nowadays

英 ['naʊədeɪz] 美 ['naʊədeɪz]

• adv. 现今；现在

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 现在,现时

   at the present time; in these modern times

详尽释义

adv. 副词

1. 现今
2. 现在
3. 时下
4. 目前
5. 眼下
6. 如今
7. 这年月
8. 这年头
9. 当今之世
10. 在当今的时世里

n. 名词

1. 当今
2. 现代
3. 现在
4. 现今

英英释义

Noun:

1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech;

   "that is enough for the present"
   "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
   

Adverb:

1. in these times;

   "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"
   "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"
   "today almost every home has television"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us.
   现今人们越来越依赖计算机协助工作。
2. Nowadays people travel in cars rather than carriages.
   现今人们旅行都坐汽车，而不使用马车。
3. Portable telephones are very popular nowadays.
   现今，移动电话非常普及。
4. Nowadays, children often prefer watching TV to reading.
   如今，儿童常爱看电视而不爱看书。
5. Nowadays, the poor student has become a rich man.
   如今，那个穷学生成了富人。
6. Lasers can be used to perform operations nowadays.
   现在激光可以用来做手术。
7. Phonograph is no longer used nowadays.
   留声机现在已不再使用了。
8. It is rare to find such a genius nowadays.
   这样的天才现在很少见。
9. Nowadays many people die of cancer.
   现在有很多人死于癌症。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. Nowadays people like travelling on foot.
   现在人们喜欢徒步旅行。
2. Nowadays petrol costs too much.
   如今的汽油太贵了。
3. He's much thinner nowadays than he used to be; I think he's been ill.
   最近他比以前瘦多了,我想他一直在生病。
4. Cars go very fast nowadays.
   如今的汽车跑得快。
5. Antiques are much sought after nowadays.
   现在求购古玩成风。
6. Most films are colour ones nowadays.
   现在大多数影片是彩色的。
7. The novels of Scott are much in demand nowadays.
   斯科特的小说目前十分畅销。
8. We can see many adulterators in the market nowadays.
   时下我们能见到有许多低劣商品冲击市场。

用作定语

1. Many shoes nowadays are made of plastic or similar stuff.
   如今,许多鞋子是用塑料或类似的材料制成的。
2. You can't set up a business nowadays without money behind you.
   现如今你要是没有钱在后边撑着,就办不成事。

词语用法

adv. (副词)

1. nowadays的基本意思是“现在”“现时”,用于把现在的情况与过去的情况进行对比,含有强烈的感情色彩,一般不用于完成体。
2. nowadays在句中一般用作状语,可放在句首,也可放在句子中间或句末。
3. nowadays有时也可放在名词之后作定语。

常见错误

adv. (副词)

1. 现在你很少来看我。

   误 In nowadays you rarely come to see me.

   正 Nowadays you rarely come to see me.

2. 如今,人们如果没有电就几乎不能生活。

   误 In the nowadays, people can hardly live without electricity.

   正 Nowadays people can hardly live without electricity.

   析 nowadays是副词,不是名词,其前不用任何介词。

3. 许多上了年纪的人不喜欢如今的风气。

   误 Many elderly people don't like the nowadays fashions.

   正 Many elderly people don't like the fashions nowadays.

4. 如今他们知道任何事。

   误 They know nowadays everything.

   正 They know everything nowadays.

   析 nowadays不是形容词,不能作前置定语修饰名词。

近反义词

【近义词】

• any more
• at the moment
• now
• today