Ago
[ ə'ɡo ]
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adv. 以前;过去的;之前;
📝 例句
We toured France about three years ago.
我们大约三年前去法国游玩过。
A few years ago, sociology was the most popular subject for undergraduates.
几年之前,社会学是大学本科生最欢迎的课程。
He sent in his resignation long ago.
他很早以前就提交了辞职书。
two years ago; `agone' is an archaic word for `ago'.
两年以前；'agone'是'ago'的过去式。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ago-以前,age-变老:比以前变老了
※ a-一,go-去:以前我经常一个去办事
※ a-一,go-走:一条偏僻路,以前曾走过
🔤 词根
a-表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
ago
adv
(used after the word or phrase it modifies, esp with the simple past tense, not with the perfect tense 用於其所修饰的词语之後, 尤与简单过去时态连用而不与完成时态连用) gone by; in the past 前; 以前: ten years ago 十年前
not long ago 不久以前
It happened a few minutes ago. 那是几分钟以前发生的事.
How long ago is it that you last saw her? 你上一次看见她是多久以前的事?
It was seven years ago that my brother died. 我哥哥是七年前死的. =>Usage at recent 用法见recent.
🎯 考研助记
词根前缀a-经、由,go走动，本义“走过的，经历过”的意思
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'gәu]ad. 以前
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「小学」词汇
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If I fail this exam I'll fail the course.
我要是考试没通过，这门课就没学分了。
A man without reason is a beast in season.
人无理智就像是一头发情的野兽。
They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened.
他们曾担心在把木乃伊切开后，它会散成碎片，但幸运得很，这种情况并未发生。