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[ADV 副词]当时;那时;届时;到时候 Then means at a particular time in the past or in the future.
  [ADV with cl]
  • He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn't require additional money...

    他想退休后有份收入;在那以前,他并不需要额外的钱。

  • The clinic opened for business last October and since then has treated more than 200 people.

    该诊所去年 10 月开业,从那以后已经接诊 200 多人。

  • I spent years on the dole trying to get bands together and I never worried about money then.

    我多年靠救济金过活,一直在努力组建乐队,那时,我从不为钱发愁。

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[ADJ 形容词]当时的;那时的 Then is used when you refer to something which was true at a particular time in the past but is not true now.
  [ADJ n]
  [ADV group]
  • ...the Race Relations Act of 1976 (enacted by the then Labour Government)...

    1976 年的《种族关系法》(由当时的工党政府颁布施行)

  • He was known by many for his role in the then record-breaking robbery of the mail train from Glasgow to London in August 1963.

    他曾因参与 1963 年 8 月那起发生在从格拉斯哥开往伦敦的邮政列车上的特大抢劫案而恶名昭著。

  • Then is also an adverb.
    • Richard Strauss, then 76 years old, suffered through the war years in silence...

      理查德·施特劳斯当时已 76 岁,默默地熬过了战争岁月。

    • Roberts was then a newly married man.

      罗伯茨当时刚结婚。

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[ADV 副词]然后;之后;接着 You use then to say that one thing happens after another, or is after another on a list.
  [ADV cl/group]
  • Add the oil and then the scallops to the pan, leaving a little space for the garlic...

    先在锅里放油,然后放入扇贝,留点地方搁蒜。

  • I felt myself blush. Then I sniffed back a tear...

    我觉得自己的脸红了,接着我吸吸鼻子,不让眼泪掉下来。

  • New mothers have been observed to touch the feet and hands first, then the body, and then the baby's face.

    人们注意到,新妈妈们先摸摸婴儿的手和脚,接着是身体,然后是脸。

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[ADV 副词](口语中)那么,因此 You use then in conversation to indicate that what you are about to say follows logically in some way from what has just been said or implied.
  [cl/group ADV]
  • 'I wasn't a very good scholar at school.' — 'What did you like doing best then?'...

    “我在学校时成绩不大好。”——“那么你当时最喜欢做什么呢?”

  • You're not gonna tell me, are you? Do I have to guess, then?...

    你不打算告诉我,是吧?那么,我只好猜猜了?

  • 'I got a load of money out of them.' — 'So you're okay, then.'

    “我从他们那里弄到很多钱。”——“这么说,你还不错喽。”

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[ADV 副词](用于话题、谈话的结尾) You use then at the end of a topic or at the end of a conversation.
  [cl/group ADV]
  • 'I can meet you after work. Six o'clock?'— 'Fine.' — 'Six o'clock, then?'...

    “我下班后可以和你碰面。6 点可以吗?”——“行啊。”——“那就定 6 点啦?”

  • He stood up. 'That's settled then.'...

    他站起身说,“就这么定了。”

  • 'I'll talk to you on Friday anyway.' — 'Yep. Okay then.'

    “不管怎样,我星期五和你谈。”——“行,就这么定了。”

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[ADV 副词](和 now,well,okay 等连用,引出新话题或新观点) You use then with words like 'now', 'well', and 'okay', to introduce a new topic or a new point of view.
  [adv ADV]
  • Now then, you say you walk on the fields out the back?

    那么,你说你在后面的田地里散步?

  • Well then, I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea...

    好吧,我来烧壶水,我们沏点茶喝。

  • Okay then let me ask how you do that.

    好,那我来问问你怎么做的。

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[ADV 副词]也就是说,总之(引出总结或结论) You use then to introduce a summary of what you have said or the conclusions that you are drawing from it.
  [ADV with cl]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • This, then, was the music that appeared to dominate the world of serious concert music in the mid-1960s...

    这就是 20 世纪 60 年代中期严肃的管弦乐中的主流音乐。

  • By 1931, then, France alone in Europe was a country of massive immigration.

    也就是说,到 1931 年的时候,法国是欧洲唯一一个拥有大量移民的国家。

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[ADV 副词]那么,则(引导if开头的句子的第二部分,第一部分描述可能的情况,第二部分引入结果) You use then to introduce the second part of a sentence which begins with 'if'. The first part of the sentence describes a possible situation, and then introduces the result of the situation.
  [ADV cl]
  • If the answer is 'yes', then we must decide on an appropriate course of action...

    如果答案是肯定的,那么我们必须商定合适的行动方案。

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[ADV 副词]毕竟,话说回来,而且(用于句首,或用于 and,but 之后引出对之前所说话的评论或补充) You use then at the beginning of a sentence or after 'and' or 'but' to introduce a comment or an extra piece of information to what you have already said.
  [ADV cl]
  • We have to do quite a bit of reading, and then we have our ongoing work which would be an essay...

    我们要进行大量阅读,而且手头有一篇论文要写。

  • He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.

    他听起来很真诚,可是话说回来,他向来如此。

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now and then→see:
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    Oxford then / ðen ; NAmE ðen /
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    adverb 1 used to refer to a particular time in the past or future (指过去)当时,那时;(指将来)到那时,届时 Life was harder then because neither of us had a job. 那时生活比较艰苦,因为我俩都没有工作。 Things were very different back then. 以前那个时候情况大不相同。 She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. 她生长在津巴布韦,当时该地叫罗得西亚。 I saw them at Christmas but haven't heard a thing since then. 我在圣诞节见到过他们,但之后没听到过什么消息。 I've been invited too, so I'll see you then. 我也接到邀请,我们到那时见。 There's a room free in Bob's house next week but you can stay with us until then. 下星期鲍勃家有一个房间空着,不过在那之前你可以和我们住在一起。 Call again next week. They should have reached a decision by then. 下星期再来电话。到那时他们应该已作出决定了。 Just then (= at that moment)there was a knock at the door. 就在那时有人敲门了。 She left in 1984 and from then onhe lived alone. 她于 1984 年离去,从那时起他便独自一人生活。 I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). 我只看了那辆汽车一眼,就当即表示要买下来。 2 used to introduce the next item in a series of actions, events, instructions, etc. 然后;接着;其后;后来 He drank a glass of whisky, then another and then another. 他喝了杯威士忌,接着又喝了一杯,然后又喝了一杯。 First cook the onions, then add the mushrooms. 先炒洋葱,然后放进蘑菇。 We lived in France and then Italy before coming back to England. 我们在返回英格兰之前,先住在法国,后来住在意大利。 language bank at
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    3 used to show the logical result of a particular statement or situation 那么;因此;既然如此 If you miss that train then you'll have to get a taxi. 如果你错过那趟火车,那就得坐出租汽车。 ‘My wife's got a job in Glasgow.’ ‘I take it you'll be moving, then.’ “我妻子在格拉斯哥找了份工作。”“既然如此,我想你要搬家了。” ‘You haven't done anything to upset me.’ ‘So what's wrong, then?’ “你没有做使我烦心的事。”“那你是怎么啦?” Why don't you hire a car? Then you'll be able to visit more of the area. 你怎么不租辆汽车?那样的话,你可以多参观些地方。 4 used to introduce additional information 另外;还有;再者;而且 She's been very busy at work and thenthere was all that trouble with her son. 她工作一直很忙,另外还有儿子的一大堆麻烦事。 5 ( formal) used to introduce a summary of sth that has just been said 总之 These, then, are the main areas of concern. 总之,这些是人们主要关注的方面。 6 used to show the beginning or end of a conversation, statement, etc. (表示交谈、陈述等的开始或结束)那么 Right then, where do you want the table to go? 那好吧,你要把桌子放在哪里呢? ‘I really have to go.’ ‘OK. Bye, then.’ “我真该走了。”“好,那就再见吧。” OK then, I think we've just about covered everything on the agenda. 就这样吧,我想我们几乎已把议程上所有的事项都讨论过了。 IDIOMS …and ˈthen some ( informal) used to emphasize the large amount or number of sth, and to say that you have not mentioned everything 而且还要多;而且远不止这些 There are Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Thai restaurants… and then some! 有印度、中国、墨西哥、泰国餐馆…,而且还有很多其他国家的餐馆! but ˈthen | then aˈgain | but then aˈgain ( informal) used to introduce additional information or information that contrasts with sth that has just been said (引出另外情况或相对照的情况)不过,可是话又说回来了 She was early, but then again, she always is. 她到得早,不过话又说回来了,她总是早到。 ‘So you might accept their offer?’ ‘Yes, then again I might not.’ “这么说你也许会接受他们的提议了?”“是的,不过也可能不接受。” more at
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    adjective [only before noun ] used to describe sb who had a particular title, job, etc. at the time in the past that is being discussed 当时(任职等)的 That decision was taken by the then president. 那个决定是由当时的总统作出的。 then / ðen ; NAmE ðen /
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    1at a particular time in the past or future:  I wish I had known then what I know now. It was then that I realised she’d tricked me. He started his career in St Petersburg – or Leningrad as it then was.by/until/since then They’re sending out the results next week, so we won’t know anything until then. It was late evening when the doctor arrived, and by then it was too late. That was in 1970. Since then the place has changed a lot. They met in 1942 and from then on (=starting at that time) they were firm friends. Silently she closed the door. Just then she heard a noise. I was paid £1,000, which was a lot of money back then (=a long time ago when things were different) in the 1950s.2used to say what happens next or what you do next:  Mix the flour and butter, then add the eggs. Byron travelled to Italy and then to Greece.3 a)used when saying what the result of a situation or action will be:  If you won’t tell him, then I will. Start off early, then you won’t have to rush. b)spoken used when you think that something is probably true because of what you know about the situation:  Still in your pyjamas? Have you just got out of bed then?4but then (again) used to say that although something is true, something else is also true which makes the first thing seem less important:  William didn’t succeed first time, but then very few people do. Elaine’s father might lend them the money, but then again he might not.5spoken a)used at the beginning of a conversation or activity:  Now then, what would you like to do today? Right then, shall we start? b)used at the end of a conversation, especially to show that something has been agreed:  Good, that’s settled then. We’ll all meet here next Wednesday. Okay then, I’ll see you at work. c)used to show that you are saying something because of what someone has just said:  ‘We’re late.’ ‘We’d better hurry, then.’ ‘Friday’s no good.’ ‘Then how about Saturday?’6used to add something to what you have just mentioned:  We have to invite your parents and my parents, and then there’s your brother.7used to refer back to what you have just been talking about:  This then was the situation facing the government at the end of the war.8then and there (also there and then) immediately:  He wasn’t prepared to wait – he wanted the money then and there. (every) now and then
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    used when mentioning the person who had a particular job, title, or position at a time in the past:  a visit to China by the then US President, Richard Nixon
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    然后(74%),那么(17%),当时(6%),而且(2%),当时的(1%)
    conj.然后,当时
    n.那时
    adv.然后;那么;于是;当时;此外
    n.(Then)人名;(德)特恩

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