单词详解

1. adj.

A. 在场的；出席的 (not before noun, a person who is in a particular place )

There were 200 people present at the meeting. 有200人出席了会议。

All the teachers are required to be present at the meeting.所有的教师务必出席会议。

B. 现在的；当前的（only before noun, existing or happening now）

The present international situation is excellent.当前国际形势一片大好。

2. v.

A. 授予；颁发（to give sth. to sb., especially formally at a ceremony）

Winners are presented prizes. 获胜者领取奖品。

B. 展现；表现 (to show or describe sth./sb. in a particular way)

It is essential that we present a united front. 至关重要的是我们要表现出团结的一面。

You need to present yourself better. 你需要更善于表现自己。

C. 提出；提交（to show or offer sth. for people to look at or consider）

The students presented their papers before graduation. 毕业前学生们提交了论文。

I was extremely interested in the ideas he presented in class.

我对他在课堂上提出的想法非常感兴趣。

D. 上演；公演（to produce a show, play, broad, etc. for the public）

A new play is presented in Beijing Theatre. 北京剧院上演新剧。

相关词组

1. at present 现在；目前

My classmate Tom is at present in hospital. 我的同学汤姆目前在住院。

2. for the present  暂时

We need no more for the present.我们暂时不需要更多了。

3. present sth. to sb./ present sb. with sth. 把某物赠送某人

On his retirement, colleagues presented a set of golf clubs to him. =On his retirement, colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs.

在他退休之际，同事们赠给他一套高尔夫球杆。

相关单词

第三人称单数：presents

过去式：presented

过去分词：presented

现在分词：presenting