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presently 音标拼音: [pr'ɛzəntli] ad. 一会儿,不久;现在,目前 一会儿,不久;现在,目前 presently adv 1: in the near future; " the doctor will soon be here"; " the book will appear shortly"; " she will arrive presently"; " we should have news before long" [ synonym: { soon}, { shortly}, { presently}, { before long}] 2: at this time or period; now; " he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; " currently they live in Connecticut" [ synonym: { presently}, { currently}] Presently \ Pres" ent* ly\, adv. 1. At present; at this time; now. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] The towns and forts you presently have. -- Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster] 2. At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] And presently the fig tree withered away. -- Matt. xxi. 19. [ 1913 Webster] 3. With actual presence; actually . [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] His precious body and blood presently three. -- Bp. Gardiner. [ 1913 Webster] 18 Moby Thesaurus words for " presently": after a while, anon, at present, before long, betimes, by and by, directly, ere long, in a jiffy, in a moment, in a while, in due course, in due time, now, nowadays, shortly, soon, today
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