present tense

英 [ˌpreznt ˈtens]

美 [ˌpreznt ˈtens]

n.  现在时

牛津词典

noun

• 现在时
  the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking

英英释义

noun

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
  Synonym:present

双语例句

• Use active voice, present tense.
  使用正面的语气，现在时态。
• Here we should use the present tense.
  这里我们用到了一般现在时。
• To use the simple present tense to talk about the future.
  用一般现在时谈论将来。
• Remember the simple use of the present tense to indicate a regular or frequent activity, e.g.
  记住一般现在时的简单用法时表示定期的或者频繁的活动。
• It is also increasingly found in the present tense.
  这种用法现亦逐渐多见於现在时态。
• The entire story, every detail, is told in the present tense.
  整个故事，每处细节，都是用现在时的语态来讲述的。
• Now you switch into the present tense to draw your listener in as you escalate the problem.
  当你在升级问题的时候，你要转换进入到现在时态来吸引你的听众。
• Use present tense to state general truths or habitual action.
  就是描述一般的事实和惯性行为，用现在式。
• The use of the present tense to describe past actions or states.
  描写过去的动作或状态的现在时态的用法。
• We have learned both the simple present tense and the present continuous tense last semester.
  在上学期里，我们学习了一般现在时和现在进行时。