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"