Translations for „yesterday“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

yesterday [ˈjestədı] ADV N

1. yesterday:

yesterday

(在)昨天 zuótiān

2. yesterday:

yesterday

近来 jìnlái

yesterday

不久前 bùjiǔ qián

Usage examples with yesterday

He didn't come yesterday.

他昨天没有来。

The ship made port yesterday.

该船昨天抵港。

I happened to meet him yesterday.

昨天我碰巧遇见他。

I read the news only yesterday.

我昨天才读到这个消息。

They set off for London yesterday.

他们昨天启程去伦敦了。

I bought a lot of books yesterday.

我昨天买了许多书。

re your e-mail of yesterday

关于你昨天的电子邮件

The new bridge was open to traffic yesterday.

那座新桥昨天通车了。

The parents learned of their daughter's success only yesterday.

父母昨天才得知女儿成功的消息。

It was hot yesterday, but it's even hotter today.

昨天很热，但今天更热。

It (so) happened that I saw her at the station yesterday.

昨天我碰巧在车站见到她。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This hair-splitting argument was thrown out yesterday.

www.theregister.co.uk

Yesterday they spent the day in a public session for all comers.

blogs.crikey.com.au

The yield on the 2-year Treasury note drop to 0.55 percent from 0.58 late yesterday and touched a record-low 0.546 percent.

www.bloomberg.com

A leading mental health body yesterday called for warning symbols to accompany airbrushed pictures of models and celebrities to help combat eating disorders.

www.independent.co.uk

These days, mens faces are no different from the faces of their great-grandparents, yet mans image is not the same today as it was yesterday.

en.wikipedia.org

The man, 26, was arrested by transport police yesterday morning while on a train heading to the station in possession of a meat cleaver.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The worst damage resulted from the tornado which came ashore during a fierce north-westerly rainstorm just after 4am yesterday.

www.stuff.co.nz

A teenager jumped 60ft to her death from the top of a multistorey car park when she saw her ex with his new girlfriend, an inquest heard yesterday.

www.mirror.co.uk

My phone ear is still ringing from the shellacking he was giving me only yesterday over a tip-off we'd had.

www.standard.co.uk

A leaflet drop was done yesterday morning and police also went door-to-door asking for information.

www.radionz.co.nz