| 单词 | present |
| 释义 | present (once / 10 pages) 1adjn 2adj 3nv 4v 5v 6v The word present has multiple meanings, most of which concern giving (a present is a gift) or time (the present is right now). The verb present might mean to deliver something like a speech, or perform something like a play. On formal occasions, when we present someone, we introduce them, usually to a group or to the public. Present might also mean "to submit" or "hand over." In grammar, the present tense expresses actions or states occurring at the time we're speaking of them, that is to say, at this moment. WORD FAMILYpresent: presence, presentable, presentation, presented, presenter, presenting, presently, presentment, presentness, presents+/presence: presences/presentable: presentably, unpresentable/presentation: presentational, presentations/presenter: presenters/presentment: presentments/unpresentable: unpresentably USAGE EXAMPLESAnd in July, the company will present a free production in a to-be-determined Seattle park. Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) The purpose of the press is to inform and educate, not mislead with incomplete information presented as facts. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) They presented a somber vision of the turtles’ potential extinction and discussed ways to prevent that. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration the present leader articles for present use the present topic the present system present observations Syn|Ant existing presently existing immediateof the present time and place inst, instantin or of the present month latter-daybelonging to the present or recent times past earlier than the present time; no longer current futureyet to be or coming noncurrentnot current or belonging to the present time incomingarriving at a place or position outgoingleaving a place or a position oldof long duration; not new ago, agonegone by; or in the past ancientbelonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gonewell in the past; former chivalric, knightly, medievalcharacteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages early, former, otherbelonging to the distant past erstwhile, former, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometimebelonging to some prior time former, late, previous(used especially of persons) of the immediate past historic, historicalbelonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past lastimmediately past late, recentof the immediate past or just previous to the present time oldenlong past otherrecently past prehistoric, prehistoricalbelonging to or existing in times before recorded history thenat a specific prior time ult, ultimoin or of the month preceding the present one approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcomingof the relatively near future future dayyet to come earlyexpected in the near future emerging, risingcoming to maturity in storein readiness; awaiting prox, proximoin or of the next month after the present prospectiveof or concerned with or related to the future 2n the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech that is enough for the present he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow Syn|Hypo|Hyper nowadays now the momentary present here and now, moment, present momentat this time datethe present nonce, time beingthe present occasion todaythe present time or age tonightthe present or immediately coming night time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past 3n a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper present tense historical present the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states tense a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time adj being or existing in a specified place 3the murderer is present in this room present at the wedding present at the creation Syn|Ant attendant being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation" ever-presentbeing always present existingexisting in something specified herebeing here now naturally occurringexisting by nature and without artificial aid omnipresent, ubiquitousbeing present everywhere at once absent not being in a specified place awaynot present; having left introuvableimpossible to find awol, truantabsent without permission 1n something presented as a gift his tie was a present from his wife Hypo|Hyper birthday gift, birthday present a present given in celebration of a person's birthday Christmas gift, Christmas presenta present given at Christmas time wedding gift, wedding presenta present given to someone getting married stocking filler, stocking stuffera small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking bride-gifta wedding present to the bride gift something acquired without compensation 2v hand over formally Syn|Hypo|Hyper submit bring in submit (a verdict) to a court give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 3v give as a present; make a gift of Syn|Hypo gift, give dower, endow furnish with an endowment distribute, give out, hand out, pass outgive to several people give awaymake a gift of raffle, raffle offdispose of in a lottery bung, fee, tipgive a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on bequeath, leave, willleave or give by will after one's death cede, deliver, give up, surrenderrelinquish possession or control over deed over, granttransfer by deed treatprovide with a gift or entertainment donategive to a charity or good cause tenderoffer or present for acceptance render, submitmake over as a return beneficeendow with a benefice devisegive by will, especially real property pass ongive to or transfer possession of yield upsurrender, as a result of pressure or force sellgive up for a price or reward apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out, sharegive out as one's portion or share pledge, subscribepay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals sign away, sign overformally assign ownership of remembershow appreciation to entail, fee-taillimit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs 4v give, especially as an honor or reward Syn|Hypo|Hyper award certificate present someone with a certificate bestow, conferpresent miterconfer a miter on (a bishop) blessconfer prosperity or happiness on graduateconfer an academic degree upon allocate, apportion distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose 5v present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize 4Syn confront, face confront, face, face up deal with (something unpleasant) head on 1v introduce Syn|Hyper pose be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent form or compose 2v cause to come to know personally Syn|Hypo|Hyper acquaint, introduce acquaint, familiarise, familiarize make familiar or conversant with re-introduce, reintroduce introduce anew bring out, introducebring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 3v formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. Hyper acquaint, introduce cause to come to know personally 4v give an exhibition of to an interested audience Syn|Hypo|Hyper demo, demonstrate, exhibit, show bring home make understandable and clear show make visible or noticeable 5v deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students Syn|Hypo|Hyper deliver speechify make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 6v perform (a play), especially on a stage 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper represent, stage localise, localize, place, set locate re-create create anew 1v bring forward and present to the mind We presented the arguments to him Syn|Hypo|Hyper lay out, represent argue, reason present reasons and arguments argue, indicategive evidence of spintwist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation re-argueargue again expostulatereason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion defend, fend for, supportargue or speak in defense of sugarcoatcause to appear more pleasant or appealing say, state, tell express in words 2v represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper portray commend present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence interpret, represent create an image or likeness of v recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position Syn|Hyper salute greet, recognise, recognize express greetings upon meeting someone |
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