now是什么意思_now的中文翻译_用法_简单造句

英[naʊ]美[naʊ]

adv. 现在；立刻

conj. 既然(与that连用)

n. 现在；此刻

adj. 目前的；现存的

abbr. 全国妇女组织(=National Organization of Women)

记忆方法

词源词根法

来自古英语nu，现在，可能原义为新的，词源同new.=nowadays现今=即现在的日子，现今。

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双解
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词法

adverb(副词)

现在，此刻，目前
马上，立刻
至今
（用于描述过去的新情况或新事件）此刻，这时候
（用于描述刚刚所说或所做之事的结果）这样一来
很快，不久
（用于引出新话题）接着要谈
（用于陈述句和疑问句，引导后面的话或对其加以强调）

noun(名词)

现在，此刻
从现在开始

conjunction(连词)

既然，由于

双解例句

adverb(副词)

现在，此刻，目前
She used to be a teacher, but now she works in publishing.
她过去曾是一名教师，但现在从事出版工作。
I may eat something later, but I'm not hungry now.
我过一会儿可能会想吃点儿什么，可这会儿不饿。
Many people now own a smartphone.
如今许多人都拥有智能手机。
马上，立刻
I don't want to wait until tomorrow, I want it now!
我不想等到明天，我现在就要！
至今
She's been a vegetarian for ten years now.
她吃素已经10年了。
（用于描述过去的新情况或新事件）此刻，这时候
It was getting dark now, and we were tired.
这时候天越来越黑，我们疲惫不堪。
（用于描述刚刚所说或所做之事的结果）这样一来
Oh yes, now I mean.
哦，是的，这样一来我就知道你指的是谁了。
很快，不久
The guests are coming any minute now, and the house is still a mess.
我们的客人马上就要到了，可家里还是乱糟糟的。
（用于引出新话题）接着要谈
And now for what we're going to do tomorrow.
现在我们来讨论一下明天要做什么。
（用于陈述句和疑问句，引导后面的话或对其加以强调）
Now, where did I put my hat?
唉，我把我的帽子放哪儿了？
There was a knock at the door. Now Jan knew her mother had promised to come by, so she assumed it was her.
有人敲门。简知道妈妈答应过要来，所以认为敲门的是她。
Hurry, now, or you'll miss the bus!
快点，否则你就赶不上公共汽车了！
Sorry, I can't today. Now if you'd asked me yesterday, I would have said yes.
抱歉，我今天不行。如果你昨天问我的话，我会说行的。

noun(名词)

现在，此刻
Now isn't a good time to speak to him.
现在不适合跟他谈话。
I thought you'd be finished by now.
我以为你这会儿该弄完了。
You should have mentioned it before now.
你本该此前就提到它。
That's all for now (= until a future point in time).
暂时就这样吧。
从现在开始
From now on the gates will be locked at midnight.
从现在开始，大门将在午夜上锁。

conjunction(连词)

既然，由于
Now I have my car, I don't get as much exercise as I used to.
有车之后，我的活动量不如从前大了。
She's enjoying the job now that she's got more responsibility.
因为承担了更多的职责，所以她很喜欢这份工作。

小知识

Think of now as being the immediate present, the moment you are currently in. It’s part of the elusive concept of time, and each now, as it passes, becomes “then” even as it is replaced by a new now.

If someone calls to ask you what you are doing and you reply that you've been waiting tables but you hope to be a movie star and in fact you've saved almost enough bus fare to make it to Hollywood . . . they might interrupt you to explain: “I mean what are you doing right now.” In which case you might reply that you're cooking some noodles. If you do something “every now and then,” you don't do it all the time but every once in a while.