英汉词典

1. 目前；现在；此时
    If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now.

    e.g. She is presently developing a number of projects...
           她现在正着手开发多个项目。
    e.g. The island is presently uninhabited...
           这座岛屿目前无人居住。

2. 不久；随即
    You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned.

    e.g. Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in...
           很快，一个穿着白色外套的年轻女子走了进来。
    e.g. 'You're not looking too well, Thomas,' he said presently.
           “托马斯，你看起来气色不太好，”他脱口而出。

3. 不久以后；很快；马上
    If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon.

    e.g. 'Who's Agnes?' — 'You'll be meeting her presently.'...
           “谁是阿格尼丝？”——“你很快就会见到她。”
    e.g. 'Just take it easy,' David said. 'You'll feel better presently.'
           “放松点，”戴维说，“你很快就会觉得更舒服些。”