▲recently 位于句末：
She put on weight recently. 她最近体重增加了。
There has been a drop in crime recently. 近来犯罪率有所降低。
I got a letter from her quite recently. 我就在最近还收到她的一封来信。
▲recently 位于句中（动词之前）
My pop recently retired from work. 我爸最近退休了。
He has recently been promoted. 他最近升职了。
I’ve only recently started learning French. 我只是最近才开始学法语的。
The club has recently appointed a caretaker manager. 俱乐部最近任命了一名临时代理经理。
▲recently 位于句首（尤其是为了引起兴趣或为了形成对比）
Recently I saw her very little. 最近我很少见到她。
Recently John has been doing his work quite regularly. 近来约翰工作一直很有规律。
Recently, he has been working on his master’s degree at the university. 最近，他在大学攻读硕士学位。
▲用于as recently as：
As recently as six months ago her name was almost unknown in Britain. 就在6个月前，她的名字在英国还几乎是无人知晓的。