already

一、真题好句
already 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:54
/ɔːlˈredɪ/
ad.
已经
高考真题原句提选：
Larry told her that he had already put out the fire.
If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed!
The train was already twenty minutes late.
I’ve told him already.
Already she does many things a human being can do.

二、词组｜习惯用语
already booked 已经预订了; 已预约;
already in 早在…时候; 已经存在于;
already removed 已经移除
already gone 早已离去
Already Dead 跨越死亡线（电影名）
all right already （表示不耐烦等）好啦好啦；别念叨啦

网络短语:
Taxed Enough Already 已缴纳够多的税; 税收得够多了;
Snoring Sleep Already 鼾睡已
rent out already 出租
Spit It Out Already 吐出来
Already All Right Already 就已经足够
I M Already Dead 我已经死
ve seen this already 我已经猜到了
become inexorable trend already 已成为必然趋势
Already Helpless 已经无能为力
Already Over 已经结束; 结束;

三、词根记忆 [12060](090529)

already
ad.已,已經,早已The reader already readily spread the thread on the ready-made bread.那位讀者已經欣然將絲線鋪散在現成的面包上.

al·ready / C:l5redi /
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。
IDIOMS
⇨ see enough det.

already /ɔːlˈredi $ ɒːl-/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb
1  before now, or before a particular time 已经〔表示在此之前或某个特定时间之前〕
The design of the new house is similar to those that have already been built.
新房的设计与那些已建好的房子相似。
The performance had already started when we arrived.
我们到达时表演已经开始了。
2  used to say that something has been done before and does not need doing again 已经〔表示已做过某事，不必再做〕
You already told me that.
你已经告诉过我那件事了。
‘Fancy a coffee?’ ‘No thanks, I already have one.’
“想来杯咖啡吗？”“不了，谢谢，我已经有一杯了。”
3  used to say that something has happened too soon or before the expected time 已经〔表示太早发生或比预期快〕
Have you eaten all that food already?
你已经把所有的食物都吃完了？
Is it 5 o’clock already?
已经5点了？
4  used to say that a situation exists and it might get worse, greater etc 已经〔表示某种情况存在，而且可能进一步恶化、严重等〕
Hurry up, we’re already late.
快点，我们已经迟到了。
Origin already (1300-1400) all ready “completely ready”

already ★★★★★
1.ADV 副词已经（用already时，英国英语中动词用完成时态，美国英语有时则用一般过去时） You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after ‘have’, ‘has’, or ‘had’, or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.

【搭配模式】：ADV before v
They had already voted for him at the first ballot…

在第一次投票选举时，他们已经投票给他了。

The group has already shed 10,000 jobs…

该集团已经裁去1万个工作岗位。

I already told you not to come over…

我已经告诉你别过来了。

They’ve spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.

他们已经在那上面花了近10亿美元。

2.ADV 副词早已（用于be动词或助动词之后，或一般动词之前，表示强调时可置于句首） You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb ‘be’ or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence.

【搭配模式】：ADV before v
The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off…

当局相信那些安全措施已经奏效。

He was already rich…

他已经很富有了。

He was already late for his appointment…

他约会已经晚了。

Get 10% off our already low prices!…

把我们已经很低的价格再下调10%！

Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello.

他已经在福尔梅洛拥有了一幢豪华别墅。

Usage Note :
Already is often used to add emphasis or to suggest that it is surprising that something has happened so soon. They were already eating their lunch. If you say that something is still happening or is still the case, you are usually emphasising your surprise that it has been happening or has been the case for so long. She was still looking at me… There are still plenty of horses round here. You use yet in negative sentences and in questions. It is often used to add emphasis, to suggest surprise that something has not happened, or to say that it will happen later. Have you seen it yet?… The troops could not yet see the shore… It isn’t dark yet. In British English, already and yet are usually used with the present perfect tense. I have already started knitting baby clothes… Have they said sorry yet? In American English, a past tense is commonly used. She already told the neighbors not to come… I didn’t get any sleep yet. This usage is becoming more common in British English.

already常用于强调或暗示某件事的发生快得令人惊奇：They were already eating their lunch（他们已经在吃午饭了）。still可用来强调对某件事发生或持续如此长时间感到惊奇：She was still looking at me（她还在看着我），There are still plenty of horses round here（这附近还有很多匹马）。yet常用在否定句和疑问句中表示强调，或对某事还未发生表示惊奇，或表示某事将要发生：Have you seen it yet（你看过了吗），The troops could not yet see the shore（部队还是看不见海岸），It isn’t dark yet（天色还没有暗下来）。英国英语中already和yet通常用于现在完成时：I have already started knitting baby clothes(我已经开始织婴儿衣服了），Have they said sorry yet（他们道过歉了吗）。美国英语中，常用于过去时：She already told the neighbors not to come（她已经告诉邻居们别来了），I didn’t get any sleep yet（我还没合过眼）。这种用法在英国英语中也越来越普遍。

already /ɑːlˈrɛdi/ adverb
1
: 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。
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。
He acted as if he didn’t already know.
他表现得好像他并不知情。
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。
2
: 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！
Do you have to go already?
你这就要走了吗？
Is it already midnight? = Is it midnight already?
已经到午夜了？
3
— 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）
The book is already available in Britain and should be in bookstores here next month.
这本书在英国已经可以买到，这里的书店下个月应该到货了。
The exhibit has already caused quite a stir.
这个展览已经引起不小的轰动。
4
US, informal — used to express impatience or annoyance马上，够了（用于表达不耐烦或气恼）
Answer the question, already!
回答问题，快点！
Enough, already!
够了，打住！
All right already!
好啦！