★ present
① n. 礼物;礼品(gift)
birthday/ Christmas/ wedding presents
生日/圣诞节/结婚礼物
buy/give/ open a present
买/送/打开礼物
② v. 颁发;授予;赠送
present sth to sb/present sb with sth
The young Man presented the water to the old man. / The young man presented the old man with the water.
年轻人把水给老人端上来。2010广东
③ v. 提出;呈递
We presented three options to the Students Union for discussion.
④n. 目前;现在:
I’ve decided to live in the present and not spend my life regretting the past or dreading the future.
我决定活在当下，不再浪费生命悔恨过去或担忧未来。
▲固定搭配
▲at present
现在;目前
My classmate is at present in hospital with a broken leg.
我的同学因为摔断了腿目前正在住院。2009陕西
▲ for the present 暂时( for the moment)
We shall not need any more for the present
我们暂时不需要更多的了。
⑤adj. 现在的;如今的
the present difficulties/ problems/situation
当前的困难/问题/形势
At the present time we have no explanation for this.
目前我们对此不作任何解释。
⑥在场的;出席的
Everybody present welcomed the decision.
在场的所有人都对这个决定表示欢迎。
★ presentation
①n. 介绍;展示
give a presentation of the new project.
对新项目进行介绍
②授予;颁发
the presentation ceremony
颁奖仪式