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have/has already + past participle
常用于完成时态，表示动作在说话前已完成。
She has already finished her homework.
她已经完成了作业。
已经；早已
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已经；早已
prior to a specified or implied time
She has already finished her homework.
她已经完成了作业。
在某个指定时间之前；已经
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
在指定或暗示的时间之前
prior to a specified or implied time
这么快
So soon.
I have already seen that movie.
我已经看过那部电影了。
AI contextual example
By the time we arrived, the store had already closed.
我们到的时候，商店已经关门了。
AI contextual example
I already told him the plan.
我已经把计划告诉他了。
AI contextual example
she has already graduated
她已经毕业了
WordNet
常用于完成时态，表示动作在说话前已完成。
She has already finished her homework.
她已经完成了作业。
用于状态动词，强调现状早已存在。
I already know the answer.
我已经知道答案了。
疑问句中用 already 表示惊讶或确认某事比预期早发生。
Have you already eaten dinner?
你已经吃过晚饭了？
Not this
Have you finished your homework already?
Use this
Have you finished your homework yet?
在疑问句中，询问是否已经完成某事通常用“yet”，而不是“already”。“already”常用于肯定句或表示惊讶的疑问句。
Not this
Already I have eaten.
Use this
I have already eaten.
副词“already”通常放在助动词（have/has）之后、主要动词之前，或句末。句首位置不符合英语自然语序。
Not this
I already finish my homework.
Use this
I have already finished my homework.
表达“已经完成某事”需要使用现在完成时（have + 过去分词），而非一般现在时。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
已经拥有
I already have a car.
我已经有一辆车了。
已经完成
The homework is already done.
作业已经做完了。
已经知道
I already know the answer.
我已经知道答案了。
我早已在那里
This line from the song 'I'm Already There' by Lonestar is used to comfort loved ones, expressing emotional presence despite physical distance.
这句歌词出自Lonestar的歌曲《I'm Already There》，用于安慰亲人，表达了尽管身处异地但精神上同在的情感。
我已经走了
In the Eagles' classic 'Already Gone,' this line signifies a decisive and regret-free departure from a relationship.
在老鹰乐队的经典歌曲《Already Gone》中，这句歌词象征着果断且无憾地离开一段关系。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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联想'all ready'（都准备好了），但already表示'已经'，强调事情已完成或比预期早。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、正式写作 ‘already’在多种语境中均可使用，通常不带强烈的正式或非正式色彩，因此视为中性。
The words 'ready' and 'steady' rhyme with 'already' (all share the /ˈrɛdi/ ending). 'Teddy' also rhymes (/ˈtɛdi/) despite the spelling difference. Beware 'alright', which starts with 'al-' but has a different ending sound (/raɪt/ vs /rɛdi/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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