now
adverb
uk
/naʊ/ us
/naʊ/now adverb (AT PRESENT)
現在,此刻,目前
She used to be a teacher, but now she works in publishing.
她過去曾是一名教師,但現在從事出版工作。
Many people now own a smartphone.
如今許多人都擁有智慧型手機。
至今
She's been a vegetarian for ten years now.
她吃素已經十年了。
any minute/moment/second/time now
now for ... informal
- Both her children are now married with children of their own.
- After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government.
- The breathing problem has now been complicated by a chest infection.
- The college now has a counsellor to help students with both personal and work problems.
- His marks in English have been below average for some time now.
now adverb (IN SPEECH)
文法
from now on/as from now
now
conjunction
/naʊ/ /naʊ/ now (that)...
B2
used to give an explanation of a new situation
既然,由於
She's enjoying the job now that she's got more responsibility.
因為承擔了更多的職責,所以她很喜歡這份工作。