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
There are probably a lot of places for you to work
也许有很多地方可以让你去工作。
My mother mailed me a parcel.
我妈给我寄了一个包裹。
but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.
但我们担心，洪水力量将使它上岸之前就筋疲力尽了。