pre·sent /prɪˈzɛnt/
 (a.)目前的,現在的;出席的,在場的(v.)贈送,呈現,提出,提交禮物,禮品,贈品


 pre·sent /prɪˈzɛnt/ 及物動詞
 (胎)先露,現在的,出席的


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 Pres·ent a.
 1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
    These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.   --John xiv. 25.
 2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.
    I'll bring thee to the present business   --Shak.
 3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.  “A present recompense.” “A present pardon.”
    An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.   --Massinger.
 4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
 5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]
    To find a god so present to my prayer.   --Dryden.
 Present tense Gram., the tense or form of a verb which expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am writing, I write, or I do write.


 Pre·sent, v. i. Med. To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor.


 Pres·ent, n.
 1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
    Past and present, wound in one.   --Tennyson.
 2. pl. Law Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, “ Know all men by these presents,” that is, by the writing itself, “ per has literas praesentes; ” -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular.
 3. Gram. A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.
 At present, at the present time; now.
 For the present, for the tine being; temporarily.
 In present, at once, without delay. [Obs.] “With them, in present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his death.” --Milton.


 Pre·sent v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presented; p. pr. & vb. n. Presenting.]
 1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.
    Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord.   --Job i. 6
 2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
    Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him with the thoughts of other persons.   --I. Watts.
 3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
 So ladies in romance assist their knight,
 Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.   --Pope.
 4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
    My last, least offering, I present thee now.   --Cowper.
 5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
    Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy on her son Marcellus.   --Dryden.
 6. To present; to personate. [Obs.]
 7. In specific uses; (a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
    The patron of a church may present his clerk to a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted.   --Blackstone.
 (b) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . --Lamb. (c) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment. (d) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries. (e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S] (f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.
 Pesent arms Mil., the command in response to which the gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior officer; also, the position taken at such a command.


 Pres·ent n.  Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.
 Syn: -- Gift; donation; donative; benefaction. See Gift.


 Pre·sent n. Mil. The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

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 present
      adj 1: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now
             existing or happening or in consideration; "the
             present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the
             present topic"; "the present system"; "present
             observations" [syn: present(a)] [ant: future, past]
      2: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the
         murderer is present in this room"; "present at the
         wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: absent]
      n 1: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous
           stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is
           enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with
           no thought of tomorrow" [syn: nowadays]
      2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
         his wife"
      3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
         speaking [syn: present tense]
      v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
           "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
           software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit,
            demonstrate]
      2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
         arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to
         our formal reason" [syn: represent, lay out]
      3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
         stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, represent]
      4: hand over formally [syn: submit]
      5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: pose]
      6: give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at
         graduation" [syn: award]
      7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
         for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift]
      8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
         speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
         students" [syn: deliver]
      9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
         with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the
         community" [syn: introduce, acquaint]
      10: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;
          "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this
          painting" [syn: portray]
      11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
          criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was
          faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his
          actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront,
           face]
      12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
          etc.
      13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation;
          assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up,
          the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute]