recent

recent

['ri:snt]

adj.近来的, 新近的

例句与用法：

The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years.

近年来政府对报纸的控制已经变松了。

The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments.

部长就局势的最新发展作了另一番解释。

The recent scandal has provided the government's opponents with plenty of ammunition.

最近的丑闻给政府的反对派提供了大量的炮弹。

Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.

近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。

Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk.

排他主义，是为了近来的有钱人家、上流阶级以及臭鼬等的特色。

Recent discoveries will bear his prediction out.

近来的种种发现将会证实他的预言。

It is only recently that I started painting.

我开始作画，仅仅是最近的事情。

In recent times the price of just about everything has gone up.

近来差不多样样东西都涨价。

词形变化：

副词: recently | 名词: recency |

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a.

1. 新近的, 最近的; 近来的; 近代的

This is a recent period in history.

这是历史上近代的一段时期。

The house is a recent purchase.

这房子是最近买的。

2. (大写)【地】全新世的, 全新统的

n.

(大写)全新世; 全新统[the S]