1[uncountableU] when someone or something is present in a particular place 出席,到场;存在OPP absence
Your presence is requested at the club meeting on Friday.
敬请出席于周五举行的俱乐部会议。
presence of
Tests revealed the presence of poison in the blood.
化验显示血液中含有毒素。
2in the presence of somebody (also in somebody’s presence) formalWITH with someone or in the same place as them 在某人面前,当着某人的面
He was determined not to complain in the presence of the nurse.
他决定不当着那位护士的面抱怨。
I asked you not to smoke in my presence.
我叫你不要在我面前抽烟的。
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in the presence of somebody• The sound puzzled him: it was wrong for boys in the presence of Mrs Crumwallis.• A westernblotlabelled with 125 I-calmodulin in the presence of Ca 2+ was used to identify the calmodulin-binding proteins.• Conversely, the absence of hypoxaemia predicts a low risk of death, even in the presence of radiographic pneumonia.• Another model allows for partisan effects to occur even in the presence ofrationalexpectations.• The deep is present throughout his Gospelin the presence of the cosmicdarkness.• My interrogation must have taken place in the presence of the King himself.• However, such activation was dramatically reducedin the presence of the Oct-1 expressionvector.• It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master.
3appearance/manner 外貌/举止 [uncountableU]IMPRESS the ability to appear impressive to people because of your appearance or the way you behave 风度,风采
a man of great presence
风度翩翩的男子
4official group 官方团体 [singular]HERETHERE a group of people, especially soldiers, who are in a place to control what is happening 〔驻扎的〕部队;〔派遣的〕队伍
We will increase police presence in local communities.
我们将在当地社区增加警力。
Soldiers still maintain a military presence in the area.
士兵们仍然驻守在该地区。
5business 商业 [countableC usually singular] the ability to gainsales because your business is strong or noticeable 势力,影响力
a company with a strong presence in all major world markets
在世界各大市场都很有势力的公司
6spirit 幽灵 [countableC usually singular]GHOST a spirit or influence that cannot be seen but is felt to be near 〔看不见的〕灵魂,鬼怪
They felt a strange presence in the deserted house.
他们感到那所废弃的房子里有异灵。
7make your presence feltEFFECT/INFLUENCEto have a strong and noticeable effect on the people around you or the situation you are in 引起他人注意
She was a very pretty girl and made her presence felt almost at once.
她是个很漂亮的姑娘,她一出现几乎马上就能吸引别人的注意。
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make your presence felt• There were also other things moving around and making their presence felt.• She was a very prettygirl and made her presence felt almost at once.• Some antcuckoofemalesmake their presence felt in more dramaticfashion.• After two miles of road, and maybe the first blisters and unknownmusclesmaking their presence felt, came the test!• But Kiker quickly made his presence felt.• In music, art, architecture, and so on, they make their presence felt.• Bruce wasted little time making his presence felt by scoring in the first ten minutes of the game.• A sense of urgency begins to make its presence felt.• Eva was more used to making her presence felt.
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verbs
indicate the presence of something/somebody
These plants indicate the presence of underground water.
reveal the presence of something/somebody
Excavations revealed the presence of an ancient burial ground.
detect the presence of something/somebody
They invented a device for detecting the presence of submarines.
confirm the presence of something/somebody
Tests confirmed the presence of an infection.
explain the presence of something/somebody
How could he possibly explain the presence of so much money in his flat?
notice somebody's presence
If he had noticed her presence, he gave no sign.
sense somebody's presence (=be aware that someone is present without seeing them)
The man sensed his presence at once and turned sharply.
acknowledge somebody's presence (=speak to someone or make a sign to show that you know they are present)
He acknowledged my presence with a quick wave.
phrases
be/become aware of somebody's presence
It was only when I coughed that he became aware of my presence.
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presence• As a result, a housing associationpresence has been achieved in a number of relatively small villages.• It was as if an evilpresence lived in the room.• The sale gives USAir a greater presence in the Northeast.• The suddencessation of the drumming was, peculiarly, more unnerving than its presence.• I feel now that I am in touch with Belinda, even though I miss her physicalpresence.• There was a strong police presence at the march.• The ambassador's presence at the reception was a surprise.• It was a sombremeal in spite of Mark's presence.• The Africandancers have a powerfulstagepresence.• However, the presence of the word charity never did guaranteegoodwill.• In the presence of malignancy it is known that different tissues can respond in different ways.• That is, they can frame the night with their presence.
1being present在場ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRESENCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤mere只是在場◇The mere presence of children in the room is enough to upset him.只要有孩子在房間裏,他就會不高興。➤constant, continued, continuing, permanent長久存在;繼續存在;永遠存在➤growing, increased, increasing不斷增加的/已增加的/正在增加的存在◇the increased presence of Asian actors in Hollywood亞洲演員在好萊塢的人數有所增加➤significant, strong, substantial有意義的/強大的/大量的存在◇The company now has a strong presence in Germany.該公司目前在德國有很強的勢力。➤dominant佔主導地位的存在◇He remained a dominant presence in the art world.他在藝術界仍佔主導地位。➤overwhelming壓倒性的存在◇the overwhelming presence of the church in daily lives教會在日常生活中壓倒性的勢力➤pervasive, ubiquitous普遍存在;無處不在◇the pervasive presence of the Web網絡的普遍存在◇He's become a ubiquitous presence on talk shows.脫口秀節目中已少不了他。➤comforting令人感到安慰的存在◇Her comforting presence made him feel safe.她的在場給了他安慰,使他感到很安全。➤physical親身在場◇the physical presence of actors among the audience親身出現在觀眾中的演員➤visible可見的存在◇the visible presence of campus security可以看得到的校園安全措施➤online, Web網絡上的存在◇Fox's efforts to create a Web presence for the movie福克斯公司為該電影創建網頁的努力➤human人類的存在◇I could see no signs of human presence.我看不到人類存在的跡象。VERB + PRESENCE➤indicate, reveal, show, suggest表明存在;顯示存在◇These chemicals could indicate the presence of water on the planet.這些化學物質可能表明這顆行星上有水。➤confirm確認存在◇Tests confirmed the presence of the disease.檢驗證實了該疾病的存在。➤acknowledge打招呼◇He acknowledged our presence with a nod of his head.他點了一下頭對我們打招呼。➤request, require請求/要求存在◇The King requested our presence this morning.國王要求我們今天上午到場。◇Your presence is required two days from now.要求你兩天後到場。➤detect發現存在➤have存在◇a small business that doesn't have a Web presence沒有網站的小企業➤establish建立存在◇Establishing a strong presence on the Internet is a top priority.在因特網上做大做強是當務之急。➤expand, increase擴大/增加存在◇The company plans to expand its presence in emerging markets.該公司計劃擴大其在新興市場的佔有率。➤grace sb with (ironicorhumorous) 光臨使某人不勝榮幸◇How nice of you to grace us with your presence!您的大駕光臨使我們蓬蓽生輝 !PREPOSITION➤in sb's presence當某人的面◇He should never have made those remarks in your presence.他怎麼都不該當着你的面說那些話。PHRASES➤make your presence felt, make your presence known使周圍的人注意自己◇She certainly made her presence felt in the boardroom.她確實讓自己在董事會上受到了關注。presence
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2number of people人數ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRESENCEADJECTIVE➤constant, continuing, permanent常駐人員◇a permanent American presence overseas美國在海外的常駐人員➤military, naval, police駐軍;海軍駐軍;派駐的警察◇There was a strong police presence throughout the demonstration.整個示威遊行期間都有一大批警察在場。◇The march went ahead in spite of the overwhelming police presence.遊行隊伍不顧眾多警察在場繼續前進。VERB + PRESENCE➤have有部隊駐紮◇The United States has a substantial military presence in the country.美國在該國派有大量駐軍。➤maintain派駐人員在場◇The army maintains a constant presence in the area.軍隊常駐這一地區。presence
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3force of personality性格的感染力ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRESENCEADJECTIVE➤charismatic, commanding, dominating, formidable, great, imposing, intimidating, powerful, strong有魅力的風度;威風凜凜的儀態;強勢的氣場;威嚴的氣度;不凡的氣質;令人生畏的氣場;強大的氣場◇She was a formidable presence on the set.她在賽場上令人生畏。◇He was still an intimidating presence.他的氣場仍然令人生畏。➤screen, stage上鏡的姿態;台風◇He has a commanding screen presence.他上鏡時霸氣十足。VERB + PRESENCE➤have有風度presence
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4 (literary) a person or spirit that you cannot see鬼怪;幽靈ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRESENCEADJECTIVE➤alien, ghostly外星人;幽靈◇I felt as though there was some ghostly presence.我覺得好像有個幽靈在場。➤divine神聖的存在◇Flame has always symbolized a divine presence.火焰一直象徵着神聖的存在。➤evil邪惡的東西◇She sensed an evil presence, and it was growing stronger.她感覺到有某種邪惡的東西,而且這種感覺越來越強烈。VERB + PRESENCE➤feel, sense感覺到/覺察到有⋯存在◇She felt a presence in the room.她覺得房子裏有什麼東西存在。