/ɔːlˈredi/ adv. You use ~ to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Some speakers use ~ with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense. They had ~ voted for him at the first ballot. 他们已经在第一轮投票中投了他的票。 She says she already told the neighbours not to come over for a couple of days. 她说她已经告诉了邻居们这两天不要过来。 It’s already 8:00. Weak up. It’s 8:00 already. 早已adv. <美，非正式>马上，够了（用于表达不耐烦或气恼） 我觉得你应该干什么，当我仔细检查一下之后，oh, I see you did already. Just do it already! 赶紧的做某事！这个短语一般都是在抱怨对方反应太慢，表现一种不耐烦的态度。 I’ve been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already! 我听你念叨这个姑娘已经好几周了，求你快约她吧！