| 词组 | already |
| 释义 | already ◊ referring to an action You use already to say that something has happened before now, or that it has happened sooner than expected. When referring to an action, speakers of British English use a perfect tense with already. They put already after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. We've already agreed to wait. He had already invited Dougal Haston. I've had tea already, thank you. I can't stop him working -- he's cleared half the site already. Some speakers of American English use the simple past tense instead of the present perfect tense. For example, instead of saying 'I have already met him', they say 'I already met him' or 'I met him already'. You already woke up the kids. I told you already -- he's the professor. ◊ referring to a situation Already is also used to say that a situation exists at an earlier time than expected. If there is no auxiliary, you put already in front of the verb, unless the verb is 'be'. They already exercise considerable influence in all western countries. By the middle of June the Campaign already had more than 1000 members. If the verb is 'be', you put already after it. It was already dark. Satellites are already beyond absolute human control. By the time he got home, Julie was already in bed. If there is an auxiliary, you put already after the auxiliary. Computers are already considered by many skilled players to be more satisfactory competitors than humans. If there is more than one auxiliary, you put already after the first one. Portable computers can already be plugged into TV sets. If you want to emphasize that a situation exists at an earlier time than expected, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence. Already the French expansion has begun to taper off. Already a bud on one of the roses was on the point of blooming. ◊ 'all ready' Do not confuse already with all ready. All ready is a simple combination of all, meaning 'completely', and ready. Your tea's all ready for you. |
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