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单词 already
释义
already
(ɔːlredi )
1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] A2
You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
They had already voted for him at the first ballot.
The group has already shed 10,000 jobs.
I already told you not to come over.
They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.
Synonyms: before now, before, previously, at present  
2. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B1
You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence.
The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off.
He was already rich.
He was already late for his appointment.
Get 10% off our already low prices!
Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello.
Translations:
Chinese: 已经
Japanese: すでに
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