presently是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为ad. 一会儿, 不久; 现在, 目前,这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢,今天小编就带您了解一下。
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Had it been dark, I daresay he would have tried to remedy the mistake by smashing Hareton's skull on the steps; but, we witnessed his salvation; and I was presently below with my precious charge pressed to my heart.
-- The morning was fresh and cool; I threw back the lattice, and presently the room filled with sweet scents from the garden; but Catherine called peevishly to me, 'Ellen, shut the window.
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