presently
adv
1 after a short time; soon 不久; 立刻
I'll be with you presently. 我馬上就來(lái).
2 (esp US) at the present time; now 現(xiàn)在; 目前
The Secretary of State is presently considering the proposal. 國(guó)務(wù)卿目前正在考慮該項(xiàng)建議. presently, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
When presently means `soon' it usually comes at the end of the sentence *presently 作`立即'解時(shí)通常位於句末
She'll be here presently. 她馬上就來(lái). When it means `after a short time' it sometimes comes at the beginning 作`很短時(shí)間之後'解時(shí)有時(shí)位於句首
Presently I heard her leave the house. 不一會(huì)兒我就聽(tīng)到了她離開(kāi)屋子的聲音. Increasingly in British as well as US English it means `now' or `currently' and is placed with the verb 不僅在美式英語(yǔ)中, 而且在英式英語(yǔ)中也逐漸廣泛用以指`現(xiàn)在'或`當(dāng)前', 位置緊靠動(dòng)詞
She's presently working on her PhD. 她目前在攻讀哲學(xué)博士學(xué)位.