yesterday

n.昨天；往昔；过去

adv.在昨天，在昨日；近来

adv.

1. 在昨天
   on the day before today
   1. They arrived yesterday.
      他们昨天到达。
   2. I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday.
      我们的婚礼我记忆犹新，就像昨天一样。
   3. Where were you yesterday morning?
      你昨天上午在哪儿？
   4. To think I was lying on a beach only the day before yesterday .
      想想吧，就在前天，我还躺在海滩上呢。

noun

1. 昨天
   the day before today
   1. Yesterday was Sunday.
      昨天是星期天。
   2. What happened at yesterday's meeting?
      昨天的会上发生了什么事？
2. 不久前；近日；往昔
   the recent past
   1. Yesterday's students are today's employees.
      昨天还是学生，今天成了雇员。
   2. All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace.
      她的过去已经完全烟消云散了。

yesterday 昨天

yester-，昨日，以前，day,天。

1. Yesterday he went off to buy himself a brand-new car.
   昨天他去给自己买了一辆崭新的小汽车。
2. I met him by chance out walking yesterday
   我昨天外出散步时碰巧遇见了他。
3. The Russian foreign minister yesterday cancelled his visit to Washington
   俄罗斯外交部长昨天取消了对华盛顿的访问。
4. Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday
   一些众议员和参议员昨天工作了整整一天。
5. I tried to get in touch with you yesterday evening, but I think you were out
   我昨晚想要和你联系，但好像你不在家里。
6. He received his award at a presentation in London yesterday.
   昨天，他在伦敦的颁奖典礼上领了奖。
7. There was renewed fighting yesterday.
   昨天战斗重新打响了。
8. The Prime Minister reviewed the situation with his Cabinet yesterday
   昨天，首相和他的内阁对局势进行了审度。
9. Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday
   武装部队昨天搜查了该医院。
10. I saw him yesterday
    我昨天见到他了。
11. Yesterday saw the resignation of the acting Interior Minister
    昨天代理内政部长辞职了。
12. They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday
    他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
13. Gen. Morgan's troops yesterday surrendered their heavy weapons to Belgian and US troops.
    昨天，摩根将军的部队被迫向比利时和美国军队交出了他们的重型武器。
14. I talked to him yesterday
    昨天我和他谈过了。
15. I thought I was hearing things yesterday. I thought I heard a cuckoo.
    我想昨天我出现幻听了。我以为听到了布谷鸟叫。
16. Yesterday afternoon the White House put out a new version of events
    昨天下午，白宫对事件给出了另一种说法。
17. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday.
    “整个事件都已经被粉饰过了，”他昨日声称。
18. She left yesterday
    她昨天走了。
19. Yesterday she announced that she is quitting her job.
    昨天她宣布打算辞职。
20. The worker of today is different from the worker of yesterday.
    如今的工人和以往的不同了。
21. We went to the factory yesterday.
    我们昨天去工厂了。
22. He could not have seen me yesterday, because I wasn't there.
    昨天他不可能见到我，因为当时我不在那里。
23. I paid Mr. and Mrs. Smith a return visit yesterday afternoon.
    我昨天下午回访了史密斯夫妇。
24. Sorry I was out when you called yesterday.
    昨天失迎了，很抱歉。
25. Yesterday I went to see him, but again he wasn't home.
    昨天我去找他，又扑空了。
26. I ran aross him yesterday.
    我昨天碰巧撞见了他。
27. Did you listen in to the Prime Minister yesterday evening?
    你昨晚收听首相的广播讲话了吗？
28. You can't fool me; I wasn't born yesterday.
    我是个老练的人，你骗不了我。
29. The entrance examinations to high school began yesterday morning.
    中学入学考试昨天上午开始了。
30. He gave in his resignation yesterday.
    他昨天递上了辞呈。