recent

adjective
🔊/ˈriːsnt/
🔊/ˈriːsnt/
[usually before noun]
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  1. that happened or began only a short time ago近来的;新近的
    • a recent study/report/survey最近的研究/报告/调查
    • a recent event/development/discovery最近的事件/发展/发现
    • The Prime Minister discussed the issue during his most recent visit to Poland.总理在最近访问波兰时讨论了这个问题。
    • There have been many changes in recent years.近几年发生了许多变化。🔊🔊
    • in recent months/weeks/days最近几个月/几周/几天
    • a relatively recent phenomenon一个相对较新的现象
    • It is only in the recent past that these problems have arisen.这些问题只是在最近才出现。
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    • a relatively recent development较新近的发展
    • The next chapter summarizes recent developments in the field.下一章概述该领域最近的发展状况。
    Topics Timea2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • very
    • comparatively
    • fairly
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent.