contemporary

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英[k?n?tempr?ri]
美[k?n?temp?reri]

基本釋義

adj.
當代的; 同時發(fā)生的
n.
同時期的人

詞性變化

實用例句

He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him.

他是弗洛伊德的同代人,可能認識弗洛伊德。

牛津詞典

She and I were contemporaries at college.

她和我在大學是同學。

牛津詞典

life in contemporary Britain

當代英國的生活

牛津詞典

contemporary fiction/music/dance

當代小說 / 音樂 / 舞蹈

牛津詞典

We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened) .

我們沒有當時人們對這一戰(zhàn)役的記載。

牛津詞典

He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.

他與劇作家康格里夫屬于同一時代。

牛津詞典

She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston...

她給像惠特尼·休斯敦這樣的人寫了很多當代音樂作品。

Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style...

也許他應該有一個更新的形象,更具時代性的風格。

...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses.

利用官方的記錄與當時的見證者的報告

Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world.

和大多數(shù)同輩人一樣,我生長在一個截然不同的世界。

...a glossary of musical terms found in Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

莎士比亞及其同時代人音樂術語匯編

Shakespeare was not contemporary with Dickens.

莎士比亞與狄更斯不是同時代的人.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Dickens was contemporary with Thackeray.

狄更斯與薩克萊屬于同一時代.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.

電話和留聲機是同一時代的產物.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Contemporary cars are more streamlined than older ones.

當代轎車比舊時轎車更具流線型.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

She is very much alive to contemporary issues.

她對當代的問題十分注意.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He claims that the laws are antiquated and have no contemporary relevance.

他聲稱這些法規(guī)過于陳舊,已沒有任何現(xiàn)實意義.

《簡明英漢詞典》

John is a contemporary of mine.

約翰與我同齡.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Local historians have reconstructed from contemporary descriptions how the hall may have looked in 1300.

根據同時期的描述,當?shù)貧v史學家再現(xiàn)了1300年時這座禮堂的可能面貌.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Marlowe was contemporary with Shakespeare.

馬洛與莎士比亞是同時代的.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists

當代英國畫家作品展

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.

當時的報道證實了他的勇氣和決心。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.

不幸的是,經典的美國小說經常被用來作為批評當代英國作家的依據。

柯林斯例句

Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.

當代非洲電影在活力和新穎性上頗足稱道。

柯林斯例句

They still get treated differently from almost every other contemporary British band.

他們所得到的待遇仍然與當代幾乎所有其他英國樂隊都不同。

柯林斯例句

He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.

他可能是當代戲劇界罵聲最多的人。

柯林斯例句

The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems.

這門課程旨在幫助學生了解當代政治與社會體制的結構。

柯林斯例句

Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best.

將對觀眾進行民意調查,詢問他們在3部當代音樂作品中最喜歡哪一部。

柯林斯例句

A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view at the Portland Gallery.

一場關于當代雕塑的重要展覽即將在波特蘭美術館開展。

柯林斯例句

真題例句

Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer, Soupios says.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

The wise teachings of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless, and are applicable to contemporary life.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

It is the concern of contemporary economists.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

a dictator in the contemporary business world ?

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

"This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer," Soupios says.

2016年6月四級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

When I was eighteen, I decided that I really preferred contemporary dance and that I wanted to do it professionally.

2018年高考英語全國卷3 聽力 原文

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable.

2015年考研真題(英語二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008.

2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a person of nearly the same age as another

Adjective
  • 1. characteristic of the present;

    "contemporary trends in design"

    "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

  • 2. belonging to the present time;

    "contemporary leaders"

  • 3. occurring in the same period of time;

    "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"

    "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"

同義詞辨析

modern, contemporary, current, recent, present, up-to-date

這些形容詞均有"現(xiàn)代的,當代的"之意。

  • modern: 指現(xiàn)代或近代,時期可長可短。也可指新穎、時髦的。
  • contemporary: 僅指當今這個時代,不涉及任何過去的時代。但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一時代。
  • current: 指目前存在和發(fā)生的。
  • recent: 表示新近的,最近的,時間的長短依據所修飾的人或物而定。
  • present: 是這些詞中語氣最強的一個。指現(xiàn)在正發(fā)生、起作用的。
  • up-to-date: 一般用于非正式場合,指很時新、能反映當前的最新發(fā)展。

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