presently

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pres·ent·ly /ˈprezəntli/ ●○○ adverb formal  1  SOONin a short time 马上，一会儿，不久，很快 SYN soon The doctor will be here presently. 医生一会儿就到。 Presently, I fell asleep. 一会儿我就睡着了。2  especially American EnglishNOW at the present time 现在，目前，此刻 SYN now The range of courses presently available has grown. 目前可选择的课程范围已经扩大了。 Your case is presently being investigated. 你的案子目前正在调查中。

Examples from the Corpus

presently• Tea will be served presently.• What I take exception to is the manner in which we are presently carrying out our naval preparations.• The watchers from Berwick's walls presently could see them no more, in an overcast early summer night.• Eventually it is intended to remove the ramp which presently gives access to the pattern room.• Though a number of its species are uncommon, comparatively few are presently in danger.• There presently is funding for 200 beds, but the center could be expanded to 400.• The university presently operates two cancer research centers.• Chek Lap Kok is open 24-hours a day and presently serves 45 million passengers a year.• There are presently three separate standards for such modems, and all three are evolving even as the equipment is being sold.presently available• It will also enable tutors to visit community groups and to train tutors in areas where they are not presently available.• The best scheme presently available is to use high-temperature gas-phase electrolysis of carbon dioxide.• These studies need to be repeated with presently available more accurate methods for assay of histamine.• This is a relatively clean source of energy compared to chemical sources such as coal-burning power stations and to presently available nuclear power.• The most important limitation of presently available systems is the lack of a reliable deglutitive signal.

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presently
pres‧ent‧ly /ˈprezəntli/ adverb formal
1. in a short time
   SYN  soon:
    The doctor will be here presently.
    Presently, I fell asleep.
2. especially American English at the present time
   SYN  now:
    The range of courses presently available has grown.
    Your case is presently being investigated.

pres·ent·lyBrE /ˈprezntli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈprezntli/ 🔊 adverb(especially NAmE) at the time you are speaking or writing; now 此刻；现在；眼下 SYN currently ◆The crime is presently being investigated by the police. 警方目前正在调查这起案件。🔊🔊◆These are the courses presently available. 这些就是现有的课程。🔊🔊 HELP In this meaning presently usually comes before the verb, adjective or noun that it refers to. 作此义时 presently 通常放在所修饰的动词、形容词或名词之前。used to show that sth happened after a short time （表示很快就发生了）◆Presently, the door opened again and three men stepped out. 不久，门又打开了，走出来三个人。🔊🔊 HELP In this meaning presently usually comes at the beginning of a sentence. 作此义时 presently 通常置于句首。used to show that sth will happen soon （表示即将发生） SYN shortly ◆She'll be here presently. 她马上就会到这儿。🔊🔊 HELP In this meaning presently usually comes at the end of a sentence. 作此义时 presently 通常置于句末。

• In both BrE and NAmE, presently can mean 'soon' or 'after a short time'. 在英式英语和美式英语中，presently 均含不久、一会儿之意：◆I'll be with you presently. 我一会儿就来。In NAmE the usual meaning of presently is 'at the present time' or 'now'. 在美式英语中，presently 通常表示目前、现在：◆She is presently living in Milan. 她现住在米兰。◆There is presently no cure for the disease. 目前这种疾病无药可医。This use is becoming more accepted in BrE, but at present or currently are usually used. 此用法在英式英语中正逐渐被接受，不过通常用的还是 at present 或 currently。