something
美音:[´sʌmθıŋ
]
英音:[´sʌmθıŋ
]
pron.某事,某物 adj.有点象,大约
难易程度:
something为中学词汇
词频:180
近义词, 同义词
substantiality hypostasis person being thing object article item something a being an existence creature body substance flesh and blood stuff substratum matter element essential nature groundwork materiality substantialness vital part partially in part in a certain degree to a certain degree to a certain extent comparatively some in some degree in some measure something somewhat simply only purely merely at least at the least at most at the most ever so little as little as may be in ever so small a degree thus far within bounds in a manner after a fashion so to speak almost nearly short of not quite all but near upon close upon near the mark within an inch of on the brink of scarcely hardly barely only just no more than about
something
/'sʌmθɪŋ; `sʌmθɪŋ/
indef pron
1 some thing 某事物
*There's something under the table. 桌子底下有个东西.
* I want something to eat. 我想要点儿吃的.
* Have you got something I could read? 你有什么可让我读读的吗?
* There's something interesting on the front page. 头版上有些有意思的消息.
2 some thing thought to be significant 被视为有意义的事物
*There's something (ie some truth, some fact or opinion worth considering) in what she says. 她说的有点道理.
* It's something (ie a thing that one should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days. 这年头有一份工作就算不错了.
* He's something/He does something in (ie He has a job connected with) television. 他是干电视这一行的.
3 (idm 习语) or something (infml 口) or another thing similar to that mentioned 或诸如此类的事物
*She's writing a dictionary or something. 她在编写词典之类的书.
* He hit a tree or something. 他撞上了一棵树或其他什么东西.
* She rescued three children from a fire or something. 她从一起火灾之类的事故中救出了三个孩子. ,something like
(a) `sb/sth
(a) partially similar to sb/sth 类似某人[某事物]
*A thesaurus is something like a dictionary. 类语词典与普通词典相仿.
* The ceremony was something like a christening. 那个典礼有点像洗礼仪式.
* The tune goes something like this. 那曲调大致是这样的.
(b) approximately sb/sth 近似于某人[某事物]
*He earns something like 35000. 他的收入在35000英镑上下. something `like it roughly what is required or desirable 大致符合要求或符合愿望的事物
*That's something like it, ie That will be satisfactory. 那样就差不多了. something of a sth to some degree 达到某种程度
*She found herself something of a celebrity. 她意识到自己已小有名气了.
* I'm something of an expert on antiques. 我对古董略有研究.
indef pron
1 some thing 某事物
*There's something under the table. 桌子底下有个东西.
* I want something to eat. 我想要点儿吃的.
* Have you got something I could read? 你有什么可让我读读的吗?
* There's something interesting on the front page. 头版上有些有意思的消息.
2 some thing thought to be significant 被视为有意义的事物
*There's something (ie some truth, some fact or opinion worth considering) in what she says. 她说的有点道理.
* It's something (ie a thing that one should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days. 这年头有一份工作就算不错了.
* He's something/He does something in (ie He has a job connected with) television. 他是干电视这一行的.
3 (idm 习语) or something (infml 口) or another thing similar to that mentioned 或诸如此类的事物
*She's writing a dictionary or something. 她在编写词典之类的书.
* He hit a tree or something. 他撞上了一棵树或其他什么东西.
* She rescued three children from a fire or something. 她从一起火灾之类的事故中救出了三个孩子. ,something like
(a) `sb/sth
(a) partially similar to sb/sth 类似某人[某事物]
*A thesaurus is something like a dictionary. 类语词典与普通词典相仿.
* The ceremony was something like a christening. 那个典礼有点像洗礼仪式.
* The tune goes something like this. 那曲调大致是这样的.
(b) approximately sb/sth 近似于某人[某事物]
*He earns something like 35000. 他的收入在35000英镑上下. something `like it roughly what is required or desirable 大致符合要求或符合愿望的事物
*That's something like it, ie That will be satisfactory. 那样就差不多了. something of a sth to some degree 达到某种程度
*She found herself something of a celebrity. 她意识到自己已小有名气了.
* I'm something of an expert on antiques. 我对古董略有研究.
something
pron
used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name or do not know exactly what it is
→anything, everything everything, nothing nothing
There's something in my eye.
Sarah said something about coming over later.
sth new/old/good etc
It's a good car but I'm looking for something newer.
The house was too small so they decided to look for something else (=a different one) .
I think there's something wrong (=a problem) with the phone.
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) .
sth to eat/drink/read/do etc
some food, a drink, a book, an activity etc
Would you like something to drink?
I should take something to read on the plane.
do sth
to do something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation
Don't just stand there - do something!
do something about
Can you do something about that noise?
sth about sb/sth
used to say that a person, situation etc has a quality or feature that you recognize but you cannot say exactly what it is
(there is) sth different/odd/unusual about sb/sth
There was something rather odd about him.
There's something about her voice that I find really sexy.
... or sth
spoken used when you cannot remember, or do not think it is necessary to give, another example of something you are mentioning
Her name was Judith, or Julie, or something.
Here's some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something.
sth like 100/2000 etc
close to but not exactly a large amount such as 100, 2000 etc
Something like 50,000 homes are without power.
be thirty-sth/forty-sth etc
used to say that someone is aged between 30 and 39, between 40 and 49 etc when you do not know exactly
be (really/quite) sth
spoken used to say that something is very good and impressive
Running your own company at 21 is really something.
That was really something, wasn't it?
be sth else
spoken to be unusual or funny to other people
You really are something else!
there's sth in/to sth
used to admit that someone's words are true or their ideas are successful etc
They had to concede that there was something in his teaching methods.
Do you think there's something to the rumours about Larry and Sue?
have sth of sth
to have a few of the same features or qualities that someone else has
It was clear that Jenkins had something of his father's brilliance.
be sth of a gardener/an expert etc
to know a lot about something or to be very good at something
Charlie's always been something of an expert on architecture.
sth of a shock/surprise etc
formal used to say that something is a shock, surprise etc, but not completely or not in a strong or severe way
The news came as something of a surprise
a little sth
used when you are telling someone that you have bought them a present
I got you a little something for your birthday.
sixty sth/John sth etc
spoken used when you cannot remember the rest of a number or name
'How much did you spend on groceries?' 'A hundred and twenty something.'
make sth of yourself
to become successful
that's sth
used to say that there is one thing that you should be glad about
At least we have some money left. That's something, isn't it?
used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name or do not know exactly what it is
→anything, everything everything, nothing nothing
There's something in my eye.
Sarah said something about coming over later.
sth new/old/good etc
It's a good car but I'm looking for something newer.
The house was too small so they decided to look for something else (=a different one) .
I think there's something wrong (=a problem) with the phone.
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) .
sth to eat/drink/read/do etc
some food, a drink, a book, an activity etc
Would you like something to drink?
I should take something to read on the plane.
do sth
to do something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation
Don't just stand there - do something!
do something about
Can you do something about that noise?
sth about sb/sth
used to say that a person, situation etc has a quality or feature that you recognize but you cannot say exactly what it is
(there is) sth different/odd/unusual about sb/sth
There was something rather odd about him.
There's something about her voice that I find really sexy.
... or sth
spoken used when you cannot remember, or do not think it is necessary to give, another example of something you are mentioning
Her name was Judith, or Julie, or something.
Here's some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something.
sth like 100/2000 etc
close to but not exactly a large amount such as 100, 2000 etc
Something like 50,000 homes are without power.
be thirty-sth/forty-sth etc
used to say that someone is aged between 30 and 39, between 40 and 49 etc when you do not know exactly
be (really/quite) sth
spoken used to say that something is very good and impressive
Running your own company at 21 is really something.
That was really something, wasn't it?
be sth else
spoken to be unusual or funny to other people
You really are something else!
there's sth in/to sth
used to admit that someone's words are true or their ideas are successful etc
They had to concede that there was something in his teaching methods.
Do you think there's something to the rumours about Larry and Sue?
have sth of sth
to have a few of the same features or qualities that someone else has
It was clear that Jenkins had something of his father's brilliance.
be sth of a gardener/an expert etc
to know a lot about something or to be very good at something
Charlie's always been something of an expert on architecture.
sth of a shock/surprise etc
formal used to say that something is a shock, surprise etc, but not completely or not in a strong or severe way
The news came as something of a surprise
a little sth
used when you are telling someone that you have bought them a present
I got you a little something for your birthday.
sixty sth/John sth etc
spoken used when you cannot remember the rest of a number or name
'How much did you spend on groceries?' 'A hundred and twenty something.'
make sth of yourself
to become successful
that's sth
used to say that there is one thing that you should be glad about
At least we have some money left. That's something, isn't it?
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