presently
adv. 目前; 不久; 马上
If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now.
She is presently developing a number of projects...
她现在正着手开发多个项目。
The island is presently uninhabited...
这座岛屿目前无人居住。
You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned.
Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in...
很快,一个穿着白色外套的年轻女子走了进来。
'You're not looking too well, Thomas,' he said presently.
“托马斯,你看起来气色不太好,”他脱口而出。
If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon.
'Who's Agnes?' — 'You'll be meeting her presently.'...
“谁是阿格尼丝?”——“你很快就会见到她。”
'Just take it easy,' David said. 'You'll feel better presently.'
“放松点,”戴维说,“你很快就会觉得更舒服些。”
1. in the near future;
2. at this time or period; now;
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻,马上"之意。
She is in Japan presently.
她现在正在日本.
We're presently at an altitude of 28, 000 feet ascending to our cruising altitude of 35, 000 feet.
我们现在的高度是两万八千尺, 正往三万五千尺的巡航高度爬升.
Presently, Peroxidase is employed as indicator for blanching treatments of vegetables.
目前蔬菜的热烫终点以过氧化物酶作为指示剂来确定.
Such a relationship is presently unproven.
这种相互关系尚未证实.
Mao's embalmed body is presently displayed in the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square.
毛已于一九七六年过世,他的遗体经过防腐处理,目前陈列在天安门广场的[毛主席纪念堂]中.