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yet yet ★★★★★/je̱t/1[ADV	副词]（用于否定句中表示某事尚未发生但有可能发生，在疑问句中用来询问某事是否已发生。英国英语中，表示此义时通常不与一般过去时连用）尚（未），还，仍 You use yet in negative statements to indicate that something has not happened up to the present time, although it probably will happen. You can also use yet in questions to ask if something has happened up to the present time. In British English the simple past tense is not normally used with this meaning of 'yet'.   [usu with brd-neg]They haven't finished yet...他们还没有完成。No decision has yet been made...尚未作出决定。She hasn't yet set a date for her marriage...她还没选定结婚的日子。'Has the murderer been caught?' — 'Not yet.'...“抓住凶手了吗？”——“还没有。”Have you met my husband yet?...“你见过我丈夫了吗？”Hammer-throwing for women is not yet a major event.女子链球运动还不是主要的赛事。2[ADV	副词]（与谈论过去的否定句连用，表示当时并非如此）还，尚（未） You use yet with a negative statement when you are talking about the past, to report something that was not the case then, although it became the case later.   [usu with brd-neg]There was so much that Sam didn't know yet...还有很多是萨姆当时不知道的。He had asked around and learned that Billy was not yet here.他四处询问，得知比利还没到这儿。Usage Note :In British English, yet and already are usually used with the present perfect tense. Have they said sorry or not yet?... I have already started knitting baby clothes. This usage is becoming more common in British English. In American English, a past tense is commonly used. I didn't get any sleep yet... She already told the neighbors not to come. 英国英语中，yet和already通常用于现在完成时。例如，Have they said sorry or not yet（他们是否已经道过歉了），I have already started knitting baby clothes（我已经开始织婴儿衣服了）。这种用法在英国英语中越来越普遍。在美国英语中，一般使用过去时：I didn't get any sleep yet（我还没合过眼），She already told the neighbors not to come（她已经告诉邻居们不要过来了）。3[ADV	副词]（用于否定句，表示某事以后会做但现在不该或不能做）还，尚 If you say that something should not or cannot be done yet, you mean that it should not or cannot be done now, although it will have to be done at a later time.   [with brd-neg]Don't get up yet...先不要起床。The hostages cannot go home just yet...人质目前还不能回家。We should not yet abandon this option for the disposal of highly radioactive waste.我们还不能放弃选择这种方式来处理高辐射废料。4[ADV	副词]（用于最高级后，表示到目前为止最差或最好）迄今为止，到目前为止 You use yet after a superlative to indicate, for example, that something is the worst or the best of its kind up to the present time.   [n ADV]This is the BBC's worst idea yet...这是到目前为止英国广播公司的最糟糕的点子。Her latest novel is her best yet.她的最新小说是她迄今为止最好的一部。...one of the toughest warnings yet delivered.到目前为止发出的最严厉的警告之一5[ADV	副词]（用于表示仍有可能）还是，仍然 You can use yet to say that there is still a possibility that something will happen.   [ADV before v]Like the best stories, this one  may yet have a happy end...就像最精彩的故事那样，这个故事也许仍会有个美好的结局。A negotiated settlement might yet be possible.也许仍有可能通过磋商达成协议。6[ADV	副词]（用于表示一段时间的表达后，表示时间的延续）还要，还 You can use yet after expressions which refer to a period of time, when you want to say how much longer a situation will continue for.   [n ADV]Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet...失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。Nothing will happen for a few years yet...几年内还不会有什么事发生。They'll be ages yet.他们还得好长时间呢。7[ADV	副词]（表示从未做过某事，尤指惊人的事或坏事）还未，尚未 If you say that you have yet to do something, you mean that you have never done it, especially when this is surprising or bad.   [ADV to-inf]She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband...她还从没和她的丈夫一起过过圣诞节。He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win.他已经3次获奥斯卡提名，但从未获奖。8[CONJ-COORD	连词]（用于引出颇令人惊讶的事实）可是却，却又 You can use yet to introduce a fact which is rather surprising after the previous fact you have just mentioned. I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16...我吃得并不多，但是却穿16码的衣服。They were terrified James would die — yet there were moments when they almost wished he would...他们很害怕詹姆斯会死——然而，有那么几个瞬间，他们几乎是希望他会死。It is completely waterproof, yet light and comfortable.它防水性能非常好，但却轻巧舒适。9[ADV	副词]（用于强调，尤指相对于以前同类事物更为极端等）还要，甚至，更 You can use yet to emphasize a word, especially when you are saying that something is surprising because it is more extreme than previous things of its kind, or a further case of them.   [ADV with adj/n/adv]  [emphasis]Yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit...更为大型的卫星将被送入轨道。I saw yet another doctor...我又看了一个医生。They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention...他们会指责我，或者更糟糕的是，干脆对我毫不理睬。By then governments may have woken up to a yet more radical option...到那时政府可能已经意识到该采取更为激进的手段。It is plain to see we will not have anything to eat yet again.很明显我们又将没有任何东西可吃了。10[PHRASE	短语]（用于否定句）迄今为止，目前为止 You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.   [PHR with cl]  [FORMAL 正式]As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident...目前尚不清楚撞车是否是由事故引起的。We have not as yet received a response.我们还未收到回复。 yet1 adverbyet2 conjunctionyetyet1 /jet/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1 a)used in negative statements and questions to talk about whether something that was expected has happened:  I haven’t asked him yet  (=but I will). Has Edmund arrived yet? ‘Have you finished your homework?’ ‘Not yet.’ b)used in negative statements and questions to talk about whether a situation has started to exist:  ‘How are you going to get there?’ ‘I don’t know yet.’ Women didn’t yet have the vote  (=at that time). ‘Is supper ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’GRAMMARWord order• In spoken English, yet usually comes at the end of the sentence: · They haven’t finished the job yet.• Yet can also come after ‘do not’, ‘have not’, ‘is not’ etc: · They haven’t yet finished the job.• Yet can also come before ‘why’, ‘whether’ etc: · They haven’t decided yet whether to take part.Choosing the right tense• In British English, yet is used with perfect tenses when referring to a past event: · Has Joe come back yet?• In American English, the simple past can also be used: · Did Joe come back yet?USAGE: Yet, still, already• Yet is used to say that something has not happened or a situation has not started to exist: · It isn’t time to go yet.• Yet is also used to ask if something has happened: · Have you seen him yet?• Still is used to say that an earlier situation has not changed: · This system is still used today.· I still don’t understand. ✗Don’t say:  This system is yet used today.• Already is used to emphasize that something has happened or a situation has started to exist: · He has already published two novels.· They already knew one another.• Already is also used in questions to show surprise that something has happened sooner than expected: · Has it all gone already?2used in negative sentences to say that someone should not or need not do something now, although they may have to do it later:  You can’t give up yet! Don’t go yet. I like talking to you.3used to emphasize that something is even more than it was before or is in addition to what existed before  SYN  stillyet more/bigger/higher etc He got a call from the factory, telling of yet more problems. Inflation had risen to a yet higher level. yet another reason to be cautious The meeting has been cancelled yet again (=one more time after many others).4the biggest/worst etc (something) yet used to say that something is the biggest, worst etc of its kind that has existed up to now:  This could turn out to be our biggest mistake yet. Nordstrom’s latest novel looks like his best yet.5as (of) yet used when saying that something has not happened up to now:  We’ve had no luck as yet. on an as yet undecided date6months/weeks/ages yet used to emphasize how much time will pass before something happens, or how long a situation will continue:  ‘When’s your holiday?’ ‘Oh, not for ages yet.’ It could be months yet before they know their fate.7 could/may/might yet do something used to say that something is still possible in the future, in spite of the way that things seem now:  We may win yet. The plan could yet succeed.8somebody/something has yet to do something formal used to say that someone has not done something, or that something has not happened when you think it should already have been done or have happened:  I have yet to hear Ray’s version of what happened. The bank has yet to respond to our letter.yet1 adverbyet2 conjunctionyetyet2 ●●● W2 conjunction  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases  used to introduce a fact, situation, or quality that is surprising after what you have just said:  Kelly was a convicted criminal, yet many people admired him. She does not speak our language and yet she seems to understand what we say. a story that is strange yet true an inexpensive yet effective solution to our problem

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Collins	yet ★★★★★ /je̱t/ 1 [ADV 副词]（用于否定句中表示某事尚未发生但有可能发生，在疑问句中用来询问某事是否已发生。英国英语中，表示此义时通常不与一般过去时连用）尚（未），还，仍 You use yet in negative statements to indicate that something has not happened up to the present time, although it probably will happen. You can also use yet in questions to ask if something has happened up to the present time. In British English the simple past tense is not normally used with this meaning of 'yet'. [usu with brd-neg] They haven't finished yet... 他们还没有完成。 No decision has yet been made... 尚未作出决定。 She hasn't yet set a date for her marriage... 她还没选定结婚的日子。 'Has the murderer been caught?' — 'Not yet.'... “抓住凶手了吗？”——“还没有。” Have you met my husband yet?... “你见过我丈夫了吗？” Hammer-throwing for women is not yet a major event. 女子链球运动还不是主要的赛事。 2 [ADV 副词]（与谈论过去的否定句连用，表示当时并非如此）还，尚（未） You use yet with a negative statement when you are talking about the past, to report something that was not the case then, although it became the case later. [usu with brd-neg] There was so much that Sam didn't know yet... 还有很多是萨姆当时不知道的。 He had asked around and learned that Billy was not yet here. 他四处询问，得知比利还没到这儿。 Usage Note : In British English, yet and already are usually used with the present perfect tense. Have they said sorry or not yet?... I have already started knitting baby clothes. This usage is becoming more common in British English. In American English, a past tense is commonly used. I didn't get any sleep yet... She already told the neighbors not to come. 英国英语中，yet和already通常用于现在完成时。例如，Have they said sorry or not yet（他们是否已经道过歉了），I have already started knitting baby clothes（我已经开始织婴儿衣服了）。这种用法在英国英语中越来越普遍。在美国英语中，一般使用过去时：I didn't get any sleep yet（我还没合过眼），She already told the neighbors not to come（她已经告诉邻居们不要过来了）。 3 [ADV 副词]（用于否定句，表示某事以后会做但现在不该或不能做）还，尚 If you say that something should not or cannot be done yet, you mean that it should not or cannot be done now, although it will have to be done at a later time. [with brd-neg] Don't get up yet... 先不要起床。 The hostages cannot go home just yet... 人质目前还不能回家。 We should not yet abandon this option for the disposal of highly radioactive waste. 我们还不能放弃选择这种方式来处理高辐射废料。 4 [ADV 副词]（用于最高级后，表示到目前为止最差或最好）迄今为止，到目前为止 You use yet after a superlative to indicate, for example, that something is the worst or the best of its kind up to the present time. [n ADV] This is the BBC's worst idea yet... 这是到目前为止英国广播公司的最糟糕的点子。 Her latest novel is her best yet. 她的最新小说是她迄今为止最好的一部。 ...one of the toughest warnings yet delivered. 到目前为止发出的最严厉的警告之一 5 [ADV 副词]（用于表示仍有可能）还是，仍然 You can use yet to say that there is still a possibility that something will happen. [ADV before v] Like the best stories, this one may yet have a happy end... 就像最精彩的故事那样，这个故事也许仍会有个美好的结局。 A negotiated settlement might yet be possible. 也许仍有可能通过磋商达成协议。 6 [ADV 副词]（用于表示一段时间的表达后，表示时间的延续）还要，还 You can use yet after expressions which refer to a period of time, when you want to say how much longer a situation will continue for. [n ADV] Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet... 失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。 Nothing will happen for a few years yet... 几年内还不会有什么事发生。 They'll be ages yet. 他们还得好长时间呢。 7 [ADV 副词]（表示从未做过某事，尤指惊人的事或坏事）还未，尚未 If you say that you have yet to do something, you mean that you have never done it, especially when this is surprising or bad. [ADV to-inf] She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband... 她还从没和她的丈夫一起过过圣诞节。 He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win. 他已经3次获奥斯卡提名，但从未获奖。 8 [CONJ-COORD 连词]（用于引出颇令人惊讶的事实）可是却，却又 You can use yet to introduce a fact which is rather surprising after the previous fact you have just mentioned. I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16... 我吃得并不多，但是却穿16码的衣服。 They were terrified James would die — yet there were moments when they almost wished he would... 他们很害怕詹姆斯会死——然而，有那么几个瞬间，他们几乎是希望他会死。 It is completely waterproof, yet light and comfortable. 它防水性能非常好，但却轻巧舒适。 9 [ADV 副词]（用于强调，尤指相对于以前同类事物更为极端等）还要，甚至，更 You can use yet to emphasize a word, especially when you are saying that something is surprising because it is more extreme than previous things of its kind, or a further case of them. [ADV with adj/n/adv] [emphasis] Yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit... 更为大型的卫星将被送入轨道。 I saw yet another doctor... 我又看了一个医生。 They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention... 他们会指责我，或者更糟糕的是，干脆对我毫不理睬。 By then governments may have woken up to a yet more radical option... 到那时政府可能已经意识到该采取更为激进的手段。 It is plain to see we will not have anything to eat yet again. 很明显我们又将没有任何东西可吃了。 10 [PHRASE 短语]（用于否定句）迄今为止，目前为止 You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time. [PHR with cl] [FORMAL 正式] As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident... 目前尚不清楚撞车是否是由事故引起的。 We have not as yet received a response. 我们还未收到回复。
Oxford	yet ★ / jet ; NAmE jet / adverb , conjunction adverb ★ 1 ★ used in negative sentences and questions to talk about sth that has not happened but that you expect to happen （用于否定句和疑问句，谈论尚未发生但可能发生的事） ◆ ( BrE) I haven't received a letter from him yet. 我还没有收到他的信呢。 ◆ ( NAmE) I didn't receive a letter from him yet. 我还没有收到过他的信。 ◆ ‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’ “你准备好了吗？”“还没有。” ◆ We have yet todecide what action to take (= We have not decided what action to take). 我们尚未决定采取何种行动。 ☞note at already 2 ★ ( used in negative sentences 用于否定句 ) now; as soon as this 现在；即刻；马上 ◆ Don't go yet. 先别走。 ◆ We don't need to start yet. 我们不必马上开始。 3 ★ from now until the period of time mentioned has passed 从现在起直至某一时间；还 ◆ He'll be busy for ages yet. 他还要忙很长一段时间。 ◆ They won't arrive for at least two hours yet. 他们至少要过两个小时才能到。 4 could, might, may, etc. do sth ~ used to say that sth could, might, etc. happen in the future, even though it seems unlikely （表示将来可能发生，尽管现在似乎没有可能）早晚，总有一天 ◆ We may win yet. 我们迟早会赢的。 ◆ ( formal) She could yet surprise us all. 总有一天，她会让我们都大吃一惊。 5 ★ the best, longest, etc. sth ~ (done) the best, longest, etc. thing of its kind made, produced, written, etc. until now/then 迄今为止，到当时为止（最好或最长等的） ◆ the most comprehensive study yet of his music 迄今为止对他的音乐最为全面的研究 ◆ It was the highest building yet constructed. 这是到当时为止所建的最高的建筑物。 6 ★ ~ another/more \| ~ again used to emphasize an increase in number or amount or the number of times sth happens （强调次数或数量的增加） ◆ snow, snow and yet more snow 下雪，下雪，还要下雪 ◆ yet another diet book 又是一本关于节食的书 ◆ Prices were cut yet again (= once more, after many other times). 物价又再一次降低。 7 ~ worse, more importantly, etc. used to emphasize an increase in the degree of sth (= how bad, important, etc. it is) （强调程度的增加）更 SYN even SYN still ◆ a recent and yet more improbable theory 一个新近提出的但更加不切实际的理论 IDIOM ★ as ˈyet until now or until a particular time in the past 直到现在；直至过去某时 ◆ an as yet unpublished report 一篇尚未发表的报告 ◆ As yet little was known of the causes of the disease. 当时人们对这种疾病的起因几乎一无所知。 conjunction ★ despite what has just been said 但是；然而 SYN nevertheless ◆ It's a small car, yet it's surprisingly spacious. 这辆汽车不大，然而却出奇地宽敞。 ◆ He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money. 他有份好工作，然而他却好像总也没有钱。 yet / jet ; NAmE jet /
LDC	yet1 adverb yet2 conjunction yetyet1 /jet/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1 a)used in negative statements and questions to talk about whether something that was expected has happened: I haven’t asked him yet (=but I will). Has Edmund arrived yet? ‘Have you finished your homework?’ ‘Not yet.’ b)used in negative statements and questions to talk about whether a situation has started to exist: ‘How are you going to get there?’ ‘I don’t know yet.’ Women didn’t yet have the vote (=at that time). ‘Is supper ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’GRAMMARWord order• In spoken English, yet usually comes at the end of the sentence: · They haven’t finished the job yet.• Yet can also come after ‘do not’, ‘have not’, ‘is not’ etc: · They haven’t yet finished the job.• Yet can also come before ‘why’, ‘whether’ etc: · They haven’t decided yet whether to take part.Choosing the right tense• In British English, yet is used with perfect tenses when referring to a past event: · Has Joe come back yet?• In American English, the simple past can also be used: · Did Joe come back yet?USAGE: Yet, still, already• Yet is used to say that something has not happened or a situation has not started to exist: · It isn’t time to go yet.• Yet is also used to ask if something has happened: · Have you seen him yet?• Still is used to say that an earlier situation has not changed: · This system is still used today.· I still don’t understand. ✗Don’t say: This system is yet used today.• Already is used to emphasize that something has happened or a situation has started to exist: · He has already published two novels.· They already knew one another.• Already is also used in questions to show surprise that something has happened sooner than expected: · Has it all gone already?2used in negative sentences to say that someone should not or need not do something now, although they may have to do it later: You can’t give up yet! Don’t go yet. I like talking to you.3used to emphasize that something is even more than it was before or is in addition to what existed before SYN stillyet more/bigger/higher etc He got a call from the factory, telling of yet more problems. Inflation had risen to a yet higher level. yet another reason to be cautious The meeting has been cancelled yet again (=one more time after many others).4the biggest/worst etc (something) yet used to say that something is the biggest, worst etc of its kind that has existed up to now: This could turn out to be our biggest mistake yet. Nordstrom’s latest novel looks like his best yet.5as (of) yet used when saying that something has not happened up to now: We’ve had no luck as yet. on an as yet undecided date6months/weeks/ages yet used to emphasize how much time will pass before something happens, or how long a situation will continue: ‘When’s your holiday?’ ‘Oh, not for ages yet.’ It could be months yet before they know their fate.7 could/may/might yet do something used to say that something is still possible in the future, in spite of the way that things seem now: We may win yet. The plan could yet succeed.8somebody/something has yet to do something formal used to say that someone has not done something, or that something has not happened when you think it should already have been done or have happened: I have yet to hear Ray’s version of what happened. The bank has yet to respond to our letter. yet1 adverb yet2 conjunction yetyet2 ●●● W2 conjunction Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases used to introduce a fact, situation, or quality that is surprising after what you have just said: Kelly was a convicted criminal, yet many people admired him. She does not speak our language and yet she seems to understand what we say. a story that is strange yet true an inexpensive yet effective solution to our problem
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