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now

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now1 /naʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv  
1 NOWat the present time 现在,此刻,目前 at this time 现在
 They now live in the city centre.
他们目前住在市中心。
 There’s nothing I can do about this right now (=exactly now).
这事我现在也没有办法。
by now
 Sonia should have been home by now. Do you think she’s OK?
索尼娅现在应该到家了。你觉得她没事吧?
up to now/until now
 Until now, doctors have been able to do very little to treat this disease.
直到现在,医生对这种疾病几乎无能为力。
 Please try to be more careful from now on (=starting from now).
从现在开始请尽量加倍小心。
for now (=for a short time) 目前;暂时
 Just leave your shoes on the back porch for now.
就暂时把你的鞋子留在后门廊吧。
just now especially British EnglishBrE (=at the present time) 目前,此刻
 There are a lot of bargains in the shops just now.
商店里现在有许多便宜货出售。
2 NOWimmediately 马上,立刻 immediately 马上,立刻
 The bell has rung – stop writing now.
铃声已经响了,立即停笔。
 If we leave now, we’ll be there before dark.
如果我们现在出发,天黑之前就能赶到那里。
3 NOWrealizing 明白 used when you know or understand something because of something you have just seen, just been told etc 这么一来
 Having met the rest of the family, she now saw where he got his temper from.
见到他家里的其他人之后,她这才明白他的脾气是从哪儿来的。
4 three weeks/two years etc now NOWused to say how long ago something started 至今三周/两年等
 They’ve been going out together for a long time now.
他们至今已交往很长时间了。
 It’s been over five years now since I started working here.
我在这儿工作至今已经五年多了。
 It’s now a month since we bought the car and it’s broken down three times already.
这辆车我们买了才一个月,已经坏过三次了。
5 (every) now and then/now and again SOMETIMESsometimes 时而,有时,不时
 I hear from him every now and then.
我有时会收到他的来信。
SPOKEN PHRASES
21 now ... now ... now literary used to say that at one moment someone or something does one thing and immediately after, they do something else 时而时而
 The eagle glided through the sky, now rising, now falling.
那只鹰在空中滑翔,时而腾空,时而俯冲。
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THESAURUS
now at this time 现在
Where are you living now?
你现在住在哪里?
The population is much larger now than it used to be.
现在人口数量比过去大幅增长。
currently formal now – used when describing what a situation is like 目前
The firm currently employs 113 people.
该公司目前有雇员113人。
Currently, the starting salary is around £20,000.
目前,起薪约为两万英镑。
at the moment now – used when talking about a short period of time, after which the situation is likely to change 这会儿,这阵子〔表示之后情况可能有变化〕
I think she’s at lunch at the moment – can I ask her to call you back?
我想她这会儿在吃午饭——让她给你回电好吗?
At the moment I’m working in a restaurant, but I’m hoping to go to college.
我目前在一家餐馆打工,但我还是希望上大学。
at present/at the present time formal (also presently American EnglishAmE) now – used when you do not expect something that is true now to be permanent 目前,眼下
Many areas are inaccessible at present due to heavy snow.
目前许多地方因大雪而无法前往。
The official currency is the crown, presently about 30 to the dollar.
官方货币是克朗,目前对美元的汇率约为30
for the time being now – used when a situation is likely to change, especially because an arrangement is only temporary 暂时
You can stay here for the time being, until you find a flat.
找到公寓之前你可以暂时住在这里。
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now2 ●●● S1 W3 (also now that) conjunction  
BECAUSEbecause of something or as a result of something 既然,由于
 Now that we know each other a little better, we get along fine.
由于彼此之间有了进一步了解,我们相处得不错。
 I’m going to relax now the school year is over.
学年结束了,因此我想放松一下。
 Now that I think of it, I acted the same way when I was his age.
我记得我在他这个年纪也是这样的。
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the NOWNOW, then /ˌen əʊ ˈdʌbəljuː $ -oʊ-/  
n(the National Organization for Women) a large US organization started in 1966, which works for legal, economic, and social equality between women and men. Its first president was Betty Friedan, who also helped to start it
Origin now1
Old English nu

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