ago

/əˈɡəʊ/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

以前；……前

释义与例句

adv. 以前；……前
back in time from the present, used after an expression of a period of time
  1. They moved to this neighbourhood three years ago.
    他们三年前搬到了这个社区。
  2. I spoke to her only a few minutes ago.
    我几分钟前刚和她说过话。
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  1. The castle was built more than five centuries ago.
    这座城堡建于五个多世纪以前。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 ago 放在时间段后面，并与一般过去时连用：two weeks ago；不能说 ago two weeks。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • before 以前；在……之前
    ago 以现在为起点，放在时间段后，如 two days ago；before 可单独表示“以前”，也可指另一事件之前，不说 two days before 来替代两天前，除非有过去参照点。
    I have seen this film before. 我以前看过这部电影。
常见搭配
  • a long time ago 很久以前
    This valley was covered by ice a long time ago. 很久以前，这个山谷曾被冰覆盖。
  • a few minutes ago 几分钟前
    The manager left the office a few minutes ago. 经理几分钟前离开了办公室。
  • years ago 多年前
    I visited the same village years ago, and it has changed greatly. 多年前我去过同一个村庄，如今它变化很大。