| 单词 | something |
| 释义 | some·thing /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun 1 THINGused to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name or do not know exactly what it is 某物；某事；某种东西 → anything, everything, nothing There’s something in my eye. 我眼睛里有什么东西。 Sarah said something about coming over later. 萨拉说她等一会儿过来什么的。something new/old/good etc It’s a good car, but I’m looking for something newer. 这辆车不错，但我想找辆更新的。 The house was too small, so they decided to look for something else (=a different one). 那房子太小，因此他们决定再另外找找。 I think there’s something wrong (=a problem) with the phone. 我觉得这电话有问题。 I don’t know what he does exactly, but I know it has something to do with computers (=is related to them in some way). 我不知道他具体是干什么的，只知道和电脑有关。► see thesaurus at thing2 something to eat/drink/read/do etc DFDFDsome food, a drink, a book, an activity etc 吃的/喝的/读的/做的东西等 Would you like something to drink? 你想喝点什么吗？ I should take something to read on the plane. 我应该带点东西在飞机上读。3 do something to do something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation 动手去解决问题，做点什么 Don’t just stand there – do something! 不要光站在那里——做点什么呀！do something about Can you do something about that noise? 你能想想办法让那噪音消失吗？4 something about somebody/something CHARACTER OF somethingCHARACTER/PERSONALITYused to say that a person, situation etc has a quality or feature that you recognize but you cannot say exactly what it is 某人/某事有点…(there is) something different/odd/unusual about somebody/something There was something rather odd about him. 他这人有点奇怪。 There’s something about her voice that I find really sexy. 她声音里有种东西让我觉得非常性感。5 ... or something APPROXIMATELYFORGET spoken used when you cannot remember, or do not think it is necessary to give, another example of something you are mentioning 或者什么的，诸如此类 Her name was Judith, or Julie, or something. 她的名字叫朱迪丝或朱莉什么的。 Here’s some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. 给你点钱，你去买个三明治什么的吃吧。6 something like 100/2,000 etc APPROXIMATELYclose to but not exactly a large amount such as 100,2, 000 etc 100/2,000 等左右 Something like 50,000 homes are without power. 约有5万户人家没有电。7. be thirty-something/forty-something etc APPROXIMATELYused to say that someone is aged between 30 and 39, between 40 and 49 etc when you do not know exactly 三十几岁/四十几岁等8 be (really/quite) something BROKEN spoken used to say that something is very good and impressive 真了不起，真精彩 Running your own company at 21 is really something. 你 21 岁就经营自己的公司，真了不起。 That was really something, wasn’t it? 那真是了不起，对不对？9 be something else spoken to be unusual or funny to other people 真了不起；真有趣 You really are something else! 你真有意思！10 there’s something in/to something TRUEused to admit that someone’s words are true or their ideas are successful etc 某事物有道理 They had to concede that there was something in his teaching methods. 他们不得不承认他的教学方法确实有一套。 Do you think there’s something to the rumours about Larry and Sue? 有关拉里和休的传闻，你认为是不是真的？11 have something of something LIKE/SIMILARto have a few of the same features or qualities that someone else has 有某人的某些特点 It was clear that Jenkins had something of his father’s brilliance. 很明显，詹金斯也有些他父亲的才华。12 be something of a gardener/an expert etc GOOD ATto know a lot about something or to be very good at something 算得上是园艺家/专家等 Charlie’s always been something of an expert on architecture. 查理一直可以算得上是建筑方面的专家。13 something of a shock/surprise etc QUITE/FAIRLY formal used to say that something is a shock, surprise etc, but not completely or not in a strong or severe way 某事有点令人吃惊/意外等 The news came as something of a surprise. 这消息让人感到有点意外。14 a little something GIVEused when you are telling someone that you have bought them a present 一件小小的礼物 I got you a little something for your birthday. 我给你买了件小小的生日礼物。15 sixty something/John something etc spoken used when you cannot remember the rest of a number or name 六十多/约翰什么的等〔表示记不起尾数或某人的全名〕 ‘How much did you spend on groceries?’ ‘A hundred and twenty something.’ “你买食品杂货用了多少钱？”“超过120 块吧。”16. make something of yourself to become successful 获得成功，有所成就17 that’s something HAPPYused to say that there is one thing that you should be glad about 那还算不错〔表示某事可以聊以自慰〕 At least we have some money left. That’s something, isn’t it? 至少我们还剩一点钱。 还算不错，是不是？Examples from the Corpussomething• Come here - I want to show you something.has something to do with• I know it has something to do with a battle, a running mate and a presidential election.• Perhaps it has something to do with great players being unable to translate their ability and desire to lesser-skilled athletes.• Size clearly has something to do with its effect, he wrote, but not size as reflection of ego.• I know that the word has something to do with poetry.• I am convinced that good play has something to do with relaxation and good company.• Maybe it has something to do with the curious outlook he had on life.• But it is charitable to assume that it has something to do with the kind of critic that Pound is.• Maybe it has something to do with the leisurely pace of the sport.some·thing pronoun →10-17ChineseSyllable thing Corpus to a particular used when you mean |
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