today
gb/tədˈeɪ/ us/tədˈeɪ/
A1
英语
~ 400
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名词
A1
entity
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The current day
The day that is happening now.
用法模式:
[something] happens today
常见错误:
Some learners confuse 'today' with 'now'. 'Today' refers to the whole day, not just the current moment.
近义词
this day (A more formal or literary way of referring to the current day.)
反义词
yesterday (Refers to the day before the current one.)
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tomorrow (Refers to the day after the current one.)
搭配
today's news
|today's weather
|today's meeting
|events today
|today only
主题
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- Today is Monday.
- I am busy today.
- We go to school today.
- The sun is hot today.
adverb
A1
relation
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On this day
Happening or done on this day.
用法模式:
[someone] does [something] today
常见错误:
Learners sometimes use 'today' where 'now' is meant, e.g., 'I am busy today' vs. 'I am busy now'.
近义词
nowadays (Refers to the present period in general, not just this specific day.)
反义词
yesterday (Refers to actions or events on the previous day.)
搭配
happening today
|open today
|due today
|arriving today
主题
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- I am meeting her today.
- We are leaving for vacation today.
- The package will arrive today.
- I feel much better today.
学习者例句
- I eat pizza today.
- She works today.
- We play football today.
- He studies English today.
名词
B1
entity
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The present era
The time we live in now.
常见错误:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the literal calendar day sense; here it means 'modern times'.
近义词
the present (General term for the current time; not specific to a single day.)
反义词
the past (A time before now.)
|
the future (A time after now.)
搭配
in today's world
|today's society
|problems of today
主题
society
|history
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- In today's world, technology changes quickly.
- Today's youth face many challenges.
- Fashion today is very different from the 1980s.
学习者例句
- In today's world, people use phones a lot.
- Today’s music is very popular.
- Today’s cars are fast.
语法
相关表达
as of today
1/ˈæz əv tədˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Starting from this day onward
Beginning on this date and continuing into the future.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.