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

• I don't see much of Tony nowadays
  我现在见托尼的次数不多。
• 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。
• '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。”
• Things seem to be going from bad to worse nowadays.
  情况似乎越来越糟了。
• You need at least ten pounds if you go to the cinema nowadays — it's really bad.
  现在看场电影至少要花上10英镑——真是太贵了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nowadays, only the two big houses remain roofed.
  现在，只有那两座大房子还有屋顶。
• 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。
• Nowadays tractors are used even in remote mountainous regions.
  现在连偏僻的山区也用上了拖拉机。