already
adv. 已经; 早已; (表惊奇)都
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.
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。
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.
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。
1. prior to a specified or implied time;
Production has already been put on the right track.
生产已经走上轨道.
The work is already complete inmanuscript.
著作已经脱稿.
There is already a high level of environmental contamination.
环境污染的程度已经很高.
These commitments have already been breached.
这些承诺已遭背弃.
He already has three demerits on his record.
他已被记过三次.