Present
['prez(ə)nt] or ['prɛznt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking.
(noun.) something presented as a gift; 'his tie was a present from his wife'.
(noun.) the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; 'that is enough for the present'; 'he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow'.
(verb.) bring forward and present to the mind; 'We presented the arguments to him'; 'We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason'.
(verb.) formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc..
(verb.) hand over formally.
(verb.) introduce; 'This poses an interesting question'.
(adj.) being or existing in a specified place; 'the murderer is present in this room'; 'present at the wedding'; 'present at the creation' .
(adj.) temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; 'the present leader'; 'articles for present use'; 'the present topic'; 'the present system'; 'present observations' .
乔琳整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
(a.) Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.
(a.) Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.
(a.) Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.
(a.) Favorably attentive; propitious.
(a.) Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
(a.) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular.
(a.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.
(a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.
(a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
(a.) To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
(a.) To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
(a.) Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
(a.) To present; to personate.
(a.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
(a.) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .
(a.) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.
(a.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries.
(a.) To bring an indictment against .
(a.) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.
(v. i.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor.
(n.) Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.
(n.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.
錄入:温德尔
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. At hand, not absent.[2]. Instant, current, existing, not past nor future.
n. Gift, donation, donative, benefaction, offering, gratuity, largess, grant, DOUCEUR.
v. a. [1]. Introduce.[2]. Exhibit, offer, bring to notice.[3]. Give, bestow, grant, CONFER, give away.[4]. Hand, put into one's hands.
埃尔维斯手打
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:At_hand, existing, not_absent, nigh, instant, immediate, current,[See ABSENT]
SYN:Donation, gift, offering, grant, benefaction,[See BENEFACTION]
SYN:Give, offer, bestow, introduce, exhibit, confer_upon,[See BESTOW]
編輯:威尔玛
解釋/意思:
v.t. to set before to introduce into the presence of: to exhibit to view: to offer as a gift: to put into the possession of another: to make a gift of: to appoint to a benefice: to lay before for consideration: to point as a gun before firing.—n. Pres′ent that which is presented or given a gift.—adj. Prēsent′able fit to be presented: capable of being presented to a church living.—n. Presentā′tion act of presenting: a setting forth as of a truth: representation: the act or the right of presenting to a benefice: the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the superior pelvic strait during labour.—adj. Present′ative having the right of presentation: pertaining to immediate cognition.—ns. Presentēē′ one who is presented to a benefice; Prēsent′er.—adj. Prēsent′ive presentative non-symbolic (of words).—n. Prēsent′iveness.—adv. Pres′ently after a little by-and-by shortly: (arch.) without delay at once.—n. Present′ment act of presenting: the thing presented or represented: (law) notice taken of an offence by a grand-jury from their own knowledge or observation: accusation presented to a court by a grand-jury.—Present arms to bring the gun or rifle to a perpendicular position in front of the body as a token of respect to a superior officer.
西莉亚手打
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To receive presents in your dreams, denotes that you will be unusually fortunate. See Gifts.
校對:琳达
娱乐性解釋/意思:
n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
校對:伊薇特
例句/造句/用法:
- Not a word had been spoken during the present session on any of these topics. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- It may be questioned whether some of the present pedagogical interest in the matter of values of studies is not either excessive or else too narrow. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- While there's a handful of fire or a mouthful of bed in this present roof, you're fully welcome to your share on it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- I am sufficiently well off to keep a hundred and fifty ton steam yacht, which is at present lying at Southampton, ready to start when I wish. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- But in 1562, the year at which he ends with it, it contained no more than the same nominal sum does at present. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- As I made my way, so my son must make his; and his being married at present is out of the question. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Let us not, through security in hereafter, neglect the present. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- We can here consider only a few cases; of these, some of the most difficult to explain are presented by fish. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- So, I presented Joe to Herbert, who held out his hand; but Joe backed from it, and held on by the bird's-nest. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- With graceful modesty each gentleman retired a step from the presented weapon. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Mrs. Sowerberry emerged from a little room behind the shop, and presented the form of a short, then, squeezed-up woman, with a vixenish countenance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- The yard presented none of that bustle and activity which are the usual characteristics of a large coach inn. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- So far as I could understand, they rarely presented themselves at all. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The house presented two pointed gables in its front; the windows were latticed and narrow: the front door was narrow too, one step led up to it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- His hat presents at the rims a peculiar appearance of a glistening nature, as if it had been a favourite snail-promenade. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- But I liked my presents, and I wanted more. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- He rarely makes presents; he has never made presents to us. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- For blasting purposes also it presents the promise of possible utilization. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- It presents an assignment of something to be done--something to be tried. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Were they presents from Mrs. Cholmondeley? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- And here the second consideration presents itself. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Several cases are on record of the same species presenting varieties in the upper and lower parts of the same formation. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- If nothing came of it, I should be no worse off, and there would merely be a short delay in my presenting myself to Lightwood. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Allow me to offer you these violets, presenting a small bouquet between his delicate finger and thumb. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Let me,' says the large man, trying to attract the attention of his wife in the distance, 'have the pleasure of presenting Mrs Podsnap to her host. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Before presenting the cheque, I asked Sergeant Cuff if he had any remark to make. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Here, sir,' replied Job, presenting himself on the staircase. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The Jury of Awards, in presenting four medals to the Edison company, took occasion to pay a high compliment to the efficiency of the system. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
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