presently
adv. 目前; 不久; 馬上
If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now.
She is presently developing a number of projects...
她現在正著手開發多個專案。
The island is presently uninhabited...
這座島嶼目前無人居住。
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,一個穿著白色外套的年輕女子走了進來。
'You're not looking too well, Thomas,' he said presently.
“托馬斯,你看起來氣色不太好,”他脫口而出。
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.'...
“誰是阿格尼絲?”——“你很快就會見到她。”
'Just take it easy,' David said. 'You'll feel better presently.'
“放鬆點,”戴維說,“你很快就會覺得更舒服些。”
1. in the near future;
2. at this time or period; now;
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
這些副詞或副詞片語均有"立刻,馬上"之意。
She is in Japan presently.
她現在正在日本.
We're presently at an altitude of 28, 000 feet ascending to our cruising altitude of 35, 000 feet.
我們現在的高度是兩萬八千尺, 正往三萬五千尺的巡航高度爬升.
Presently, Peroxidase is employed as indicator for blanching treatments of vegetables.
目前蔬菜的熱燙終點以過氧化物酶作為指示劑來確定.
Such a relationship is presently unproven.
這種相互關係尚未證實.
Mao's embalmed body is presently displayed in the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square.
毛已於一九七六年過世,他的遺體經過防腐處理,目前陳列在天安門廣場的[毛主席紀念堂]中.