now

Phó từ

bây giờ, lúc này; ngày nay

where are you living now?

bây giờ anh ở đâu?

it is now possible to put a man on the moon

bây giờ (ngày nay) đã có thể đưa người lên mặt trăng rồi

I'm busy now

lúc này tôi bận

until now I hadn't heard from him

cho đến lúc này tôi chưa nhận được tin nó

ngay bây giờ, ngay tức khắc

do it now!

làm ngay bây giờ đi!

now or never

ngay bây giờ hoặc không bao giờ hết

nào; này

now listen to me!

nào, hãy nghe tôi nói!

[every] now and again; [every] now and then

thỉnh thoảng

I like to go to the theatre, now and then

tôi thích thỉnh thoảng đi xem hát

now…now; now…then

lúc thì… lúc thì

now hot, now cold

lúc nóng lúc lạnh

now… now; now then

nào, này

now, now, stop quarrelling

nào! Thôi cãi nhau đi chứ

now then, that's enough noise

này, làm ồn thế đủ rồi đấy

now for

bây giờ ta hãy chuyển sang (một đề tài mới…)

and now for some travel news

và bây giờ ta hãy chuyển sang phần thông tin về du lịch

Liên từ

now [that]

vì, vì chung; do

now [that] the weather is warmer, we can go camping

do thời tiết đã ấm hơn, chúng ta có thể đi cắm trại được

* Các từ tương tự:
nowaday, nowadays, noway, noways, nowhere, nowise
adverb

at the present time

We were having trouble before, but everything's okay now.

I'm feeling much better now, thank you.

I love you now and I'll love you forever.

Now's the time for action.

And now, he said, all we have to do is wait.

Can we talk? Not now. I'm really busy.

The room is now used as a home office. = They now use the room as a home office.

He knows now that he was wrong.

Police have now identified the man who they believe stole the car.

Scientists now believe that the bones belong to a different species of reptile.

the now famous photograph of an American sailor kissing his young wife

I wish I knew then what I know now.

This is the only chance you'll ever get. It's now or never. - often used to show that you are annoyed about something

Now you tell me?! I needed to know that yesterday!

You tracked dirt everywhere! Now I have to spend all day cleaning again!

I know you've explained a lotbut can I ask just one more question? What now? = What is it now? = Now what?

OK: I'll do it your way. Are you happy now?

in the next moment :very soon

I have to leave now. [=right now, right away, immediately]

It's time to go home now.

If I don't do it now, I'll forget to do it later.

They'll be back any minute now!

Any day now, he'll be walking through that door.

Now which way do we go?

What do I do now?

What now? = Now what? [=what next?]

in the present situation

He'll never believe me now!

If you can't stand the heat now, you certainly won't be able to stand it in the summer.

at the time referred to in the past

Her parents arrived home the next day. Now the trouble really began.

I next met her again a few years later. She was now 30 years old and working for a law firm.

for an amount of time until the present time

It's been several years now since I last saw her. [=I haven't seen her for several years] - often used with for

We've lived here for a long time now. = We've lived here for some time now.

She has been teaching for 20 years now. = She has been teaching now for 20 years.

used to make a command or request or to express criticism or disapproval

Hurry up, now, class started three minutes ago.

Now, Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!

Now you be sure to write, you hear?

Well, now, what is this I hear about you going back to school?

Come now. You know that's not true. = (chiefly US) Come on, now. You know that's not true.

Now, which one of you kids broke the window?

Now, you listen to me.

Now see here!

used to introduce an important idea or to show a change in subject

Now, I'd like to call your attention to the statue in the middle of the room.

What's the meaning of life? Now that's what I call a really important question!

Now that was a great song!

Now where was I? Oh yes, I was telling you about my Uncle Harry.

Now you've done it!

Now don't get too excited.

Now who could that be?

Now then, what shall we do next?

The phrase now for is often used to introduce a different idea or activity.

That was an easy question. Now for something a bit more challenging.

Now for today's top news stories.

literary :at one moment :sometimes

now one and now another

She was now laughing, now crying.

even now

xem even

(every) now and then

also (every) now and again

not often but sometimes

We still see each other (every) now and then.

Now and then she would come in to check on me.

The silence in the house was broken now and again by the ringing of the telephone.

just now

xem just

now, now

used to tell someone not to be worried or unhappy

Now, now, don't cry. Everything will be all right. You'll see!

used to express criticism or disapproval

Now, now. There's no need to use that kind of language.

now you're talking

xem talk

right now

xem right

conjunction

since something is true :because of the fact that something happened

Now you mention it, I am kind of hungry.

usually + that

Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.

Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. = Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here.

noun

[singular] :the present time or moment

A lot of things can happen between now and then.

By now, you must have heard the news. = You must have heard the news by now.

The kids are supposed to be in bed by now.

That's enough for now, but we may need some more later.

Things are fine for now.

Fifty years from now you'll be telling your grandchildren about this day.

She's due back a week from now.

We'll be here from now until November.

I promise, from now on [=from this moment and forever into the future], I'll always tell you the truth.

From now on, no one can use my car without my permission.

Until now, doctors had no idea what caused the disease. = Up to now, they didn't know what caused it. - see also here and now at 1here

* Các từ tương tự:
nowadays, nowhere, nowt
adverb

He's in the shower and cannot come to the phone now

at present

just now

right now

at the present time or moment

at this (very) moment or minute or second or instant

What makes you say that the minimum wage is enough to live on now? Selling now might bring the highest price

these days

nowadays

today

in these times

at the moment

in this day and age

under or in the present circumstances or conditions

in the present climate

things being what they are

contemporarily

any more

any longer

for the time being

for the nonce

I want you here now - not in five minutes, but now!

at once

immediately

right away

without delay

instantly

promptly

Chiefly law instanter

Chiefly Brit straight away

There was a power cut now and then. He visits his mother only now and then

now and then or again

occasionally

from time to time

at times

on occasion

sometimes

sporadically

once in a while

every now and then or again

randomly

intermittently

infrequently

seldom

rarely

once in a blue moon

adjective

Advertisers must appeal to the yuppies of the now generation

contemporary

up to date

modern

stylish

fashionable

trendy

Colloq in

with it

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