present company excepted
present
verb
uk /prɪˈzent/ us /prɪˈzent/

presentverb (GIVE)

B2[ T ]
to give, provide, or make something known: 提交
The winners were presented with medals.获奖者被授予奖牌。
The letter presented the family with a problem that would be difficult to solve.这封信给家人提出了一个难以解决的问题。
The documentary presented us with a balanced view of the issue.这部纪录片向我们展示了对这个问题的公允看法。
He presented the report to his colleagues at the meeting.他在会上向他的同事们宣读了这份报告。
The classroom presented a cheerful busy atmosphere to the visitors (= appeared to them to have this).该教室向来访者呈现出一种欢快忙碌的气氛。
The school is presenting (= performing) "West Side Story" as its end-of-term production.该校正在作期末表演：音乐剧“西区故事”。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to give something to someone
giveGive me that dirty plate.
offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.
He has a lot more work to do before he can present the scheme to the public.
Ruth was astonished when he presented her with an engagement ring.
She presented a well-argued case for the banning of smoking in public places.
She graciously accepted the flowers that were presented to her.她礼貌地接受了送给她的鲜花。
The Duchess of Kent will be presenting the trophies.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Giving, providing and supplying
accommodate
accommodate someone with something
administer
administration
afford
arm someone with something
be good for somethingidiom
dish
hand something around
hand something back
hand something down
hand something in
outfit
provision
re-equip
re-equipment
reassign
reassignment
rebid
render

presentverb (INTRODUCE)

B2[ T ]UK
to introduce a television or radio show: 主持电视电台节目
She presents the late-night news.她主播深夜新闻。
[ T ]formal
to introduce a person: 引介
May I present Professor Carter?我可以向大家介绍卡特教授吗？
Later on I'd like to present you to the headteacher.稍后我想把你介绍给校长。
 present yourself
to arrive somewhere and introduce yourself: 去某处报到
He presented himself at the doctor's at 9.30 a.m. as arranged.按照安排，他于上午9点30分到医生那里就诊。
You should present yourselves at the front desk at 8 o'clock in the morning.
He presented himself to the Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.
She presented herself at the abbey to begin her life as a nun.
I presented myself to the supervisor, eager to begin work.
 present itselfC2
If something presents itself, it happens: 发生
An opportunity suddenly presented itself.一个机会突然出现了。
When a challenge to his authority presented itself, he dealt with it firmly.
She opted for cash over comfort whenever the choice presented itself.
I would be open to taking up a directorship should the right opportunity present itself.
After a couple of successful years, a new hurdle presented itself.
I'd like to present my grandson, Jackson Junior.
He was presented to the Queen and given a knighthood.
She used to present one of those holiday programmes but now she reads the news.
May I present Sir Bob Geldof?
What was that documentary called that she used to present?

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Broadcasting in general
airplay
airtime
airwaves
audio described
audio description
carry
edition
executive producer
ham radio
headline
interchannel
podcast
producer
scheduler
serialization
serialize
showrunner
slow motion
transmission
tune

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Being friends & getting to know them
Arriving, entering and invading
Occurring and happening

presentverb (SHOW SIGNS OF ILLNESS)

[ I ] medical specialized
to see a doctor, etc. when showing particular signs of an illness or medical condition : （就诊时）呈现，出现（症状）
Children presenting with acute respiratory infections were referred for a chest X-ray.出现急性呼吸道感染的儿童被送去做胸部X光检查。
When patients present with chest pain, clinical examination and patient history are fundamental to determine the probable cause of pain.
[ I ] medical specialized
(of an illness) to show itself in a particular way: （症状）呈现，出现
Medical conditions might present differently during pregnancy.
Bone cancer generally presents as pain in the area of the tumour.骨癌一般表现为肿瘤区域的疼痛。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems
adverse reaction
aerophobia
aggressively
amyloid
anoxia
consensus conference
contraindicated
contraindication
ct
CT scan
diagnostic
non-responsive
pathologically
PCR
PCR test
phlebotomy
undiagnosed
vital signs
vitals
VO2max

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Being & falling ill

present | American Dictionary

present
noun
us/ˈprez·ənt/

presentnoun (SOMETHING GIVEN)

[ C ]
something that is given without being asked for, esp. on a special occasion or to say thank you; a gift:
a birthday/wedding/graduation present
Did you wrap the present?

presentnoun (NOW)

[ U ]
this period of time, not the past or the future; now:
The story moves back and forth between the past and the present.
present
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈprez·ənt/

presentadjective[not gradable] (GRAMMAR)

specialized
(in grammar) having the tense of a verb used to describe actions, events, or states that are happening or existing at this time:
Her book is written entirely in the present tense.

presentadjective[not gradable] (GRAMMAR)

grammar
having the tense of a verb used to describe actions, events, or states that are happening or existing at this time:
Her book is written entirely in the present tense.

presentadjective[not gradable] (PLACE)

in a particular place:
The mayor was present during the entire meeting.
present
verb[ T ]
us/prɪˈzent/

presentverb[T] (PROVIDE)

to give, show, provide, or make known:
The mayor presented five firefighters with medals for saving people’s lives.
Two clubs in the neighborhood present jazz on Thursdays.
Dr. Gottlieb will present her research in a series of lectures this spring.
If you present yourself, you go to someone or make yourself known to someone:
Paul Groncki presented himself to the receptionist on the 41st floor.
If something presents itself, it happens or takes place:
An opportunity suddenly presented itself.

presentverb[T] (CAUSE)

to cause something:
Falling tax revenues present a problem for the city.

presentverb[T] (INTRODUCE)

fml
to introduce a person:
I’m pleased to present my son, Charles.

present | Business English

present
verb[ T ]
uk /prɪˈzent/us
to offer your thoughts, ideas, plans, etc., to others for them to consider:
He will present a detailed explanation of the new sales campaign at the next meeting.
to give a bill, cheque, document, etc., to someone:
Today a store scans your goods, and you simply present your credit card and sign your name.
present sb with sthOrganizers presented her with a check for $25,000.
present sth to sbWe presented our passports to the customs officer.
if someone or something presents a problem, opportunity, etc., they create it:
The shake-out in bank shares may well have presented an opportunity for bargain hunters.
be presented with sthHe was presented with a tough choice.

Examples of present

present
Then the groups of superiors and inferiors present a difference of 3 persons.
The value of this volume at present is clear in that it permits geoscientists to view the potential of three-dimensional seismic data.
We have permitted ourselves some syntactic flexibility in presenting the metaprogram.
The analysis we present is not restricted to electron-ion plasmas, the result is also valid for electron-positron plasmas.
None of the studies presents a fine-grained qualitative and quantitative analysis of error patterns, for type of article and gender separately.
The results, presenting both qualitative and quantitative analyses, provide interesting insights into the responses of the students to the experiment itself.
What the present reviewer misses most are detailed qualitative analyses and theoretical discussions.
In rice fields, these three families or subfamilies made up 63% of species and 86% of all individuals present.
On neither of these ways of construing the existence question does it present a substantial philosophical issue.
The present problem appears, however, more difficult to grasp physically than the problem of the shelving beach.
In the next session, the investigator presented the color photographs described previously.
This is purely for the author's convenience in presenting these results in the paper and demonstrating the robot.
The present study aimed to assess, in a community sample, actions taken to cope with depression at different levels of psychological distress.
In the context of the model sketch presented above, stock returns and returns to capital are direct measures of productivity.
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