today
adverb, noun uk/təˈdeɪ/ us/təˈdeɪ/
A1 （在）今天，（在）今日
(on) the present day
What's the date today? 今天几号？
He's going to call you at some point today. 他今天某个时候要给你打电话。
Today is even hotter than yesterday! 今天甚至比昨天还热！
Is that today's paper? 那是今天的报纸吗？
He should be back today a week today (= one week from today). 他一个星期后的今天回来。
B2 现在，目前，现今
used more generally to mean the present time
Today, people are much more concerned about their health than they were in the past. 现在人们比过去更关注自己的健康。
With today's technology almost anything seems possible. 有了今天的技术，似乎一切皆有可能。
The youth of today don't know how lucky they are. 如今的年轻人不知道他们有多幸运。
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- I have a checklist of things that I must do today.
- I wonder what's for lunch today.
- The weather forecast said it would be fine and dry today.
- There was quite a lot of traffic today but yesterday was even busier.
- The dentist can't see you today but she has a vacancy tomorrow morning.
Idiom
today North America, tomorrow the worldidiom 今日北美，明日世界（用于表达希望已在一个地方取得成功之后，将来在其他地方仍要继续取得成功）
used to express the hope that success already achieved in one place will be continued in other places in the future
"We've just about cornered the market in Europe." "Well, today Europe, tomorrow the world". “我们几乎占领了欧洲市场。”“好，今日欧洲，明日世界！”