present的经典引文是:There is no past and future, only a sort of eternal present.出自:U. Le Guin。present名词:presentness;过去式:presented;过去分词:presented;现在分词:presenting;第三人称单数:presents。present的读音是英['preznt];美['preznt]。
一、详尽释义点此查看present的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、英英释义
"that is enough for the present"
"he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
"his tie was a present from his wife"
"the present leader"
"articles for present use"
"the present topic"
"the present system"
"present observations"
"the murderer is present in this room"
"present at the wedding"
"present at the creation"
"She shows her dogs frequently"
"We will demo the new software in Washington"
"We presented the arguments to him"
"We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
"we are going to stage `Othello'"
"This poses an interesting question"
"bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
"What will you give her for her birthday?"
"The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
"permit me to acquaint you with my son"
"introduce the new neighbors to the community"
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
"We confronted him with the evidence"
"He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
"An enormous dilemma faces us"
"When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
四、例句
He bought me a valuable diamond ring as a birthday present.
他给我买了一只贵重的钻戒作生日礼物。
I wish to make you a present in token of my gratitude.
我想送你一件礼物,以表示对你的感谢之情。
Focusing on the future instead of the present can cripple any activity.
不注意现在只考虑将来就可能做不成任何事。
There's no certain cure for this illness at present.
现在这种病尚无确实可靠的疗法。
He insists on being present.
他一定要出席。
A number of local personalities were present at the meeting.
一些当地名人出席了会议。
According to our present ideas of physics, nothing can travel faster than light.
根据我们现在物理学的概念,没有什么东西能超过光速。
I am content to stay in my present job.
我对现在的工作心满意足。
My present finances preclude the possibility of buying a car.
按我目前的财务状况我是不可能买车的。
He suspected that a leak was present somewhere along the pipe.
他猜疑管道里什么地方漏了。
He presented quite a new view of the affair.
他对那件事提出了相当新的看法。
We should like to present some suggestions which would help settle the question.
我们愿提出一些建议,可能有助于解决这个问题。
They presented a sum of money to the college in memory of their son.
他们向学院赠送了一笔款项以纪念他们的儿子。
The whole village presented a face placid.
整个村庄呈现出一片宁静。
The ships in the bay present a beautiful sight.
海湾内的船舶呈现一派美丽的景致。
五、常用短语
Allow me to present my former teacher to you.
请允许我向你们介绍我以前的老师。
He presented the guests to each other.
他介绍客人们互相认识。
The new employees were presented to the rest of the staff.
新雇员被介绍给其余职员。
The ambassador was presented to the president.
大使被总统召见。
He had the honour of being presented to the chairman in the office.
他有幸在办公室被主席召见。
六、词汇搭配
七、常见错误
误 She was not present for the meeting yesterday.
正 She was not present at the meeting yesterday.
析 表示“出席会议”,应该说 be present at the meeting。
他是唯一在场的英国人。误 He was the only present Englishman.
正 He was the only Englishman present.
析 形容词present作“在场”“出席”解时,如果修饰名词作定语,一般要放在名词之后。
现在中国的形势非常好。误 The situation in the present China is very good.
正 The present situation in China is very good.
析 中国只有一个,不是“暂时的”事物,故不可说the present China。
误 I have not any dictionary at the present.
正 I have not any dictionary at present.
我们厂现在有2000名工人。误 At present day there are two thousand workers in our factory.
正 At the present day there are two thousand workers in our factory.
析 表示“目前”,应该说at present,这是固定短语,其中present前没有定冠词。但当present后还有其他名词时, present前就须加定冠词,此时的present是形容词。
暂时我们最好什么也不做。误 For present we had better do nothing.
正 For the present we had better do nothing.
析 说“暂时”,用for the present, present前必须有the。
这块表是我父母送我的生日礼物。误 This watch is a birthday present of my parents.
正 This watch is a birthday present from my parents.
析 “ 由某人处收到的礼物”用a present from sb,其中的from不能换作of,因为of含有“所有权”的意味,误句应译为“这表是我父母的生日礼物”。
误 The President presented the prize winners the prizes.
正 The President presented the prize winners with the prizes.
析 作“授予”解时不用于present sb sth 结构,须用present sb with sth 结构。
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