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ADJ
現在的；目前的
You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or those that may exist in the future.
例句
He has brought much of the present crisis on himself...
目前的大部分危機都是他自己引起的。
...the government's present economic difficulties...
政府當前的經濟難題
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N-SING
現在；目前；現狀
The present is the period of time that we are in now and the things that are happening now.
例句
...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
他為協調過去和現在所付出的努力。
...continuing right up to the present...
一直持續到現在
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ADJ
現在時的；現在式的
In grammar, the present tenses of a verb are the ones that are used to talk about things that happen regularly or situations that exist at this time. The simple present tense uses the base form or the 's' form of a verb, as in 'I play tennis twice a week' and 'He works in a bank'.
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PHRASE
目前；現在；眼下
A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
例句
There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease...
目前還沒有辦法預測誰會得這種病。
At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.
目前，14歲以下兒童不允許進酒吧。
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PHRASE
當代；現代
The present day is the period of history that we are in now.
例句
...Western European art from the period of Giotto to the present day.
從喬托時期直至現代的西歐藝術
...monastic music of the present day.
當代的寺廟音樂
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PHRASE
暫時；暫且
Something that exists or will be done for the present exists now or will continue for a while, although the situation may change later.
例句
The ministers had expressed the unanimous view that sanctions should remain in place for the present.
大臣們一致認為暫時還不能取消制裁。
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PHRASE
機不可失，失不再來；就在當下
If you say 'There's no time like the present', you are suggesting to someone that they should do something now, not later.
例句
Don't wait until New Year to resolve to organise your life. There's no time like the present.
不要等到新年才下決心規劃生活。要把握當下。