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already用法详解
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already用法详解

 

1. 表示已经,通常用于肯定句,不用于否定句疑问句(此时要用yet)。如:

This idea has already taken root in their minds. 这个想法已在他们脑中扎根。

This idea hasn’t taken root in their minds yet. 这个想法还没有在他们脑中扎根。

2. 若用于否定句疑问句,则通常含有惊讶之意。如:

You’re not leaving us already, are you? 你已经决定要离开我们了,是吧

Have your children started school already? 你的孩子们已经上学了

Good Heavens. Have you been to Belfast already? 天哪! 你已经去过贝尔法斯特了?

另外,有时也用于否定的条件状语从句中。如:

If he hasn’t seen the film already, he may get the ticket. 假若他还未看过这电影,他可以弄到票的。

3. 除通常与完成时态连用外,它还可用于以下时态:

(1) 进行时态。如:

He was already balding at the age of 25. 25岁就秃顶了。

The furniture is already showing signs of wear. 家具已经有磨损的迹象了。

(2) 一般现在时或一般过去时(动词通常为静态动词或状语动词)。如:

It’s already late. 已经迟了。

This machine is already out of date. 这台机器已经过时了。

When I was fourteen I already knew that I wanted to be a doctor. 14岁的时候已经知道我要当个医生。

 

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