present

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈpɹɛz.ənt/    /ˈpɹɛz.ənt/|/ˈpɹez.ənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
    — wedding present
  2. The current moment or period of time.
  3. The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
    — The platoon stands at present.
  4. The present tense.
  5. poo; feces colloquial,endearing,euphemistic
    — I think our toddler's just left us a little present in his diaper...
动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of presend form-of,participle,past
  2. To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
    — to present an envoy to the king
  3. To appear or represent oneself outwardly. intransitive
    — With your shabby attire, you do not present well as a prospective investment banking associate!
  4. To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. transitive
  5. To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration. transitive
  6. To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court. archaic,transitive
    — In the diocese of Gloucester in 1548 two inhabitants of Slimbridge were presented for saying that holy oil was ‘of no virtue but meet to grease sheep’.
  7. To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally. reflexive
    — Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord.
  8. To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. transitive
    — So ladies in romance assist their knight, / Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.
  9. To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration. transitive
    — I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader.
  10. To put on, stage (a play etc.). transitive
    — The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
  11. To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire. transitive
  12. To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind. reflexive
    — Well, one idea does present itself.
  13. To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. intransitive
    — The patient presented with insomnia.
  14. To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth. intransitive
  15. To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender). intransitive
    — At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man.
  16. To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.). transitive
    — Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link".
  17. To give a gift or presentation to (someone). transitive
    — She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
  18. To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer. transitive
    — I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
  19. To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid. transitive
  20. To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour. intransitive
  21. In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty. slang
    — Sherlock’s gender performance itself remains unchanged, with the exception of the hormonal changes he goes through after presenting as an omega.
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to now, for the time being; current.
    — The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
  2. Located in the immediate vicinity.
    — Only half of all present members were present at the meeting.
  3. Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting. obsolete
    — Amongſt this number of Cordials and Alteratiues, J doe not find a more preſent remedy, then a cup of wine, or ſtrong drinke, and if it be ſoberly and opportunely vſed.
  4. Not delayed; immediate; instant. obsolete
    — Sign me a present pardon for my brother,
  5. Ready; quick in emergency. dated
    — a present wit
  6. Favorably attentive; propitious. obsolete
    — to find a god so present to my prayer
  7. Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
    — Near-synonyms: this (determiner), this (pronoun), current
  8. Attentive; alert; focused.
    — Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
  9. Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“to be present”), from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + esse (“to be”).
词源 2
From Middle English presenten, from Old French presenter, from Latin praesentāre (“to show”), from praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“be in front of”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
English presend
English -t
English present
From presend + -t.
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