already /ɑːlˈrɛdi/ adverb Learner's definition of ALREADY
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: before this time : before now已经,早已(表示在此刻之前) -
They've already agreed to come.他们已经同意来了。
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I've already told him the news. = (US, informal) I already told him the news.我已经告诉他这个消息了。
: before that time已经(表示在某个特定时间之前) -
I'd already left by the time you called.你来电话时我已经走了。
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He acted as if he didn't already know.他表现得好像他并不知情。
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Flight 102 will already have taken off by the time Flight 101 lands.等101航班降落时102航班已经起飞了。
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: so soon : so early已经(表示太早发生) -
Have they arrived already?! I'm still not dressed!他们已经到了?!我还没穿好衣服呢!
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Do you have to go already?你这就要走了吗?
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Is it already midnight? = Is it midnight already?已经到午夜了?
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used to describe a situation that exists now and that will continue to exist已经(表示某种情况已经存在并将持续下去) 4
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used to express impatience or annoyance马上,够了(用于表达不耐烦或气恼)