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Pron Indef 不定代词 I Good   [Pron Pounds Exact Made

英语单词 something
英美音标 英 ['sʌmθɪŋ] 美 ['sʌmθɪŋ]
中文释义 pron.某事物;有价值或重要的人或事物;大致;左右
adv.有点;非常
英语例句 (1) I think I dropped something.
(2) I'll try and rustle you up something to eat.
(3) I can predict something with great accuracy.
(4) He hit a tree or something.
(5) It is something between a jug and a vase.
(6) She is thirty-something.
(7) The parcel was ten pounds something.
(8) He is something like his brother.
(9) It rained something awful last night.
中文例句 (1) 我想我掉了东西。
(2) 我设法给你弄点吃的。
(3) 我能很准确地预测某事。
(4) 他撞上了一棵树或其他什么东西。
(5) 这东西既象瓦罐又象花瓶。
(6) 她三十几岁。
(7) 这包裹有十磅左右。
(8) 他有点象他哥哥。
(9) 昨晚雨下得很大。
柯林斯解释
1
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词]某物,某事(指事物、情况、事件、想法等) You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is.
  [oft PRON adj]
  • He realized right away that there was something wrong...

    他马上意识到什么地方出了问题。

  • There was something vaguely familiar about him...

    他身上有着某种似曾相识的东西。

  • The garden was something special...

    这个花园很特别。

  • 'You said there was something you wanted to ask me,' he said politely...

    “您说过有事要问我,”他彬彬有礼地说。

  • There was something in her attitude that bothered him...

    她的态度里有某种东西让他感到不安。

  • 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,再不就是忙点其他什么事情。

2
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词](描述、数量等)大概,大致,大约,左右 You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact.
  [PRON prep]
  • He described the smell as something between a circus and a seaport...

    他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。

  • Clive made a noise, something like a grunt...

    克莱夫发出一种声响,像是咕哝了一句。

  • 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。

  • Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000.

    他们的会员似乎已经增加到约 1 万名以上。

3
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词](人、物等)真棒,很了不起 If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • You're really something...

    你真了不起。

  • The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany...

    这些门真是极品,全部由红木一类的优质木材加工而成。

  • This is really something. Someone actually thinks my records are all right!

    太棒了,有人真的认为我的唱片不错呢!

4
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词]聊以自慰的事;还算幸运的事 You can use something in expressions like 'that's something' when you think that a situation is not very good but is better that it might have been.
  • Well, at least he was in town. That was something...

    好啦,至少他在城里,还算幸运。

  • Well, you're staying. That's something I suppose.

    啊,你准备留下来了。我想这算是能够聊以自慰吧。

5
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词]有点儿;有几分 If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art.
  [PRON of n]
  • The city proved to be something of a disappointment...

    结果这座城市有点儿令人失望。

  • She received something of a surprise when Robert said that he was coming to New York...

    当罗伯特说他就要来纽约的时候,她有点吃惊。

  • He is something of a fighter, and will certainly want to win.

    他可谓是一个斗士,当然想赢。

6
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词](想法或建议)有道理,值得考虑 If you say that there is something in an idea or suggestion, you mean that it is quite good and should be considered seriously.
  [PRON in n]
  • 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。

  • There had been something in Des's first statement...

    德斯最初的陈述有些道理。

  • Could there be something in what he said?

    他的话会不会有些道理呢?

7
[PRON-INDEF 不定代词](表示对说的话不能肯定)或别的什么,或诸如此类 You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
  [vagueness]
  • This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something...

    这个家伙叫布赖厄利、比尔德利或什么类似的名字。

  • The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that.

    机票 199 英镑左右,大概是这个价钱。

8
something like→see:
like
    Usage Note :

    You use not anything instead of something in negative sentences. There isn't anything here.

    否定句中用 not anything 而不用something,例如 There isn't anything here (这里没有任何东西)。

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