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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- ago
[ə'gəu]
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adverb
2 days ago 两天前
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long ago/a long time ago
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很久以前
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how long ago?
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多久以前？
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as long ago as 1925
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早在1925年
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- ago
[əˈgəʊ]
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1.
adverb
以前，之前
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An ally is a nation which you beat in a war some time ago and which is now on your side.
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协约国是指过去你曾在战争中打败过而现在站在你这边的国家。
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Sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S..
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60年以前我爷爷来到了美国。
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adjective
以前的，过去的
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A year ago, 11 of his students earned scholarships to four-year colleges.
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一年前，他有十一个学生获得了四年本科大学的奖学金。
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"Agone" is an archaic word for "ago".
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“agone”是“ago”的古英语形式。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- ago
[ə'gəυ]
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adv
in the past
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five years ago
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long ago
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adv
[Etymology]
C14 ago, from Old English agan to pass away
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adv
[Usage]
The use of ago with since (it's ten years ago since he wrote the novel) is redundant and should be avoided: it is ten years since he wrote the novel
Examples
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I saw him no longer ago than five minutes ago.
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就在五分钟前，我见过他。
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long ago
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很久以前
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not what he was five years ago
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他已不是五年前的他
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He died years ago.
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他多年前就死了。
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She swam across the river a while ago.
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刚才她游到河对岸去了。
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