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

• I think it's very rare to have big families nowadays.
  我想，如今大家庭已经很少见了。
• 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。
• Few people use writing brushes nowadays.
  如今很少有人用毛笔了。
• Nowadays, such experts are as rare as morning stars.
  如今这样的专家寥若晨星。
• Nowadays, only the two big houses remain roofed.
  现在，只有那两座大房子还有屋顶。
• Nowadays girls pilot planes, too!
  现在姑娘家也会开飞机啦！
• I don't see much of Tony nowadays
  我现在见托尼的次数不多。
• Things seem to be going from bad to worse nowadays.
  情况似乎越来越糟了。
• Nowadays the bride almost always wears white, no matter how many times she has been down the aisle.
  现今当新娘的差不多总是身披洁白的婚纱，不管她已经当过多少次新娘。
• Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.
  现在来自外部的结婚压力少了。