today
gb/tədˈeɪ/ us/tədˈeɪ/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 400
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A1
entity
1
The current day
The day that is happening now.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] happens today
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners confuse 'today' with 'now'. 'Today' refers to the whole day, not just the current moment.
Συνώνυμα
this day (A more formal or literary way of referring to the current day.)
Αντώνυμα
yesterday (Refers to the day before the current one.)
|
tomorrow (Refers to the day after the current one.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
today's news
|today's weather
|today's meeting
|events today
|today only
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Today is my birthday.
- The store is closed today.
- I have a lot of work to do today.
- Today marks the start of a new season.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Today is Monday.
- I am busy today.
- We go to school today.
- The sun is hot today.
adverb
A1
relation
2
On this day
Happening or done on this day.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] does [something] today
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'today' where 'now' is meant, e.g., 'I am busy today' vs. 'I am busy now'.
Συνώνυμα
nowadays (Refers to the present period in general, not just this specific day.)
Αντώνυμα
yesterday (Refers to actions or events on the previous day.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
happening today
|open today
|due today
|arriving today
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I am meeting her today.
- We are leaving for vacation today.
- The package will arrive today.
- I feel much better today.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I eat pizza today.
- She works today.
- We play football today.
- He studies English today.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
3
The present era
The time we live in now.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the literal calendar day sense; here it means 'modern times'.
Συνώνυμα
the present (General term for the current time; not specific to a single day.)
Αντώνυμα
the past (A time before now.)
|
the future (A time after now.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in today's world
|today's society
|problems of today
Θέματα
society
|history
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- In today's world, technology changes quickly.
- Today's youth face many challenges.
- Fashion today is very different from the 1980s.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- In today's world, people use phones a lot.
- Today’s music is very popular.
- Today’s cars are fast.
Γραμματική
Εκφράσεις
as of today
1/ˈæz əv tədˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Starting from this day onward
Beginning on this date and continuing into the future.
Παραδείγματα
- As of today, masks are no longer required in public places.
- As of today, we have raised $10,000 for charity.
to this day
1/tə ðˈɪs dˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Continuing until now
Still true from a past time up to now.
Παραδείγματα
- To this day, no one knows what happened to the missing ship.
- He denies the accusations to this day.
in this day and age
1/ˈɪn ðˈɪs dˈeɪ ˈænd ˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
in modern times now
In the present time, compared to the past.
Παραδείγματα
- In this day and age, everyone uses smartphones.
- In this day and age, almost everyone has a smartphone.
- It's surprising that such things happen in this day and age.
- It's surprising in this day and age that some people still don't have internet access.