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Person ˈsʌmwʌn Important Pron Indef 不定代词 Rob I Kind

“Someone” refers to an unspecified person and is interchangeable with “somebody.” It can also denote an important individual within a particular context, such as a career or location. In negative constructions, “not anyone” replaces “someone.”

Someone, like somebody, refers to an unknown person. It can also refer to an important person in a specific field or place. When making negative sentences, people use 'not anyone' instead of 'someone'.

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[PRON-INDEF 不定代词]某人;有人 You use someone or somebody to refer to a person without saying exactly who you mean.
  • Her father was shot by someone trying to rob his small retail store...

    她的父亲被企图抢劫他那间小零售店的人开枪打死了。

  • I need someone to help me...

    我需要有人帮忙。

  • She fell in love with someone and ran off with him...

    她爱上了一个人,和那人私奔了。

  • If somebody asks me how my diet is going, I say, 'Fine'...

    要是有人问我节食进行得如何,我就说:“蛮好的”。

  • He noticed a huge crowd gathered outside—someone really famous must be staying there...

    他注意到外面聚集了乌压压一大群人——一定是有某位大名人在那里。

  • She was tired of him and wanted to leave him, perhaps to marry somebody else.

    她已经厌倦了他,打算离开他,也许嫁给别的什么人。

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[PRON-INDEF 不定代词](某行业或某地方的)重要人物,大人物 If you say that a person is someone or somebody in a particular kind of work or in a particular place, you mean that they are considered to be important in that kind of work or in that place.
  [usu PRON in n]
  • He was somebody in the law division...

    他在法律部门是个人物。

  • 'Before she came around,' she says, 'I was somebody in this town'.

    “她来之前,”她说道,“我在这个镇上也算得上个人物了。”

Usage Note :

You use not anyone instead of someone in negative sentences. There isn't anyone here.

否定句中用 not anyone而不用someone,例如 There isn't anyone here (这里没有人)。


Oxford some·one / ˈsʌmwʌn ; NAmE ˈsʌmwʌn / ( also some·body ) pronoun 1 a person who is not known or mentioned by name 某人 There's someone at the door. 门口有个人。 Someone's left their bag behind. 有人把包落下了。 It's time for someone new (= a new person)to take over. 现在该换个新人来干了。 It couldn't have been me—it must have been someone else (= a different person). 那不可能是我,准是别人。 Should we call a doctor or someone? 我们要不要请个大夫什么的? HELP  The difference between someoneand anyoneis the same as the difference between someand any.Look at the notes there. *someone 和 anyone 的区别与 some 和 any 的区别相同。参看该两词条下的注解。 2 an important person 重要人物 He was a small-time lawyer keen to be someone. 他是个没有什么名堂却总想出人头地的律师。 compare
nobody
some·one / ˈsʌmwʌn ; NAmE ˈsʌmwʌn /
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someone1 pronoun
someone2 noun
someonesome‧one1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun
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used to mean a person, when you do not know or do not say who the person is SYN  somebodyanyone, everyone, no one:  What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street? Will someone please explain what’s going on?someone new/different etc ‘When are you planning to hire someone?’ ‘As soon as we find someone suitable.’ Can you ask someone else (=a different person) to help you? I’m really busy. Have Brooks or someone fax this to New York right away.
someone1 pronoun
someone2 noun
someonesomeone2 noun
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be someone to be or feel important:  Gerber was determined to be someone.
WDF

someone

[ˈsʌmwʌn]

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Spoken:

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有人(83%),某人(17%)
pron.有人,某人

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