Already
adv 英 [ɔːl'redɪ] 美 [ɔl'rɛdi]
标签:s1 w1(口语中常见的1000个单词之一,书面语中常见的1000个单词之一)
含义:已经
适合语境:
1、表示在此之前或某个特定时间之前
The design of the new house is similar t
those that have already been built.
新房的设计与那些已建好的房子相似。
The performance had already started when we
arrived.
我们到达时表演已经开始了。
2、表示已做过某事,不必再做
You already told me that.
你已经告诉过我那件事了。
‘Fancy a coffee?’‘No thanks,I already have one.’
“想来杯咖啡吗?”“不了,谢谢我已经有一杯了”
3、表示太早发生或比预期快
Have you eaten all that food already?
你已经把所有食物都吃完了?
Is it 5 o’clock already?
已经5点了?
4、表示某种情况存在,而且可能进一步恶化、严重
Hurry up,we’re already late.
快点,我们已经迟到了。