ago

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英 [əˈgəʊ]

美 [əˈgoʊ]

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adv.

以前；过去的；之前；

双语释义

adv.(副词)

以前before now, in the past

英英释义

ago[ ə'ɡəu ]

adj.gone by; or in the past
"two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"

同义词：agone
adv.in the past
"long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

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词汇搭配

用作副词 (adv.)

名词+～

a few minutes ago几分钟以前
ages ago很久很久以前
a while ago刚才
barely a week ago不到一周之前
fortnight ago两周前

副词+～

long ago很久以前

同近义词辨析

before, ago

这组词都有“……以前”的意思，其区别是：

before或指从过去某一时间起向前推算的若干时间的以前，通常与过去完成时连用；或泛指以前，并不具体指若干时间以前，可使用现在完成的或过去时；还可指从将来某一时间起的若干时间以前。

ago指从现在起往前推算一段时间，始终置于所修饰的词之后，与一般过去时连用。

双语例句

用作副词(adv.)

The dinosaurs disappeared long ago.
恐龙很久以前就绝种了。
A hundred years ago, Britain had a large empire.
一百年以前，英国有一个很大的帝国。

权威例句

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