nowadays

英 [ˈnaʊədeɪz]

美 [ˈnaʊədeɪz]

adv.  现今; 现在; 目前

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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

• Few people use writing brushes nowadays.
  如今很少有人用毛笔了。
• 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。
• 'They didn't fire you for drinking, did they?' — 'Lord, no! I only drink beer, nowadays.'
  “他们不是因为你喝酒而开除你的吧？”——“天哪，当然不是！我现在只喝啤酒了。”
• 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。
• We have to cut our coat according to our cloth. Nowadays there's no margin at all.
  如今都是可着头做帽子，一点富余也不能的。
• Nowadays people get about much more than they used to.
  现在人们外出旅行比过去多得多了。
• 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。
• Nowadays, corporal punishment is banded in all schools.
  现在所有学校都禁止体罚。
• I don't see much of Tony nowadays
  我现在见托尼的次数不多。
• 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。