yesterday

noun

UK/ˈjes.tə.deɪ/
US/ˈjes.tɚ.deɪ/

Definitions of yesterday noun

  1. Uncountable(不可数名词)

    The day immediately preceding the present day.

    今天的前一天

    • "Is this today's newspaper?" "No, it's from yesterday."

      “这是今天的报纸吗?”“不,这是昨天的。”

    • I need to review the minutes from yesterday's meeting.

      我需要复习昨天会议的记录。

    • The weather was very clear yesterday.

      昨天天气非常晴朗。

  2. Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)

    A time in the recent past.

    不久之前;往昔

    • No one is interested in the pop stars of yesterday.

      没有人对昨日的流行明星感兴趣。

    • These songs are part of our collective yesterdays.

      这些歌曲是我们共同过去的一部分。

    • We should not dwell in our yesterdays.

      我们不应该沉溺于过去。

Phrases of yesterday noun

  • the day before yesterday

    Refers to the day that occurred two days prior to the current day.

    前天

    I ran into him at the library the day before yesterday.

    我前天在图书馆遇到了他。

adverb

UK/ˈjes.tə.deɪ/
US/ˈjes.tɚ.deɪ/

Definitions of yesterday adverb

  1. A1

    On the day before the present day.

    昨天

    • He called yesterday while you were out.

      他昨天在你出去的时候打来。

    • I saw her yesterday afternoon.

      我昨天下午看见她。

    • We completed the project yesterday.

      我们昨天完成了这个项目。