c. 1300, compound of all + ready (adj.); literally "fully ready." Compare Norwegian, Danish allerede "already." Colloquial use in U.S. as a terminal emphatic (as in enough, already!) is attested from 1903, translating Yiddish shoyn, which is used in same sense. The pattern also is attested in Pennsylvania German and in South African.
already 英文释义
1. prior to a specified or implied time;
"she has already graduated"
already 双语例句
1. He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew.
他已经在略带霉味的床上睡着了。
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2. The material consisted only of already published, unclassified information.
这份材料里只有一些已公开的、非保密性质的信息。
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3. The country's politicians are already heaving a collective sigh of relief.
该国的政界人士均已松了口气。
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4. The scientists have already experimented at each other's test sites.
科学家已经在彼此的实验场所进行了实验。
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5. He is already getting in trim for the big day.
他已经在为那个重要的日子调整状态了。
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already 实用场景例句
You're not leaving already, are you?
你已经不打算走了，是不是？
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I'm already late.
我已经迟到了。
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There are far too many people already. We can't take any more.
已经有太多的人了。我们再也接待不了啦。
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Is it 10 o'clock already?
都10点钟了？
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‘Lunch? ’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten. ’
“午餐？”“不，谢谢，我已吃过了。”
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We got there early but Mike had already left.
我们及早到了那里，但是迈克已经离开了。
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He was already rich...
他已经很富有了。
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The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off...
当局相信那些安全措施已经奏效。
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They had already voted for him at the first ballot...
在第一次投票选举时，他们已经投票给他了。
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The group has already shed 10,000 jobs...
该集团已经裁去1万个工作岗位。
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The plaster has buckled because of the settling of the house.
灰泥弯掉是因为房子的掉落.
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Production has already been put on the right track.
生产已经走上轨道.
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The work is already complete inmanuscript.
著作已经脱稿.
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There is already a high level of environmental contamination.
环境污染的程度已经很高.
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These commitments have already been breached.
这些承诺已遭背弃.
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He already has three demerits on his record.
他已被记过三次.
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It's best to send the heavy cases ahead so that they'll be there already when we arrive.
最好事先把这些沉重的箱子运走,这样我们到达时,箱子已经到了.
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Have you finished your composition already? You are very speedy.
你已经写完作文了 吧 ?你动作真快.
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The crisis has been already brought on.
危机业已酿成.
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He had already left when I called.
我打电话去时,他已走了.
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He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.
他已经肯定获得那份工作了,口头审查仅是形式而已.
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She scorned the view that inflation was already beaten.
她嘲笑那种认为通货膨胀已被消除的观点.
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I take it for granted that they have arrived there already.
