now

[nau]

adv.现在, 立刻
conj.既然(与that连用)
n.现在, 此刻
adj.目前的, 现存的
abbr.全国妇女组织(=National Organization of Women)

ad.

1. 现在, 目前, 此刻

I used to live in Tainan but now I live in Taipei.

我过去住在台南, 但现在住在台北。

2. 立刻, 马上

Go now or you'll be late.

你得马上走, 不然就要迟到了。

3. (用来引出后面的话或加强语气)嗨; 那么; 喂; 却说; 好

4. 于是, 然后, 当时

I see now why you decided not to go.

这下我明白你为什么决定不去了。

conj.

既然, 由于

Now (that) you have come, you may as well stay.

你既然来了, 不妨就住下。

n.

现在, 目前, 此刻[U]

Now is the best time to visit Paris.

目前是造访巴黎的最佳时节。

词形变化

名词: nowness |

词义辨析

同义:

ad.立刻, 马上

immediately  at once  right away

ad.现在, 目前, 此刻

presently  today  at this time  

同义参见:

down  here  contemporary  already  directly  

反义:

ad.现在; 立刻

then  

英英释义

名词 now:

the momentary present

副词 now:

at the present moment

同义词：at present

in these times

同义词：nowadays, today

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity

used to preface a command or reproof or request

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

同义词：immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time, like a shot

in the immediate past

短语词组

from now on

1. 从现在开始

From now on, we will try to do better.

从现在开始我们要尽量做得更好。

just now

1. 刚才

She arrived just now.

她刚到。

2. 现在

He is very busy just now.

他此刻很忙。

now ...; now/then ...

1. 时而……, 时而……

The weather was now hot, now cold.

天气时热时冷。

up to now

1. 到目前为止

Up to now, the work has been quite smooth.

到目前为止, 工作很顺利。

补充

nownow英:[nau] 美:[naʊ]adv.1.现在, 目前I had a headache this morning, but I'm all right now.我今天早上头疼, 但现在好了。2.立刻, 马上You've got to ask him.It's now or never.你得去问他, 马上去否则就没机会了。3.其时, 当时Now the noise was very loud.此时噪音极大。4.(说话者用以继续进行叙述、请求、警告等转换语气)Now be quiet for a few moments and listen to this.请安静一会儿, 注意听着。

例句

1. What are you doing now?你现在在干什么呢？ 2. You should know that by now.事到如今你应该知道了。 3. I have to go now.我得马上走了。 4. I'm warning you. Stop it right now!我警告你。马上停下来！ 5. I was hoping to go tomorrow. That won't be possible now.我本来希望明天去。这一来不可能了。 6. By now it was completely dark outside.这会儿外面全黑了。 7. They've been married now for 30 years.到现在他们已经结婚30年了。 8. now, to get back to the main point …好吧, 回到正题上来…… 9. now then, what's everyone drinking?喂, 大家要喝什么？ 10. now don't you worry about a thing.好了, 你什么都不用担心。 11. Come on now. It's past your bedtime.好, 来吧。就寝时间已经过了。 12. now, I hadn't told him this, so he must have found out for himself.你看, 我没有告诉他这个, 因此他一定是自己查出来的。 13. now, where was I …嗯, 我说到哪了…… 14. That's all for now.目前就这么多了。 15. You looked pretty upset just now.你刚才看上去挺难过的。 16. Mr Goldsworth is not available just now.戈兹沃斯先生这会儿没时间。 17. I'll be with you just now.我马上就去和你会合。 18. And now for something completely different.下面是完全不同的事情。 19. now, now. You'll be OK.好啦, 好啦。你会平安无事的。 20. now, now. There's no need to be rude.好了, 好了。别太粗鲁了。 21. now laughing, now crying一会儿笑, 一会儿哭 22. now then, what's the trouble?喂, 怎么啦？ 23. now then, no arguing, please.好了, 别争了, 好吗？ 24. now Henry's in charge, things are looking up.由于有了亨利的领导, 事情开始好转。 25. now that he's feeling better, he can go back to work.既然他感觉好些了, 那么他可以回去工作了。 26. in three days from now从现在起的三天之内 27. between now and Monday从现在到周一 28. now is the time to tell her all about it.现在是告诉她这一切的时候了。 29. now is your chance to talk to him.现在是你跟他谈话的好机会。 30. now he doesn't come,let's start our meeting.既然他不能来了，咱们就开始开会吧。 31. now I sit before the computer, I always have a lot of fun.我一坐在计算机前便感到十分开心。 32. where are you living now?.你现在住在哪里？。 33. it's the most popular style of jazz right now.这是眼下最流行的爵士乐风格。 34. not now, I'm late.现在不行，我迟到了。 35. [after prep.]they should be back by now.现在他们应该已经回来了。 36. if we leave now we can be home by ten.如果我们马上走，10点就可以到家。 37. I'd rather do it now than leave it till later.我宁愿立刻就做也不愿把它留到以后。 38. it is now clear that we should not pursue this policy.现在清楚了，我们不该奉行这个政策。 39. I didn't receive the letter, but it hardly matters now.我没收到那封信，不过现在这不打紧了。 40. what do you want now?.现在你还想要什么？。 41. they've been married four years now.他们结婚到现在已经4年了。 42. it had happened three times now.那时这种情况已经发生了三次了。 43. she was nineteen now, and she was alone.当时她19岁，孤身一人。 44. now, my first impulse was to run away.哎，我的第一反应是逃走。 45. I don't like Scotch. now, if it had been Irish Whiskey you'd offered me.我不喜欢苏格兰威士忌。哎，要是你请我喝爱尔兰威士忌该有多好。 46. now, if you'll excuse me?.好吧，请原谅我要失陪了。 47. we can hardly send her back, now can we?.我们不能把她送回去，嗨，我们能吗？。 48. run along now.好，往前跑。 49. let me see now, oh yes, I remember.嗯，让我想想，哦，我想起来了。 50. ‘Mum says you might let me have some of your stamps.’ ‘Does she now?’.“妈妈说你最好给我一些你的邮票。”“哦？她说过吗？”。 51. they spent a lot of time together now that he had retired.由于他已退休，他们在一起度过许多时光。 52. now you mention it, I haven't seen her around for ages.既然你提到，我好久没见过她了。 53. seventies disco dancing — very now.(20世纪）70年代的迪斯科舞 蹈—挺时尚的。 54. that's all the news there is for now.到目前为止，所有的消息就是这些了。 55. now now, that's not the way to behave.嘿，那可不是正当的行为。 56. a wind whipped about the house, now this way, now that.风绕着房子吹着，一会儿朝这边，一会儿又朝那边。 57. it was now or never—I had to move fast.事不宜迟——我得赶快行动。 58. now then, who's for a coffee?.喂，听我说，谁赞成去喝杯咖啡？。 59. now then, Emily, I think Sarah has suffered enough.听着，艾米丽，我觉得莎拉已经受够了。 60. The Beatles! now you're talking.披头士乐队！你说对了。 61. We can't go for a walk now -- it's raining.正在下雨，我们现在不能去散步。 62. Where are you living now?你现在住在哪里？ 63. Go now before anyone sees you.趁还没有人看见你，你赶快走吧。 64. now listen to what he's saying.请留心听他说些什么。 65. What does he want now?他究竟想要什么？ 66. now, let me think.好了，让我想一想。 67. now (that) the children have left home we can move to a smaller house.既然子女都已离家，我们可以搬到小一点的房子住。 68. We see each other now and then, but not very often.我们俩偶尔见面，但不是经常。 69. "We were having trouble before, but everything's okay now."先前我们有麻烦，现在一切都好了。 70. "I'm feeling much better now, thank you."我现在感觉好多了，谢谢你。 71. I love you now and I'll love you forever.我现在爱你，我将永远爱你。 72. now's the time for action.现在是该行动的时候了。 73. "“And now,” he said, “all we have to do is wait.”"“此刻，”他说，“我们只能等待。” 74. “Can we talk?” “Not now. I'm really busy.”“我们能聊聊吗？”“现在不行。我真的很忙。” 75. The room is now used as a home office. = They now use the room as a home office.这个房间目前用作家庭办公室。 76. He knows now that he was wrong.他现在知道是他错了。 77. Police have now identified the man who they believe stole the car.警方现在确认这名男子就是他们认为偷走那辆车的人。 78. Scientists now believe that the bones belong to a different species of reptile.目前科学家们认为这些骨头属于另一类爬行动物。 79. the now famous photograph of an American sailor kissing his young wife一名美国水手亲吻他年轻妻子的当下著名照片 80. I wish I knew then what I know now.当初我知道这些就好了。 81. This is the only chance you'll ever get. It's now or never.这是你唯一的机会，机不可失，失不再来。 82. now you tell me?! I needed to know that yesterday!你现在才告诉我？！我昨天就该知道！ 83. You tracked dirt everywhere! now I have to spend all day cleaning again!你弄得到处脏死了！这一来我得花一整天清理！ 84. “I know you've explained a lot—but can I ask just one more question?” “What now?” = “What is it now?” = “now what?”“我知道你已解释了很多——但我能再问一个问题吗？”“又怎么了？” 85. OK: I'll do it your way. Are you happy now?好。我按你说的做。这下你满意了吧？ 86. "I have to leave now. [=right now, right away, immediately]"我现在就得离开。 87. It's time to go home now.现在就该回家了。 88. "If I don't do it now, I'll forget to do it later."如果我不马上做，过会儿我就会忘了。 89. They'll be back any minute now!他们马上就要回来！ 90. "Any day now, he'll be walking through that door."他随时都会走过那扇门。 91. now which way do we go?我们现在该走哪条路？ 92. What do I do now?我现在怎么办？ 93. What now? = now what? [=what next?]接下来呢？ 94. He'll never believe me now!他如今不会相信我了！ 95. "If you can't stand the heat now, you certainly won't be able to stand it in the summer."如果你眼前这点热都受不了，夏天你肯定也会受不了。 96. Her parents arrived home the next day. now the trouble really began.第二天她的父母到了家。那时麻烦才算真的来了。 97. I next met her again a few years later. She was now 30 years old and working for a law firm.几年后我再次见到她。那时她有30岁了，在一家法律事务所工作。 98. It's been several years now since I last saw her. [=I haven't seen her for several years]自我上次见到她到现在有几年时间了。 99. We've lived here for a long time now. = We've lived here for some time now.我们已经在这儿住了很长时间了。 100. She has been teaching for 20 years now. = She has been teaching now for 20 years.迄今为止她教书有20年了。 101. "Hurry up, now, class started three minutes ago."嘿，快点吧，已经上课三分钟了。 102. "now, Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!"嘿，比利，不该那样和妈妈讲话！ 103. "now you be sure to write, you hear?"嘿，你一定要写。听见了吗？ 104. "Well, now, what is this I hear about you going back to school?"嘿，我听说你不打算回学校？ 105. "Come now. You know that's not true. = (chiefly US) Come on, now. You know that's not true."行啦，你知道那不是真的。 106. "now, which one of you kids broke the window?"喂，你们这些小孩谁打破窗户的？ 107. "now, you listen to me."喂，听我说。 108. now see here!喂，听着！ 109. "now, I'd like to call your attention to the statue in the middle of the room."现在，请看房子中间的这尊雕像。 110. “What's the meaning of life?” “now that's what I call a really important question!”“生活的意义是什么？”“嘿，那就是我说的真正重要的问题！” 111. now that was a great song!请注意，那是首极好的歌！ 112. "now where was I? Oh yes, I was telling you about my Uncle Harry."咦，我说到哪儿了？哦，想起来了，我说到我的叔叔哈里。 113. now you've done it!嘿，你已经做到了！ 114. now don't get too excited.喂，不要太激动。 115. now who could that be?那会是谁呢？ 116. "now then, what shall we do next?"可是，下一步我们做什么？ 117. That was an easy question. now for something a bit more challenging.这是个简单的问题。下面问点更有挑战性的问题。 118. now for today's top news stories.下面播报几条今天的热点新闻。 119. now one and now another一会儿这个，一会儿那个 120. "She was now laughing, now crying."她一会儿哭，一会儿笑。 121. We still see each other (every) now and then.我们还时不时见个面。 122. now and then she would come in to check on me.有时她会来看看我。 123. The silence in the house was broken now and again by the ringing of the telephone.屋里的安静不时被电话铃声打破。 124. "now, now, don't cry. Everything will be all right. You'll see!"好啦，别哭了。一切都会好的。你会明白的！ 125. "now, now. There's no need to use that kind of language."得了，没必要用那种言辞。 126. "now you mention it, I am kind of hungry."既然你提到了，我是有点饿了。 127. "now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry."既然你提到了，我是有点饿了。 128. "now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. = Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here."既然我们都到了，那就开会吧。 129. A lot of things can happen between now and then.从现在起可能会发生很多事。 130. "By now, you must have heard the news. = You must have heard the news by now."现在，你们一定听到这个消息了。 131. The kids are supposed to be in bed by now.孩子们现在应该上床睡觉了。 132. "That's enough for now, but we may need some more later."现在是够了，但待会儿我们可能还要一些。 133. Things are fine for now.目前情况还不错。 134. Fifty years from now you'll be telling your grandchildren about this day.五十年后，你可以给你的孙辈讲讲今天这个日子。 135. She's due back a week from now.一周后她就应该回来了。 136. We'll be here from now until November.从现在起直到十一月我们都待在这儿。 137. "I promise, from now on [=from this moment and forever into the future], I'll always tell you the truth."我保证从现在起永远对你说真话。 138. "From now on, no one can use my car without my permission."从现在起，没有我的同意任何人不准用我的车。 139. "Until now, doctors had no idea what caused the disease. = Up to now, they didn't know what caused it."到目前为止，医生还不清楚引起这种疾病的原因。