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🔑 some·thingBrE /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/NAmE /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ pronoun🔑 a thing that is not known or mentioned by name 某事；某物◆We stopped for something to eat. 我们停下来吃点儿东西。◆Give me something to do. 给我点活儿干吧。◆There's something wrong with the TV. 电视出毛病了。◆There's something about this place that frightens me. 这个地方有点儿让我害怕。◆Don't just stand there. Do something! 别在那儿干站着，做点儿什么吧！◆His name is Alan something (= I don't know his other name). 他的名字叫艾伦什么的。◆She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. 她是利兹大学某个学科的教授。◆He's something in (= has a job connected with) television. 他是搞电视的。◆The car hit a tree or something. 汽车撞上了树或别的什么东西。◆I could just eat a little something. 我只能吃一点点东西。 HELP The difference between something and anything is the same as the difference between some and any. Look at the notes there. * something 和 anything 的区别与 some 和 any 的区别相同。参看该两词条下的注解。🔑 (informal) a thing that is thought to be important or worth taking notice of 被认为重要（或值得注意）的事物◆There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says. 他的话不无道理。◆It's quite something (= a thing that you should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days. 如今能有份工作就该知足了。◆'We should finish by tomorrow.' ' That's something (= a good thing), anyway.' “我们明天应该就能结束了。” “那也好哇。”🔑 (informal) used to show that a description or an amount, etc. is not exact （表示不确切的描述或数量）大致，左右◆She called at something after ten o'clock. 她十点多钟来过电话。◆a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) 一部以三十几岁的人为主要观众的新喜剧◆It tastes something like melon. 这吃起来有点儿像甜瓜。◆They pay six pounds an hour. Something like that. 他们按每小时六英镑付费，大致如此。◆She found herself something of a (= to some degree a) celebrity. 她发现自己差不多成名人了。◆The programme's something to do with (= in some way about) the environment. 这是一个跟环境有关的节目。◆He gave her a wry look, something between amusement and regret. 他用颇耐玩味的目光看她一眼，说不清是开心，还是怅惋。 ●ˈmake something of yourselfto be successful in life 有所成就；获得成功●something ˈelse🔑 a different thing; another thing 另外一件事；别的东西◆He said something else that I thought was interesting. 他讲的另外一件事我觉得挺有意思的。(informal) a person, a thing or an event that is much better than others of a similar type 出色的人（或事物）◆I've seen some fine players, but she's something else. 优秀运动员我见过不少，但她出类拔萃。 🔑 some·thingBrE /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/NAmE /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ adverb(non-standard) used with an adjective to emphasize a statement （与形容词连用）很，非常◆She was swearing something terrible. 她骂得很难听。 |