This exploitation has reached such extremes that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be extinguished before the end of the century.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
ADV
目前；現(xiàn)在；此時
If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now.
例句
She is presently developing a number of projects...她現(xiàn)在正著手開發(fā)多個項目。The island is presently uninhabited...這座島嶼目前無人居住。
ADV
不久；隨即
You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned.
例句
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。
ADV
不久以后；很快；馬上
If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon.
例句
'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.'“放松點，”戴維說，“你很快就會覺得更舒服些。”
英漢詞典釋義
adv.
（表示馬上就已發(fā)生了）不久, 一會兒
Presently I got the whole story.我不久便了解到了全部情況。
現(xiàn)在, 目前, 此刻, 眼下
He is presently living in New York.他目前住在紐約。
英英詞典釋義
Adverb
1. in the near future;
"the doctor will soon be here""the book will appear shortly""she will arrive presently""we should have news before long"
2. at this time or period; now;
"he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations""currently they live in Connecticut"