now
adverb /naʊ/
/naʊ/
Idioms 现在;目前;此刻 - Where are you living now?
你现在住在哪里? - They now have everything they wanted.
他们现在拥有了他们想要的一切。 - We now know the truth.
我们现在知道真相了。 - It's too late now.
现在太晚了。 - It's been two weeks now since she called.
她上次来电距今已经有两个星期了。 - I can tell you right now that you're wrong.
我现在可以告诉你,你错了。 - I didn't receive the letter but it hardly matters now.
我没收到那封信, 不过现在这几乎没关系了。 - from now on From now on I'll be more careful.
从今以后,我会更加细心。 - by now He should be home by now.
他现在应该到家了。 - up till now I've lived at home up till now.
我至今一直住在家里。 - for now That's all for now.
暂时就这些。
- Where are you living now?
现在;从现在开始 - Start writing now.
现在开始写吧。 - I am now ready to answer your questions.
我现在可以回答你们的问题了。
- Start writing now.
(表示厌烦) - Now they want to tax food!
他们竟然要对食品收税! - What do you want now?
你又想要什么? - It's broken. Now I'll have to get a new one.
这东西坏了,我只好去买个新的了。
- Now they want to tax food!
(改变话题或要对方做某事前,引起对方注意)喂,哎,嗨 - Now, listen to what she's saying.
嗨,听听她在讲什么。 - Now, the next point is quite complex.
请注意,下一点非常复杂。 - Now come and sit down.
喂,过来坐下。 - Now let me think…
嗯,让我想想…
- Now, listen to what she's saying.
词源Old English nū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nu, German nun, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nunc and Greek nun.
Idioms
(every) now and again/then
- from time to time; occasionally
有时;偶尔;时常 - Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep.
她隔一会儿就看看他是否还在睡觉。
- Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep.
now for somebody/something
- used when turning to a fresh activity or subject
(转向新的活动或话题)下面,接下来 - And now for some travel news.
下面播报几条旅游新闻。
- And now for some travel news.
now, now
(also now then)
- used to show in a mild way that you do not approve of something
(温和地表示不赞同)可是,好啦 - Now now, that's enough noise.
好了,够了。
- Now now, that's enough noise.
now… now…
- at one time… at another time…
时而…时而… - Her moods kept changing—now happy, now sad.
她的情绪总是变幻不定,时而欢喜,时而忧伤。
- Her moods kept changing—now happy, now sad.
(it’s) now or never
- this is the only opportunity somebody will have to do something
机不可失;勿失良机
now then
- (also now, now)used to show in a mild way that you do not approve of something
(温和地表示不赞同)可是,好啦 - used when making a suggestion or an offer
(提出建议或提供帮助)喂,听我说 - Now then, who wants to come for a walk?
喂,谁想出去走走?
- Now then, who wants to come for a walk?
now what? (informal)
- (also what is it now?)used when you are annoyed because somebody is always asking questions or interrupting you
(对某人的不断提问或打扰感到厌烦)又怎么了 - ‘Yes, but Dad…’ ‘Now what?’
“是的,可是爸爸…” “又怎么了?”
- ‘Yes, but Dad…’ ‘Now what?’
- used to say that you do not know what to do next in a particular situation
(不知道下一步该做什么)现在该怎么办