| 单词 | a few years ago |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ASK〕Just a few years ago, Tanya was homeless and begging for money in front of the supermarket. 就在几年之前，塔妮娅还是无家可归，在超级市场门前向人要钱。朗文写作活用〔CONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT〕Her confidence was badly shaken when she was involved in a car accident a few years ago. 几年前，她卷入一场车祸，她的自信受到极大打击。朗文写作活用〔ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH〕We sold the restaurant when we were strapped for cash a few years ago. 前几年我们手头紧，就把餐厅卖了。朗文写作活用〔FASHIONABLE/NOT FASHIONABLE〕I loved that album when I bought it a few years ago but it sounds really dated today. 几年前我买下这张专辑时是很喜欢它的，但是如今听起来很过时了。朗文写作活用〔FORBID〕Until a few years ago, there was a taboo around the subject of divorce. 直到几年前为止，离婚一直是个忌讳的话题。朗文写作活用〔SOME/SEVERAL〕They went to China a few years ago. 他们几年前去过中国。朗文写作活用〔absolute〕The company has grown in absolute terms, but its share of the market is actually less than it was a few years ago.按绝对价值计算这家公司已经发展了，但与数年前相比，公司的市场份额实际上下降了。韦氏高阶〔astonishing〕It's astonishing to think that only a few years ago he was a completely unknown actor.仅仅几年前他还是一个默默无闻的演员，想想真让人觉得难以置信。剑桥高阶〔bomb〕This hotel was bombed a few years ago.这家旅馆几年前被炸毁了。剑桥高阶〔brass ring〕He made his first try for the brass ring when he ran for mayor a few years ago.几年前他为把握成功机遇进行了首次尝试，参加了市长竞选。韦氏高阶〔charge〕A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company.几年前，巴克里尔接管了该公司。柯林斯高阶〔cold storage〕A few years ago I was asked by a publisher to consider writing a novel, and the idea has been in cold storage ever since.几年前，一位出版商要我考虑写一部小说，但之后这事就搁置下来了。柯林斯高阶〔con man〕A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.几年前，她被一个骗子骗过。柯林斯高阶〔cover〕A few years ago, David Byrne was on the cover of Time magazine.几年前，大卫·拜恩曾登上《时代》周刊的封面。柯林斯高阶〔crash〕His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago.他的长子几年前死于车祸。柯林斯高阶〔door〕The college opened its doors to black students a few years ago.那所大学几年前开始招收黑人学生。英汉大词典〔double〕Electrical goods are almost double the price they were a few years ago.与几年前相比，电器类商品的价格几乎翻了一番。剑桥高阶〔excess〕Only a few years ago, interest rates in excess of 20 per cent would have been unthinkable.就在几年前, 超过20%的利率还不敢想象。外研社新世纪〔fad〕There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.几年前有一阵子流行穿有洞的牛仔裤。剑桥高阶〔fling〕They had a brief fling a few years ago.他们几年前有过一段短暂的恋情。朗文当代〔hear〕I heard her in concert a few years ago.几年前，我在音乐会上听过她唱歌。韦氏高阶〔imaginable〕Computers now allow us to do things that were hardly imaginable only a few years ago.现在，计算机让我们能做就在几年前还难以想象的事。韦氏高阶〔inconceivable〕A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been inconceivable.几年前汽车用太阳能作动力还是不可思议的。朗文当代〔meeting〕Her life was changed by a chance meeting with her former art master a few years ago.她的生活因几年前同她以前的美术老师的偶遇改变了。柯林斯高阶〔picture〕Just a few years ago the picture was very different.几年前的情况就大不相同。牛津高阶〔plaster cast〕A few years ago I broke my leg and had a plaster cast on up to my hip.几年前我把一条腿摔断了，石膏夹板一直固定到臀部。柯林斯高阶〔plaster cast〕A few years ago I broke my leg and had a plaster cast on up to my hip.几年前我摔断了腿, 石膏夹一直打到髋部。外研社新世纪〔poop out〕A few years ago, our cellphone batteries would poop out after an hour of talking.几年前, 我们的手机在通话一小时后电池就会没电。外研社新世纪〔referee〕She refereed for a periodical a few years ago.几年前她为一期刊担任编审。21世纪英汉〔serialize〕A few years ago Tom Brown's Schooldays was serialised on television.几年前《汤姆·布朗求学记》曾作为连续剧播出过。柯林斯高阶〔shoot〕Alina Reyes shot to fame a few years ago with her extraordinary first novel.阿林娜·雷耶斯几年前因她那部不同凡响的小说处女作而迅速成名。柯林斯高阶〔superior〕A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops.几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。柯林斯高阶〔take〕He had taken the photo a few years ago.他在几年前拍了这张照片。外研社新世纪〔thing〕Chain belts were the thing a few years ago.链式腰带在几年前是很流行的。英汉大词典〔tour〕A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow.几年前他们在全国作了巡回演出。柯林斯高阶A few years ago I was in India and visited both the Canadian and American enclaves in New Delhi.几年前我在印度参观了加拿大和美国在新德里的飞地。剑桥国际A few years ago only a wishful fantasist would have imagined that the Internet would develop so quickly.几年前，只有想入非非的幻想家才会想象出因特网会发展得如此之快。剑桥国际A few years ago that hairstyle was considered dated (= old-fashioned), but now it seems to be back in fashion.几年前那种发型被认为是过时了，而现在似乎又重新流行起来。剑桥国际A few years ago there was unrest in the country at large. 几年前全国发生了动乱。译典通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。译典通Although the tax was abolished a few years ago, it has lived on in a modified form.虽然几年前废除了这项税收，但是它依然变相存在着。剑桥国际He dipped into medicine a few years ago. 他在几年前曾涉猎过一阵医学。译典通It's astonishing to think that only a few years ago the people there lived a primitive life.仅仅在不多年以前，那里的人民还过着原始的生活，这使人想起来颇难以置信。剑桥国际My father had an operation to remove a gallstone a few years ago.我父亲几年前做了手术，去除胆结石。剑桥国际The band enjoyed a certain success a few years ago, but little is heard of them today.几年前这个乐队获得了一定的成功，可如今已经很少听说他们了。剑桥国际The conservatory was built on / onto (= added to) the house a few years ago.几年前给房子加建了花房。剑桥国际There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.几年前流行穿撕破了的牛仔裤。剑桥国际They were given the franchise a few years ago. 数年前他们获得选举权。译典通This pub was bombed (= a bomb exploded in it) a few years ago.这家酒店几年前被炸毁了。剑桥国际Until a few years ago, only large companies could swing these deals.直到几年前，只有大公司才能够搞定这些交易。牛津商务 |
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