presently
柯林斯詞典
1. ADV If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now. 目前
She is presently developing a number of projects. 她目前在開發(fā)好幾個項目。
The island is presently uninhabited. 那個島目前還沒人居住。
2. ADV You use presently to indicate that something happened a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned. 之后不久[書面] [ADV with cl]
He was shown to a small office. Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in. 他被帶到一間小辦公室。之后不久，一個穿白色上衣的年輕女子走進來。
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presently /?pr?z?ntl?/
劍橋詞典
presently adverb (NOW)
C1 mainly US formalnow; at the present time
現(xiàn)在，目前
Of 200 boats , only 20 are presently operational . 200條船中，目前只有20條可用。
Three sites are presently under consideration for the new hotel . 目前這家新酒店的選址有3個地點在考慮之中。
presently adverb (SOON)
old-fashionedsoon ; not at the present time but in the future , after a short time
不久；一會兒
The room was hot and presently her eyes grew heavy and she began to feel sleepy . 屋子里很熱，一會兒她就覺得眼皮發(fā)沉昏昏欲睡。 返回 presently