nowadays

英 [ˈnaʊədeɪz]

美 [ˈnaʊədeɪz]

adv.  现今; 现在; 目前

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Collins.2 / BNC.4094 / COCA.6788

牛津词典

adv.

• 现今；现在；目前
  at the present time, in contrast with the past
  1. Nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading.
     现在大多数孩子都喜欢看电视而不喜欢读书。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 如今;现今
  Nowadaysmeans at the present time, in contrast with the past.
  1. Nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then...
     如今，女性胸怀大志也能被接受，但那时候不是这样。
  2. I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
     我现在不经常见到托尼了。

双语例句

• Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
  如今，减轻背部疼痛可以有许多方法。
• I don't hold with the way they do things nowadays.
  我不赞成他们现在的办事方式。
• The term 'early retirement' is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.
  现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.
  如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。
• Things seem to be going from bad to worse nowadays.
  情况似乎越来越糟了。
• I got a pink slip in my pay envelope nowadays.
  今天，我的薪水袋里加了一张解雇通知书。
• People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated
  当今，人们越来越长寿，受教育程度也提高了。
• You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays
  你比当下我们见到的大多数表演者都强多了。
• Nowadays girls pilot planes, too!
  现在姑娘家也会开飞机啦！
• Nowadays, everyone in the city was very clothes-conscious and fashionable.
  现在城里人很讲究穿而且穿得很时髦。