now /naʊ/► SEE ALLany minute, day, time, etc. nowas of nowit’s now or never(every) now and again/thennow for sb/sthnow, nownow… now…now thennow what? ●ˌany minute, day, time, etc. ˈnowin the next few minutes, days, etc.随时；马上；很快◆The cab will be here any minute now. 出租车随时会到。●as of ˈnowfrom now on; from this moment on从现在起；从此刻起◆As of now, smoking is forbidden in this house. 从现在起，这栋房子里禁止吸烟。●it’s ˌnow or ˈneveryou must do sth now because you will not get another opportunity to do it机不可失；勿失良机◆If we don’t climb it now, we never will. It’s now or never. 如果我们现在不爬，就永远不会爬了。机不可失，时不再来。●(every) now and aˈgain/ˈthenoccasionally有时；偶尔；不时地◆We see each other every now and again. 我们偶尔见一次面。◆She sat by the window, looking out now and then to see if they were coming. 她坐在窗边，时不时向外面张望一下，看他们是否来了。◆‘How often do you go to the theatre?’ ‘Now and then. Not often.’ “你多久去看一次电影？”“偶尔，不常看。”OPPall the time (2)●now for ˈsb/ˈsthused when turning to a fresh activity or subject（用于转向新的活动或话题）下面，接下来◆And now for some travel news. 下面播报几条旅游新闻。●ˌnow, ˈnow (informal) 1.used for comforting sb who is upset（用于安慰某人）好啦◆Now, now, darling. What’s the matter? Stop crying and tell me what’s happened. 好啦，宝贝儿，怎么了？别哭了，告诉我发生了什么事？2.used for introducing a friendly warning or criticism（用于友好地告诫或批评）可以了，好啦◆Now, now, that’s no way to speak to your father! 好啦，怎么能这样跟父亲说话呢！●now… now…at one time… at another time…时而…时而…◆Her moods kept changing — now happy, now sad. 她的情绪总是变幻不定，时而欢喜，时而忧伤。●ˈnow then1.used for getting sb’s attention before you start to tell them or ask sth（用于引起别人的注意）听着，听我说◆Now then, let’s begin the next exercise. 好，现在我们来做下一个练习。◆Now then, lads, what’s going on here? 喂，小伙子们，这儿发生了什么事？2.used when you are trying to remember sth（用于努力回忆某事）嗯◆The capital of Cuba? Now then, let me think… 古巴的首都？嗯，让我想想…●ˈnow what? (spoken) 1. ( what is it ˈnow?) used when you are annoyed because sb is always asking questions or interrupting you（对某人的不断提问或打扰表示厌烦）又怎么了◆‘Yes, but Dad…’ ‘Now what?’ “是的，可是爸爸…”“又怎么了？”2.used to say that you do not know what to do next in a particular situation（表示不知道下一步该做什么）现在该怎么办◆Well, that idea didn’t work. Now what? 那个办法行不通，现在该怎么办？