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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

already [ɔːl'rεdɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 已经
    I have already started making dinner.
    已经开始晚餐了。
    They've spent nearly a million dollars on it already.
    他们在这上面已经花了近百万美金
    He was already late for his appointment.
    约会已经迟到了。
    is it five o'clock already?
    已经到5点了吗?

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

already [ɔːlˈredɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 已经早已
    Below I've listed some ideas which many people have already carried out.
    在下面列出一些想法,而这些想法已经被好多人实施过了。
    She has already graduated.
    已经毕业了。
  2. 2. adverb 如此之快,这么
  3. 3. adverb [Spoken] [American English] 马上,这就

Collins English-English Dictionary

already [ɔːl'rεdɪ]
  1. 1. adv by or before a stated or implied time
    he is already here
  2. 2. adv at a time earlier than expected
    is it ten o'clock already?

Examples

They have gone home already.
他们已经回家了。
You would think he would have known that already.
也许你认为他已经知道这件事了吧。
As I've already told you, articles can be classified into definite articles and indefinite articles.
我早就讲过,冠词可以分为定冠词和不定冠词。
We are late, the guys are already at the airport waiting for us.
我们迟到了,那些人已经在机场等我们了。
I already asked everyone. They all want to come with us.
我已经问过每一个人了。他们都想跟我们一起来。

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