| 短语 | long since |
| 释义 | long since if something has long since happened, it happened a long time ago很久以前，早已…:•I've long since forgiven her for what she did.我早已原谅她的所作所为了。 CHOICE since, for, during, over:Use since to say that something started at a point in time in the past, and is still continuing.since 表示某事于过去某一时间开始，并且现在仍在继续:•He has been living in Leeds since 1998.他从 1998 年起就住在利兹。•We've known about it since May.我们从 5 月份起就知道这件事了。Since is usually followed by a time expression ('last year', 'this morning', '4 o'clock' etc) or by the simple past tense.Use the present perfect or the past perfect in the other clause. since 后面常跟表示时间的短语（如 last year，this morning，4 o'clock 等），或是跟一般过去式。 在另一个从句中要用现在完成式或过去完成式:•I have loved movies since I first went to the cinema.我第一次去电影院后就喜欢上了电影。•He had been seriously ill since Christmas.他从圣诞节开始就一直病得很重。 ► Speakers of British English usually say it is a long time / two weeks etc since …, and speakers of American English it has been a long time / two weeks etc since …, but both uses are correct. 英国英语一般说 it is a long time / two weeks etc since …，而美国英语一般则说 it has been a long time / two weeks etc since …，但两种说法都是正确的:•It's weeks ( BrE) / It's been weeks ( AmE ) since I saw Grandma.我已经好几个星期没有见到祖母了。Use for when you state the length of time that something has been happening. for 表示某事发生的时间长度:•We have known each other for ten years (NOT since ten years).我们认识已经有十年了。•I had been waiting for hours (NOT since hours).我已经等了好几个小时了。•I haven't seen him for ages (NOT since ages).我已经很久没见他了。During and over are used when you state the period of time in which something happens or changes. during 和 over 表示某事发生或变化的一段时间:•During her first year at college, she had several boyfriends.她读大学的第一年有过好几个男朋友。•Over the last six months, crime has doubled.过去的六个月中，犯罪活动翻了一番。 |
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