| 释义 |
since /sɪns/ ad. | prep. | conj. | phr.
I ad.
1. 从那以后，此后；后来
He left home in 1948 and has not been heard of since (或 has not since been heard of). 他于1948年离家，此后便音讯全无。
He at first refused, but has since consented. 他起初拒绝了，但后来同意了。
2. 之前，以前
He disappeared many years since. 他许多年以前就不知去向。
II prep.
自…以来；从…以后
I haven't seen her since last week. 我自上周以来未曾见到过她。
I haven't had a taste of that dessert since New York. 离开纽约后我就没有尝过这种甜食。
He is probably the best-known bewhiskered American since Abraham Lincoln. 他或许可以说是亚伯拉罕·林肯以后美国最著名的连鬓胡子美髯公了。
III conj.
1. 自…以来；从…以后
I've been wearing glasses since I was three. 我从3岁起就一直戴眼镜。
He has written once since he left. 他离去后曾来过一封信。
It's been years since I enjoyed myself so much as last night. 我已经很多年没有像昨晚那么痛快了。
2. 因为；既然
Since it is late I shall go home now. 由于时间晚了，我现在要回家了。
Since you are so sure of it he'll believe you. 既然你对此这么有把握，他会相信你的。
[< OE sīththan after that; 与 OHG sīd since, L sērus late 有关] phr. ever since 从那时起直至今日，此后一直 He left last year and has been away ever since. 他去年走的，此后就一直不曾回来。long since 很久以前，先前 Bows and arrows have long since been out of use. 弓箭很久以前就不用了。I saw him not long since. 我不久前见到过他。since when 自从什么时候起，打什么时候开始 |