already的词典解释

1. 已经，已，都，早已，业已
2. 先前
3. 本来就
4. 难道(已经)

1. 早已,已经 before now or before a stated or suggested time in the past

1. already的反义词

1. 共同的时间状语：till/until, up to now, in past years, always等,皆不确定的时间状语. | 共同的时间状语:this morning, tonight, this April, now,already, | recently, lately 等.

2. already

2. 这么快：well see you back at base 基地见. |already? 这么快? | 盟军MCV:

3. 常用于肯定句：already adv. by or before a stated time 已经 |already 常用于肯定句 | yet 常用于否定句和疑问句

• The best books..are those that tell you what you know already.

  出自：G. Orwell

• He didn't even hear what I said: he was absorbed already.

  出自：G. Greene

经典对话

already

A：Can I have your name?
我能有你的名字吗？

B：Why? Don't youalready have one?
为什么？你不是已经有一个了吗？

购物

B：Youalready have (that/ one of those/ one like that).
你已经有（那个了/一个这种款式了/一个像这样的了）。

already

A：I know, but another one can’t hurt.
我知道，但是再买一个也没什么。

运输货物

B：From what I've heard, you'realready well up in shipping work.
据我所知，你方对运输工作很在行。

A：Yes, we arrange shipments to any part of the world.
是的，我们承揽去世界各地的货物运输。

already, still

这两个词意思相近,但already指比预想的时间早, still指比预想的时间长。试比较以下两个句子：

The coffee is cold already.

咖啡已经凉了。

The coffee is still hot.

咖啡还热着。

already, yet

这两个词意思相近,其区别是：

1.already多用于肯定句,而yet多用于疑问句或否定句。例如：

The guests have already arrived.客人已经到了。

Have the guests arrived yet?客人到了吗?

The guests have not arrived yet.客人还没到。

2.already有时也可用于疑问句中表示惊讶、怀疑,或者表示期望〔预计〕有一个肯定的回答。试比较以下两个句子：

Have you had your lunch yet?

你吃过午饭了吗?(一般疑问句)

Have you had your lunch already?

你已经吃过午饭了?(表示惊讶)

Have you received your invitation yet?

你收到邀请信了吗?(一般疑问句)

Have you already received your invitation?

你已经收到邀请信了吧?

(料想已收到,想证实)

3.yet有时也可用于肯定句中,意思与still相同(仍然,还; 迟早),而与already不同。

already, all ready

这两者读起来音相同,但却绝非一回事。already是副词, ready是形容词; already的意思是“已经”, all ready的意思是“全准备好”, all用以表示程度。试比较：

He is already there.

他已经在那儿了。

He is all ready there.

他在那儿完全准备好了。

The tea is already on the table.

茶已摆在茶几上了。

The tea is all ready on the table.

茶已沏好,摆在茶几上了。