【already】 - AEAS备考词汇

already

UK:  [ɔːl'redi]

US:  [ɔːlˈredi]

adv.

1.已经,早已

2.已经,到现在还,从过去一直持续到现在的情况

3.已经,这么早就,表示比预想的要快

4.已经,用于描述一个已经存在的糟糕情况时,表示你不希望这一情况继续下去

1 . By then Shousheng had already entered, truly covered with mud. The clerk sat down, panting for breath, unable to say a word.
这时寿生已经跑了进来，当真是一身泥，气喘喘地坐下了，说不出话来。

2 . It all seemed so insignificant compared to what was now beginning and had already begun for him.
它比什么都显得那么渺小，现在已经开始为他而开始。

3 . "This bodes well for the longevity of reforms that have already been undertaken, and those that are yet to come, " he said.
“这是一个好兆头，预示着已经实施的和即将进行的改革会长期持续，”他说。

4 . Again , any attributes that have already been added to any previous grouping elements should not be added to this grouping element .
同样，已经添加到前面的任何分组元素中的任何属性不应该再添加到这个分组元素中。

5 . Pu Cunxin has already thought about playing Lu Xun but he never dared. As he said: for me, we look different.
“鲁迅”曾是濮存昕想演却不敢演的角色，用他的话说，“我觉得我不像”。