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pres·ent / 5prZznt ; 5prezEnt /adjective
1. PLACE 地方, not before nounin a particular place出席的，到场的; 存在的;ANTabsent
[+ at / in ]
•Foreign observers were present at the elections.有外国观察员出席选举。
•the gases present in the earth's atmosphere地球大气中存在的气体
2. MEMORY 记忆, not before nounto be felt strongly or remembered for a long time强烈感觉到的; 历历在目的:
[+ in ]
•The memory of her brother's death is still present in her mind.哥哥去世时的情景她仍记忆犹新。
3. TIME 时间, only before nounhappening or existing now目前的，现在的; 现存的:
•the present situation of the millions of people who are suffering poverty and disease遭受贫困和疾病折磨的几百万人民的现状
•At the present time we have no explanation for this.目前我们还无法解释这件事。
4. the present day also the present in the time now, or modern times现在，目前; 现代:
•The practice has continued from medieval times to the present day.这种做法从中世纪时期一直延续至今。
5. the present also the present tense technicalthe form of the verb that shows an existing state or action现在时:
•the present tense of the verb 'to be'动词 to be 的现在时
6. all present and correct BrE, all present and accounted for AmEused to say that everyone who is supposed to be in a place, at a meeting etc is now here该到的都到了，如数到齐
7. present company excepted spokenused when you are criticizing a group of people and you want to tell the people you are with that they are not included in the criticism在座各位除外:
•Women are never satisfied with anything! Present company excepted, of course.女人从来不会满足！ 当然在座各位除外。
⇒PRESENTLY
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pre·sent / prI5zZnt ; prI5zent /verb
1. GIVE 给予, Tto give something to someone, for example at a formal or official occasion颁发，授予; 赠送; 呈献; 呈递:
present sb with sth
•He was presented with a bottle of champagne.有人送他一瓶香槟。
•She was presented with an award .她获授一个奖项。
present sth to sb / sth
•The computer centre presented a cheque for ￡500 to cancer research.那家计算机中心捐赠了一张 500 英镑的支票用于癌症研究。
2. CAUSE STH TO HAPPEN 使某事发生, Tto cause something to happen or exist使发生（存在），引起，造成:
present sb with sth
•I knew I had presented her with an impossible task.我知道我给了她一项不可能完成的任务。
present a problem / difficulty
•Large classes present great problems to many teachers.大班教学给许多老师造成很大困难。
3. present yourself to talk and behave in a particular way when you meet people待人处世; 展示自己:
•He presents himself well.他很善于展示自己。
4. DESCRIPTION 描述, Tto show or describe someone or something描述; 展现; 表现:
•The artist was determined to present an accurate picture.那位画家决定展现一幅精确的画面。
•We'll present the information using a chart.我们将用图表来表示这些信息。
present sb as sth
•Shakespeare presents the hero as a noble man doomed to make mistakes.莎士比亚把主人公表现成一位高尚却注定要犯错的人。
present yourself as sth
•The government presents itself as being sensitive to environmental issues.政府表现出一副对环境问题很敏感的样子。
5. SPEECH 讲话, Tto give a speech in which you offer an idea, plan etc to be considered or accepted提出，陈述〔观点、计划等〕:
•Our manager is due to present the report at the end of the month.我们的经理将于月底作汇报。
present sth to sb
•On January 3 the company will present its plans to the bank.1 月 3 日该公司将向银行提交计划。
6. DOCUMENT / TICKET 文件/入场券, Tto show something such as an official document or ticket to someone in an official position呈递，出示:
•You must present your passport to the customs officer.你必须向海关人员出示护照。
7. THEATRE / CINEMA 剧院/电影院, Tto give a performance in a theatre, cinema etc, or broadcast a programme on television or radio上演; 演出; 上映; 播出〔广播或电视节目〕:
•Edinburgh Theatre Company presents 'The Wind in the Willows'.爱丁堡剧团演出《柳林风声》。
8. TELEVISION / RADIO 电视/广播, TBrEif you present a television or radio programme, you introduce its different parts主持〔广播或电视节目〕;SYNhost AmE:
•Thursday's The Late Show was presented by Cynthia Rose.星期四的《深夜秀》是由辛西娅·罗丝主持的。
9. APPEARANCE 外观, Tto give something or someone a particular appearance or style〔以某种外观或风格〕提供:
•The restaurant likes to present food with style.那家餐馆的食物总是色香味俱全。
10. sth presents itself if a situation, opportunity etc presents itself, it suddenly happens or exists某事物突然出现，某事物突然发生:
•I'll tell her as soon as the opportunity presents itself .一有机会我就告诉她。
11. FORMALLY INTRODUCE SB 正式介绍某人, Tto formally introduce someone to another person, especially to someone of a very high rank〔正式地〕介绍，引见〔尤指向地位极高者〕:
•I was presented to the Queen in 1964.我于 1964 年被引见给女王。
12. present your apologies / compliments etc formalused to greet someone, say sorry to them etc very politely致歉/致意等:
•Mrs. Gottlieb presents her apologies and regrets she will not be able to attend.戈特利布夫人向您致以歉意，她因为不能出席而感到遗憾。
13. ILLNESS 疾病, I,Tmedicalto show an illness by having a particular SYMPTOM (=sign of an illness)表现出（症状）:
•The doctor asked whether any of the children had been presenting any unusual symptoms.医生询问是否有孩子表现出什么特别的症状。
•Three of the five patients presented with fever and severe headaches.五位病人中有三位出现了发烧和剧烈头痛的症状。
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pres·ent / 5prZznt ; 5prezEnt /noun
1. Csomething you give someone on a special occasion or to thank them for something礼物，赠品;SYNgift
•I was searching for a present for Mark.我在找一份礼物送给马克。
birthday / Christmas present生日/圣诞礼物
•I gave her a very special present for her birthday.我送给她一份很特别的生日礼物。
2. the present
a. the time that is happening now现在，目前:
•Stop worrying about the past and live in the present.别再为过去烦恼，好好地过眼前的日子。
•The film is set sometime between 1995 and the present.这部电影的背景是 1995 年到现在之间的某个时间。
•'When do you want to start?' 'Well, there's no time like the present (=used to say that if you are going to do something at all, you should do it now) .“你想什么时候开始？”“没有比现在更合适的时候了。”
b. technicalthe form of the verb that shows what exists or is happening now〔动词的〕现在式，现在时形式;SYNthe present tense
3. at present at this time现在，目前;SYNnow
•The item you want is not available at present.您想要的那件商品目前没有货。
•At present, the airport handles 110 flights a day.目前，该机场每天有 110 个航班起落。
4. for the present something that exists or will be done for the present exists now and will continue for a while, though it may change in the future暂时，暂且:
•The company is still in business, at least for the present.这家公司仍在营业，至少目前如此。

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