something
英 [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] 美 [ˈsʌmθɪŋ]
pron. 某事; 某物; 想来重要(或值得注意)的事物; (表示不确切的描述或数量)大致,左右adv. (与形容词连用)很,非常
牛津词典
pron.
某事;某物
a thing that is not known or mentioned by nameWe stopped for something to eat.
我们停下来吃点东西。Give me something to do .
给我点活儿干吧。There's something wrong with the TV.
电视出毛病了。 There's something about this place that frightens me.
这个地方有点儿让我害怕。Don't just stand there. Do something !
别在那儿干站着,做点什么吧!His name is Alan something (= I don't know his other name) .
他的名字叫艾伦什么的。She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds.
她是利兹大学某个学科的教授。He's something in (= has a job connected with) television.
他是搞电视的。The car hit a tree or something .
汽车撞上了树什么的。I could just eat a little something .
我只能吃一点点东西。
想来重要(或值得注意)的事物
a thing that is thought to be important or worth taking notice ofThere's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says.
他的话不无道理。It's quite something (= a thing that you should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days.
如今能有份工作就该知足了。‘We should finish by tomorrow.’ ‘ That's something (= a good thing) , anyway.’
“我们明天应该就能结束了。”“那也好哇。”
(表示不确切的描述或数量)大致,左右
used to show that a description or an amount, etc. is not exactShe called at something after ten o'clock.
她十点多钟来过电话。a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old)
一部以三十几岁的人为主要观众的新喜剧It tastes something like melon.
这吃起来有点像甜瓜。They pay six pounds an hour. Something like that .
他们按每小时六英镑付费。大致如此。She found herself something of a (= to some degree a) celebrity.
她发现自己差不多成名人了。The programme's something to do with (= in some way about) the environment.
这是一个环境类节目。He gave her a wry look, something between amusement and regret.
他用颇耐玩味的目光看她一眼,说不清是开心,还是怅惋。
adv.
(与形容词连用)很,非常
used with an adjective to emphasize a statementShe was swearing something terrible.
她骂得很难听。