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1 | not a different or separate one used for saying that a particular person or thing is the one that you are referring to and not a different one 同一的 |
| Sometimes UN troops and their commanders may not even speak the same language. 有时联合国部队与他们的指挥官甚至可能说的都不是同一种语言。 |
| the same...as My sister and I ended up staying at the same hotel as our parents. 我和我姐姐最后与我们父母呆在同一家酒店。 |
| the same...that Was this the same Timothy Evans that Carol had been at school with? 这是与卡罗尔同校上过学的那个蒂莫西·埃文斯吗? |
| this/that/these/those same At first many schools resisted the reforms, but those same schools are now seeing the most improvement. 起初许多学校抵制改革,但还是那些学校现在取得了最大的改进。 |
| the very same (=exactly the same) I was born on the very same day that my father died. 正是同一个 |
| ‘Do you mean Vendelin Gajdusek, the Czech writer?’ ‘The very same!’ “你是指温德林·加德赛克,那个捷克作家吗?”“正是此人!” |
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2 | exactly similar exactly like another person , thing , or way of doing something 相同的;同样的 |
| She did not want to make the same mistake again. 她不想再犯同样的错误。 |
| The two pictures look the same to me – I can’ t tell them apart. 这两幅画对我来说看上去一样,我无法区分它们。 |
| the same...as Her eyes are the same colour as yours. 她的眼睛与你的颜色相同。 |
| Animals feel pain the same as we do. 动物像我们一样会感到疼痛。 |
| just the same Kevin gets bored very quickly. His Dad was just the same. 凯文很快就厌倦了。他爸爸也一样。 |
| much the same (=almost the same) Stuart’ s opinion on this subject was much the same as mine. 几乎一样的 |
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3 | not changed used for saying that someone or something has not changed 不变的;无变化的 |
| The Government’ s policy has remained the same since 1991. 政府的政策从1991年以来一直保持不变。 |
| the same as ‘How is Frances?’ ‘Oh, she’ s still the same as always.’ “弗朗西丝怎么样?”“噢,她还是老样子。” |
| much the same (=almost the same) The countryside looks much the same as it did 200 years ago. 几乎不变的 |
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4 | equal in amount used for saying that one number , amount , price etc is equal to another (数目、数量、价格等)等同的,相同的 |
| The four sides of a square are all the same length. 正方形的四边长度相等。 |
| the same as One centimetre is the same as ten millimetres. 1厘米等于10毫米。 |
| A one-bedroom flat in London costs almost the same as a five-bedroom house in Liverpool. 伦敦的一套单间卧室公寓与利物浦的一栋五间卧室的房子价格相当。 |
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- | all/just the same mainly spoken |
| despite what has been mentioned |
| 仍然;依然;照样 |
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| I’ m sure he’ s safe, but all the same, I wish he’ d come home. 我确信他是平安的,但仍然希望他已经到家。 |
| I didn’ t expect to find anything, but I decided to look around just the same. 我并不指望发现任何东西,但还是决定四下里看看。 |
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- | amount/come to the same thing |
| to have the same meaning or effect as something else |
| 意思一样;结果相同 |
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| Whether someone made a mistake or whether there’ s a fault in the system, it all comes to the same thing – sheer inefficiency. 或是某人犯了错误,或是系统出了问题,结果都是一样——绝对低效率。 |
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- | at the same time |
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1 | used for saying that two or more things happen together 同时(发生) | I can’ t understand what you’ re saying if you all talk at the same time. 如果你们同时说话,我就不知道你们在说什么。 | | The show will make you laugh and cry at the same time. 演出会让你同时又笑又哭。 | |
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2 | used for introducing another fact or opinion that needs to be considered as well as the one that has just been stated 然而,不过(用以引导另一种需要考虑的情况或看法) | Of course, we want to be part of Europe, but at the same time we must be careful not to lose our close relationship with the United States. 当然我们想成为欧洲的一部分,然而我们必须谨慎,不能失去与美国的亲密关系。 | |
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- | it’ s all the same to sb spoken |
| used for saying that it makes no difference to someone whether one thing happens or another thing happens |
| 对某人来说无所谓(或没区别) |
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| You can stay or go, it’ s all the same to me. 你可以留下也可以走,对我来说都无所谓。 |
| if it’ s all the same to you (=if you do not mind) I’ d rather wait until tomorrow, sir, if it’ s all the same to you. 如果你不介意;如果你觉得无所谓 |
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- | of/for/tosame formal |
| used in bills and official documents for referring to something that has just been mentioned |
| (用于账单和官方文件表示刚提及的某物) |
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| 1 Epson Stylus 740 Ink Jet Printer + 2 ink cartridges for same 1台爱普生740喷墨打印机+2个配套的墨盒 |
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- | (the) same again spoken |
| used for ordering another drink like the one you have just had |
| 同样的再来一份 |
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- | samedifference spoken |
| used for saying that two things have the same effect or importance |
| 都一样;一个样 |
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| ‘I didn’ t tell him to leave – I just suggested it was getting late.’ ‘Same difference.’ “我没说让他走,我只是暗示天晚了。”“还不是一样嘛。” |
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- | same here spoken |
| used for saying that you agree or that you have the same feeling |
| 我也一样 |
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| ‘I’ ve been looking forward to meeting you.’ ‘Same here.’ “我盼着见到你。” “我也一样。” |
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- | same old, same old AMERICAN spoken |
| used for saying that the situation now is the same as always |
| 老样子 |
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| ‘How are things at work?’ ‘Oh, same old, same old.’ “工作情况怎么样?”“噢,老样子。” |
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- | the same old... |
| used about someone or something that is familiar because you have seen or heard them many times before and they have not changed |
| 同样老掉牙的;还是老样子的 |
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| Politicians repeat the same old phrases that they use every time there’ s an election. 政治家们重复着每次选举都要用的那些老掉牙的话。 |
| She’ s still the same old Jane that we all grew to love. 她还是我们都逐渐开始喜欢的那个简。 |
| (the) same old story (=something that has happened many times before) Same old story! He got into an argument with the boss and lost his job. 还是老一套 |
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- | (the) same to you spoken |
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1 | used as a friendly reply to someone’ s good wishes (用于友好地回答对方的祝愿)也祝你如此 | ‘Have a good weekend!’ ‘Same to you.’ “祝你过个愉快的周末!”“也祝你如此。” | |
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2 | impolite used as an angry reply to an insult or rude comment (用于愤怒地回敬侮辱或粗鲁的评论)你也一样,你也是 | ‘You’ re such a loser.’ ‘Yeah, same to you.’ “你真是一个失败者。” “对,你也一样。” | |
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| Other ways of saying : same | | | | | | same的其他表达方式 | | | | alike almost exactly the same 相像的;几乎相同的 No two pieces are alike. 没有哪两块是几乎相同的。 | | identical exactly the same, with no differences 完全相同的;无差别的 identical twins 同卵双生My brother was in an identical situation last year. 我兄弟去年的情况也一样。 | | similar almost the same, but with small differences 相似的(但有小差异)We have a similar sense of humour. 我们有相似的幽默感。 | | equal on the same level or the same in quality or quantity (水平、质量和数量)相同的,同等的Those pieces of cake don’ t look equal to me. 在我看来那些蛋糕块大小不同。 We want to give everyone an equal chance to participate. 我们希望给每个人以同等的参与机会。 | | constant remaining at the same level 持续不变的 maintaining a constant temperature 保持恒温。 | | uniform the same, with no variation at all, especially in appearance (尤指外表)完全一样的a row of small uniform houses 一排一模一样的小房子。 | | homogeneous (formal) made up entirely of the same elements or of one single element 同一种类组成的;均质的Television audiences used to be more homogeneous than they are now. 过去的电视观众比现在的分类更单一。 | | |
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