recently
adverb
uk/ˈriː.sənt.li/us/ˈriː.sənt.li/B1
notlongago, or at atimethatstartednotlongago:
最近;近来Have youseenany goodfilmsrecently?你最近看过什么好电影吗?
Until very recently heworkedas ateacherand he stillshuddersat thememories.他一直做老师,直到最近才不干。现在他一想起那段经历还不寒而栗呢。
Recently, I've beenfeelingabitdepressed.近来我感到有点抑郁。
Synonyms
lately
latterlyformal
- Afterlanguishinginobscurityfor manyyears, her earlynovelshave recently beenrediscovered.
- Until recently thecivilwarhad beenlargelyunreported in thepress.
- Thegovernmentrecentlynationalizedtherailways.
- She has recentlynotchedup her thirdwinat amajortennistournament.
- She has recentlysufferedabereavement.
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