？
- today's news
- 今天的新闻
- I always read today's news in the morning.我总是在早上阅读今天的新闻。
- today's meeting
- 今天的会议
- Don't forget about today's meeting at 3 PM.别忘了下午3点今天的会议。
- as of today
Learner notes
Memory Tip
今天（today）可拆为to（到）和day（日），记成'到日'即今天。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：general time reference、daily conversation、written reporting “today”作为名词时，通常用于指代当前这一天或当今时代，既可出现在日常对话中，也可用于正式书面语，因此注册选择中性。
Grammar Note
通常不加冠词，如 'Today is Monday'，而非 'The today'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /-deɪ/ ending and rhyme with 'today'. The spelling chunk 'day' is consistently pronounced /deɪ/ in these words. No common lookalikes with different pronunciation were identified for this pattern.
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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