Present participle
现在分词
📖 牛津释义
present participle
(grammar) form of the verb that ends in -ing, eg going, having, swimming 现在分词（以-ing结尾的动词形式, 如going、 having、 swimming）.,present `tense (grammar) one of the verb tenses (eg present, present continuous, present perfect) that express an action or state in the present at the time of speaking 现在时态（动词时态之一, 表示说话此时的动作或状态, 如一般现在时态、 现在进行时态、 现在完成时态）
The verb is in the present tense. 这个动词使用的是现在时态. Cf 参看 past1 4.
🧩 词语组成解析
participle
[['pɑ:tisipəl]]
n. 分词
🗣️ 情景例句
She's been sneaking around on her husband.
她一直在欺骗她的丈夫。
Here's a prescription for a painkiller.
这是止痛的处方。
He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。