英语词汇“nowadays”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINnowadays

Origin:

1300-1400 now + a days ‘during the day’ (14-18 centuries)

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

People are taller nowadays.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Also widely grown are tomatoes and strawberries, nowadays mainly under plastic sheeting.
At a harness nowadays you will see the standard breed of the horse generally used speeding with determination.
But nowadays, everyone uses an automated phone system for something.
Housing, for instance, nowadays takes a much higher proportion of earned income.
Just a little point of interest, how many people are on this thing nowadays?
She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
The Friends started a list of regular contributors and nowadays get donations from more than 55 percent of their subscribers.
You're following the bad examples nowadays.

Longman Language Activatornow, not in the past► now

use this when you are comparing the present situation with what happened in the past: · We used to be good friends but I don't see very much of her now.· Julie has moved to a new school and she's much happier now.

► nowadays/these days

use this when you are describing how life is different now from the way it was in the past. These days is more common in spoken English: · It seems you're not allowed to smoke anywhere nowadays.· Children can't play in the street these days - the traffic's too bad.· Nowadays, you hardly ever seen anyone wearing a tie to work.

► today

at the present time, especially when compared with the past: · Today, only a few of these beautiful animals survive.· Couples today are much more likely to marry in their 30s.· The cost to install solar panels has dropped from $20 a watt in 1980 to as little as $5 today.

► in this day and age

use this to show that you are surprised and shocked that something still happens now: · It's not right, in this day and age, that people all over the world are still starving.· It's amazing that you can still find a house for under $100,000 in this day and age.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► seem

· It would seem nowadays that we are trying to make life a pleasure trip.· She says girls nowadays seem to want mixed education.· Too many people nowadays seem to eat while watching television, hardly noticing what or how much they are eating.

单词	nowadays
释义	nowadaysnow‧a‧days /ˈnaʊədeɪz/ ●●○ S3 adverb Word Origin WORD ORIGINnowadays Origin: 1300-1400 now + a days ‘during the day’ (14-18 centuries) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES People are taller nowadays. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also widely grown are tomatoes and strawberries, nowadays mainly under plastic sheeting. At a harness nowadays you will see the standard breed of the horse generally used speeding with determination. But nowadays, everyone uses an automated phone system for something. Housing, for instance, nowadays takes a much higher proportion of earned income. Just a little point of interest, how many people are on this thing nowadays? She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays. The Friends started a list of regular contributors and nowadays get donations from more than 55 percent of their subscribers. You're following the bad examples nowadays. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornow, not in the past► now use this when you are comparing the present situation with what happened in the past: · We used to be good friends but I don't see very much of her now.· Julie has moved to a new school and she's much happier now. ► nowadays/these days use this when you are describing how life is different now from the way it was in the past. These days is more common in spoken English: · It seems you're not allowed to smoke anywhere nowadays.· Children can't play in the street these days - the traffic's too bad.· Nowadays, you hardly ever seen anyone wearing a tie to work. ► today at the present time, especially when compared with the past: · Today, only a few of these beautiful animals survive.· Couples today are much more likely to marry in their 30s.· The cost to install solar panels has dropped from $20 a watt in 1980 to as little as $5 today. ► in this day and age use this to show that you are surprised and shocked that something still happens now: · It's not right, in this day and age, that people all over the world are still starving.· It's amazing that you can still find a house for under $100,000 in this day and age. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► seem · It would seem nowadays that we are trying to make life a pleasure trip.· She says girls nowadays seem to want mixed education.· Too many people nowadays seem to eat while watching television, hardly noticing what or how much they are eating. now, compared with what happened in the past SYN today: Nowadays people are rarely shocked by the sex they see on television. Most people nowadays are aware of the importance of a healthy diet.
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