核心詞義
adv. （美）目前；不久
知識(shí)擴(kuò)展
詞語辨析
presently，at once，directly，immediately，instantly，right away。這組詞(組)共同的意思是“立即”“馬上”。它們的區(qū)別在于1.at once主要指動(dòng)作迅速，但中間多有一段距離，且at once比immediately意味更強(qiáng)。例如I'm leaving for Rome at once.我馬上去羅馬。He gave orders for the work to be started at once.他下令立即開始那項(xiàng)工作。2.immediately側(cè)重指時(shí)間“緊接著”。例如I came immediately after I'd eaten.吃過飯我立即就來了。Please close your books immediately and answer these questions.請立即合上書，回答這些問題。I left immediately when the clock struck twelve.鐘剛打12點(diǎn)我就離去了。3.right away經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在美式英語中。例如I'll do it right away.我立即去辦。He had written down a list of things to do right away.他已寫下須立即做的事情。Don't expect them to approve of the design right away.不能期望他們馬上批準(zhǔn)這項(xiàng)設(shè)計(jì)。4.instantly也是指動(dòng)作迅速，但它更強(qiáng)調(diào)的是同時(shí)發(fā)生，中間有很短的距離或無距離。例如The electrician went instantly in answer to the phone call.電工師傅一接到電話馬上就去了。He was killed instantly in a car accident.在車禍中，他當(dāng)場死亡。5.directly強(qiáng)調(diào)“直接地”，多與“迂回繞過”相對。例如Whether he sailed directly across the bay or coasted round it is uncertain他是徑直駛過海灣，還是沿海岸迂回繞過的，現(xiàn)在還無法確知。6.presently強(qiáng)調(diào)過一會(huì)再去做某事。例如I will do the dishes presently，but I want to finish the story first.我過一會(huì)去洗碟子，不過我想得先看完這篇故事。immediately，instantly，presently，directly，shortly，soon，at once，right away。這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻、馬上”的意思。immediately指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒有明顯的時(shí)間間隔。instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鐘也沒耽誤。presently指不久、即將。directly和immediately同義，指毫無遲疑。shortly和soon同義，指動(dòng)作發(fā)生或完成的速度之快。soon常用詞，指行動(dòng)快，完成速度快。at once口語中常用，語氣強(qiáng)烈，指時(shí)間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。right away主要用于美國英語，語氣稍弱于at once，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作迅速。
同根詞匯
present adj.present現(xiàn)在的；出席的npresent現(xiàn)在；禮物；瞄準(zhǔn)vi present舉槍瞄準(zhǔn)vt present提出；介紹；呈現(xiàn)；贈(zèng)送
精選例句
高考 考研
1、 The island is presently uninhabited.
那個(gè)島目前還沒人居住。
來源:秒詞邦搜集整理
2、 These are the courses presently available.
這些就是現(xiàn)有的課程。
來源:《牛津詞典》
1、 Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don’t pay for them.
根據(jù)目前的解釋，競爭法涉及消費(fèi)者的財(cái)務(wù)劣勢，當(dāng)這些服務(wù)的用戶不為這些服務(wù)付費(fèi)時(shí)，這一點(diǎn)并不明顯。
來源:2024年全國碩士研究生招生考試英語（二）閱讀選擇題text3