单词 | since |
释义 | since¹ 1.(continuously until)自从 I've been here since the end of July.自从7月底以来我一直在这里。 We hadn't seen each other since that time.从那以后我们彼此就没见过面。 He's been a member of parliament since 1987.他从1987年以来一直担任议员。 I haven't been to work since Monday.我从星期一开始就没上班。 since then从那时以后 We've both remarried since then.自此之后我们俩都再婚了。 2.(in comparisons)在…之后;自…后 He has had more battles with the Congress than any president since Andrew Johnson.他是自安德鲁•约翰逊以来和国会斗争最多的一位总统。 since²1.(continuously from a particular time)自从…以来;自从…以后 It has rained since I got here.自我到这里以后就一直下雨。 It was a month since he had arrived in Greenwich.他抵达格林尼治已有一个月了。 I've been wearing glasses since I was three.我从3岁开始就一直戴眼镜。 ever since自从 You have been very good to me ever since we met.自从相识你就一直对我很好。 2.(comparing with a particular time)自…以后;在…之后 So much has changed in the sport since I was a teenager.和我十几岁时比, 这项运动已经有了很大改变。 a slight accent she had acquired since he last saw her和他上次见她时不同的是她有了一点口音 3.(because)因为;既然 Since you're tired, let's stay at home.既然你累了, 咱们就待在家里吧。 Since it was Saturday, he stayed in bed an extra hour.由于是星期六, 他就多睡了一个小时。 since³1.(between then and now)从此;此后 They went to Dartmouth College together in the 1960s and have frequently done business together since.他们上世纪六十年代一起在达特茅斯学院上学, 后来又经常一起做生意。 I returned home to the UK and have since worked as a solicitor.我回到英国的家乡, 从此就一直当初级律师。 He left yesterday and I haven't seen him since.他昨天离开了, 此后我就一直没见过他。 ever since自此之后 We met ten years ago and have been friends ever since.我们十年前认识, 此后就一直是朋友。 2.(at some point afterwards)后来;之后 About a dozen people were arrested, three of whom have since been released.大约十几个人被捕, 此后有三人获释。 3.long since很久以前;早就 Even though her parents have long since died, she still talks about them in the present tense.尽管双亲早已离世, 她谈论起他们时好像他们至今仍然健在。 4.since when<口>从什么时候开始(对因某人说错话或做错事而感到恼火) And since when have you ever gone by the rules?你什么时候按规矩办过事? |
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