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单词 now
释义 now
I. \(|)nau̇\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nū; akin to Old High German nū, nu now, Old Norse nū, Gothic nu, Latin nunc, Greek ny, nyn, Sanskrit nū, nu
1.
 a. : at the present time : at this moment
  < he is busy now >
  < is now abroad >
  < is now writing a new play >
  < he teaches now >
 b. : in the time immediately before the present : very lately : a moment ago
  < was here just now >
  < we were thinking of you just now >
 c. : in the time immediately to follow : without delay : forthwith
  < steps to correct this weakness must be taken now >
  < must write now or it will be too late >
2. — used with the sense of present time weakened or lost to express command, request, or admonition
 < now hear this >
 < now be a good boy and do as I tell you >
 < now don't get me angry >
3. — used with the sense of present time weakened or lost to introduce an important point or indicate a transition from one idea to another
 < now, this central cord is present in all the vertebrate animals we have so far mentioned — W.E.Swinton >
 < now this point of view … seems to me absolutely unhistorical — Edmund Wilson >
4. : sometimes
 < full of pathos and humor, now gay, now sad — H.H.Reichard >
 < the foothills roll along on either side, now bare and now wooded — American Guide Series: Vermont >
5. : under the present conditions : in view of the existing circumstances
 < after his quick victory over his last opponent, he is now favored to defeat the champion >
 < since my plan has failed, we must now try his >
6. : at the time under consideration : at the time referred to
 < the people now proceeded to give him almost every important honor within their gift — E.M.Coulter >
 < now the ore is loaded in chutes from towering trestled docks — Meridel Le Sueur >
7. : reckoning to the present time : by this time
 < spurned as the lowest form of wit for several centuries now — Esther K. Sheldon >
 < a good many years ago now, when I was a soldier — John Connell >
II. conjunction
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nū, from nū, adverb
: seeing that at or by this time : in view of the fact that : since
 < now he is better, he can return to school >
— often followed by that
 < now that I have seen her, I can understand your feeling for her >
III. \ˈnau̇\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from now (I)
: the present time or moment : present
 < the now is that which limits and determines the before and after of time — W.A.Gerhard >
 < about three times as large as any dining alcove of now — Sylvia T. Warner >
IV. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from now (I)
1. : of or relating to the present time : existing
 < was working for the now judge — Time >
2. : currently fashionable : up-to-date
 < the now point of view >
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