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 think it's very rare to have big families nowadays.
  我想，如今大家庭已经很少见了。
• 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, corporal punishment is banded in all schools.
  现在所有学校都禁止体罚。
• '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。”
• Nowadays people like travelling on foot.
  现在人们喜欢徒步旅行。
• 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。
• Nowadays tractors are used even in remote mountainous regions.
  现在连偏僻的山区也用上了拖拉机。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.
  如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。
• I don't see much of Tony nowadays
  我现在见托尼的次数不多。
• Few people use writing brushes nowadays.
  如今很少有人用毛笔了。