英语词汇“now”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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