already
already 英 [ɔ:lˈredi] 美 [ɔlˈrɛdi]
adv. 已经，早已
The house has been sold out already. 这房子早就售出了。
‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’ “午餐？”“不，谢谢，我已吃过了。”
- Things that happened already are in the past, as in "Stop nagging me! I already cleaned my room."
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- adv. 已经，早已
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1. The house has been sold out already.
这房子早就售出了。
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2. ‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’
“午餐？”“不，谢谢，我已吃过了。”
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3. Is it 10 o'clock already?
都 10 点钟了？
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4. I'm already late.
我已经迟到了。
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5. I’ve already done it.
我已经完成了。
- already (adv.) c. 1300, "in a state of readiness" (an adjectival sense, now obsolete), literally "fully ready, quite prepared," a contraction of all + ready (adj.). Compare Norwegian, Danish allerede "already." As an adverb, "by this time, previous to some specified time," late 14c. 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.
al·ready ★ / ɔːlˈredi ; NAmE ɔːlˈredi / adverb 1 ★ before now or before a particular time in the past 已经；早已 ◆ ‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’ “午餐？”“不，谢谢，我已吃过了。” ◆ 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。 2 ★ used to express surprise that sth has happened so soon or so early （表示惊奇）已经，都 ◆ Is it 10 o'clock already? 都 10 点钟了？ ◆ You're not leaving already, are you? 你已经不打算走了，是不是？ 3 ★ used to emphasize that a situation or problem exists （强调情况或问题存在）已经 ◆ I'm already late. 我已经迟到了。 ◆ 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。 IDIOMsee enough pron. BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语 already / just / yet ■ Alreadyand yetare usually used with the present perfect tense, but in NAmEthey can also be used with the simple past tense. *already 和 yet 通常与现在完成时连用，但在美式英语中还可与简单过去时连用： ◆ I already did it. 我已经完成了。 ◆ Did you eat yet? 你吃饭了吗？ ■ However, this is much more common in spoken than in written English and some Americans do not consider it acceptable, even in speech. The present perfect is more common in NAmEand almost always used in BrE. 不过，此用法多见于口语，而且有些美国人认为，即使在口语中此用法也不可取。在美式英语中较常用现在完成时，在英式英语中则几乎总是用现在完成时表示： ◆ I’ve already done it. 我已经完成了。 ◆ Have you eaten yet? 你吃饭了吗？ ■ Justis mostly used with the perfect tenses in BrEand with the simple past in NAmE. *just 在英式英语中多与完成时连用，在美式英语中则多与简单过去时连用： ◆ ( BrE) I’ve just had some bad news. ◆ ( NAmE) I just got some bad news. al·ready / ɔːlˈredi ; NAmE ɔːlˈredi /
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