now
- adv. 现在;如今;立刻
- adj. 现在的
- n. 现在;目前
- conj. 由于;既然
词组搭配
for now
until a later time
目前,暂时
that's all the news there is for now.
到目前为止,所有的消息就是这些了。
now and again (或 then)
from time to time
不时的;时而
now now
used as an expression of mild remonstrance
[用于表示婉转的反对]嘿
now now, that's not the way to behave.
嘿,那可不是正当的行为。
now —, now —
at one moment —, at the next —
一会儿…,一会儿…
a wind whipped about the house, now this way, now that.
风绕着房子吹着,一会儿朝这边,一会儿又朝那边。
now or never
used to convey urgency
[用于表示迫切]要么立刻行动,要么作罢;机不可失
&B{it was now or never}—I had to move fast.
事不宜迟——我得赶快行动。
now then
used to get someone's attention or to invite a response
[用于引起注意或表示期待回应]喂,听我说
now then, who's for a coffee?.
喂,听我说,谁赞成去喝杯咖啡?。
used as an expression of mild remonstrance or warning
[用于婉转地表示不满,警告]听着
now then, Emily, I think Sarah has suffered enough.
听着,艾米丽,我觉得莎拉已经受够了。
now you're talking
used to express one's enthusiastic agreement with or approval of a statement or suggestion
[用于表示十分赞同]这就对了
The Beatles! Now you're talking.
披头士乐队!你说对了。
now and again 或 now and then
Occasionally.
偶尔地
双语例句
- 1. Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes.
- 现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A journalist all his life, he's now brought out a book.
- 他当了一辈子新闻记者,如今已出了一本书。
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- 3. He will now face a disciplinary hearing for having an affair.
- 他因有外遇而要面临纪律听证会的裁决。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The crowds had been soaked and were now nicely drying out.
- 这群人都浑身湿透,现在谢天谢地快晾干了。
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- 5. Shirley's brother is now a consultant heart surgeon in Sweden.
- 雪利的兄弟现在在瑞典做心脏外科高级顾问医师。
来自柯林斯例句