today
n. 今天, 当今, 现在 adv. 今天, 当今
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教材释义与例句
今天;现今
the day that is happening now
今天;现今
on the day that is happening now
释义与例句
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1.
The current day or date.
可数 不可数Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.
We could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty.
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2.
The 24-hour period beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. or sunrise of the current day.
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3.
The present era; nowadays.
可数 不可数This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go.
The youth of today have never known what life is like without a cell phone.
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Current; up to date.
非正式
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On the current day or date.
今日
今天
今儿
今儿个
今旦
今旦日
今晡日
今仔日
今朝
I want this done today.
Today, my brother went to the shops.
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In the current era; nowadays; these days.
现代
In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.
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On the day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.
非正式We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.
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From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).
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