| 释义 |
a·go /əˈɡəʊ/
ad.
[只用于被修饰的词之后]以前
a few minutes (two centuries) ago 几分钟(两个世纪)以前
long (not long) ago 很久(不久)以前
ages (a short while) ago 好久好久(不多久)以前
I saw him no longer ago than last week. 就在上星期我还见过他。
The meeting took place a fortnight ago tomorrow. 会议在两星期之前的明天举行。
That was nine years and two American Presidents ago. 那是9年前的事，其间换过两任美国总统。
since that long ago summer 从很久前的那个夏天以来
◇注解ago 作“以前”解，一般从现在向前回溯，与 before (从过去某一时刻向前回溯)不同，多与一般过去式动词连用。但在实际使用中，时有将 ago 与 before 换用，句中动词也相应用完成体的情况，如 He could remember things that had happened long ago. [OE āgān to pass away] |