present

定義

1. 形容詞

   Happening now.

   例文

   • The present manager has been here longer than the last one.
   • This is the present situation.
2. 形容詞

   Being in a particular place.

   例文

   • Is there a doctor present?
   • Only half of the members were present at the meeting.
   ≈close
3. 形容詞

   Working fast, in old-fashioned use.

   例文

   • The doctor gave a present remedy for the pain.
   • Warm wine was a present cure for a cold.
   ≈presentaneous
4. 形容詞

   Happening right away, in old-fashioned use.

   例文

   • He asked for a present answer.
   • An ambassador asked for a present meeting with the king.
   ≈instantaneous
5. 形容詞

   Quick to think in an emergency, in old-fashioned use.

   例文

   • She had a present wit and saved them from trouble.
   • His present mind helped him in danger.
6. 形容詞

   Helpful or kind to someone, in old-fashioned use.

   例文

   • She hoped to find luck present to her plans.
   • He prayed for a present friend.
7. 形容詞

   Meaning this one, in a piece of writing.

   例文

   • The results of the present study are clear.
   • The present article explains the new rules.
   ≈this≈this≈current
8. 形容詞

   Fully paying attention to what is happening now.

   例文

   • Sorry, I was distracted, but I will be more present now.
   • A good listener stays present during the whole talk.
   ≈audient≈heedful≈reckful
9. 形容詞

   Used in a vote to show you are there but choose neither yes nor no.

   例文

   • Three members voted present instead of yes or no.
   • He was marked present, neither for nor against.
10. 名詞

    The time that is now.

    例文

    • Live in the present, not the past.
    • The present is all we can truly control.
    ≈now