ad. right now: just now,a moment ago 剛才,一會(huì)兒以前。
△2H.VI.3.2. 40: “Came he right now to sing araven’s note,”他剛才來(lái)唱著烏鴉的調(diào)子。
now
conj.
1. now that,since,it being so that一旦,既然。
△Ado.1.1.311 (301): “But now I am returned,and thatwar-thoughts / Have left their places vacant,”如今既然我(從戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上)回來(lái)了,戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的念頭已經(jīng)離開(kāi)我的頭腦。
△3H.VI。2.6.6:“And now I fall. thy tough commixturemelts.”現(xiàn)在我一旦倒下.你這個(gè)堅(jiān)固的聯(lián)盟就瓦解了。
2. while 當(dāng)…的時(shí)候。
△ Ham.3.3.73:“Now might I doit pat,now he is praying;”現(xiàn)在我正好動(dòng)手,他正在禱告。
now[nau]
adv.&;現(xiàn)今,目前
◇ by now此刻已經(jīng)
just now此刻
now and then不時(shí)
now ...now…時(shí)而…時(shí)而
now or never機(jī)不可失
now that由于
now then喂,那么
till now到現(xiàn)在為止
up to now到目前為止
‖ Now Generation 當(dāng)今一代
nowadays[?nau?deiz]adv.現(xiàn)今,目前
NOW國(guó)家婦女組織
見(jiàn)National Organization for Women條。