recent
adjective
uk/ˈriː.sənt/us/ˈriː.sənt/B1
happeningorstartingfrom ashorttimeago:
最近的;最新的;近来的Is that a recentphoto?那张照片是最近照的吗?
Have you beenfollowingrecentpoliticalevents?你关注最近发生的政治事件了吗?
In recenttimes/years/months, etc. there has been anincreasein theamountofviolenceontelevision.近来/几年/几个月,电视节目中的暴力内容越来越多。
- In recentyearsI've beencursedwithworseningeyesight.
- The party'sambitionshave beendeflatedby the two recentby-electiondefeats.
- They'veupdateda lot of theentriesin the most recenteditionof theencyclopaedia.
- Hedismissedrecentrumoursabout hisprivatelifeasfictitious.
- Housepriceshaveplummetedin recentmonths.
In the past
- ago
- any moreidiom
- anymore
- back in the dayidiom
- back thenidiom
- clock
- departed
- dim
- flood
- many moons agoidiom
- mist
- moon
- more
- no longeridiom
- rewind the clockidiom
- sometime
- step
- step back (in time)idiom
- the mists of timeidiom
- the status quo ante