单词 | something |
释义 | something¹ 1.(unspecified thing)某事;某物 He realized that something was wrong.他意识到有什么不对劲。 Give him something to do.给他点事情做。 Do something! Can't you see he's choking?快做点什么!你没看见他快窒息了吗? Would you like something to eat?你想吃点什么吗? Wear something warm.穿暖和点。 something interesting有趣的事情 something special特别的东西 something else别的东西;另外一件事 People are always out in their cars, watching television or busy doing something else.人们总是驾车外出, 或者看电视, 要不就是忙点其他什么事情。 something between a … and a …介于…和…之间的事物 He described the smell as something between a circus and a sea-port.他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。 2.(in vague descriptions)大约;大致;左右 There was something around a thousand dollars in the office strong box.办公室的保险柜里大约有1,000美元。 Membership is something over 10,000.会员人数大约有1万多人。 something like大约;差不多 He had something like 70 kilos of gold in his boot.他在他的后备箱里放了大约70公斤的黄金。 3.to be really somethingorto be quite something<非正式>(to be impressive)不简单;了不起 This is really something. Someone actually thinks my CDs are all right!这太棒了。有人真的认为我的唱片很不错呢! 4.to be something of a … (quite a)可以说是一个…;相当突出的一个… It's something of a disappointment.这多少有些令人失望。 It's something of a problem.这是相当突出的一个问题。 He's something of a fighter.他称得上是一个斗士。 5.or somethingoror something like that或别的什么;或诸如此类的东西 This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something.这个家伙叫布赖尔利或比尔德利之类的名字。 The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that.飞机票大概是199英镑这么个价格。 6.somethingorother这样或那样的事情 I have been intending to go every day but something or other has always prevented me.我每天都打算去, 可是总有这样那样的事情让我走不了。 7.that's something (said to give comfort)已经很不错了 Well, you're staying. That's something, I suppose.哦, 你留下来了。我想这已经很不错了。 8.there's something in sth (sth is valid)…有些道理 Christianity has stood the test of time, so there must be something in it.基督教经受住了时间的考验, 因此其中一定是有些道理的。 Could there be something in what he said?他的话会不会有些道理呢? something²1.something like (somewhat)几分像;有点儿;大约 He's something like me.他有点像我。 2.<非正式>(as intensifier)(用在形容词前)很, 非常 It hurts something awful.这非常疼。 |
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