so

[səu]

adv.那么, 这样, 如此
adj.真的, 非常
pron.这样
conj.因此, 所以, 以便

ad.

1. 这么, 那么; 【口】多么, 非常

I'm so pleased to see you.

看到你我真高兴。

2. 就那样, 像这样; 如此

Hold the fork so.

要这样拿叉子。

3. (so后用倒装结构)也如此, 也一样

I was tired, and so were the others.

我累了, 其他人也一样。

I like dancing; so does my wife.

我喜欢跳舞, 我太太也喜欢。

4. (so置于句首)确是如此, 正是那样

5. 因此, 所以

He is sturdy and so fit for the job.

他很健壮, 所以适合担任这个工作。

6. 如此看来

So you'll quit school?

这么说你要退学了?

conj.

1. 因此, 所以

The manager was ill so I went in her place.

经理病了所以我代她去。

2. 因而, 从而

Mum told him to go to bed early so he could get up early the next morning.

妈妈叫他早点上床睡觉, 第二天早上好早点起床。

int.

1. (表示惊讶等)啊, 哦

So! You've kept me in the dark all the time.

哦! 原来你一直把我蒙在鼓里。

2. (表示同意等)好, 行

词义辨析

同义:

ad.这样, 就这样

thus  thus and so  in this way  in this fashion  in this manner

ad.像那样, 就那样

like that  that way  in that condition

ad.极端地, 非常地, 相当大地

very  extremely  considerably  damn well  terrifically  extraordinarily  enormously  a lot

ad.因此, 所以

therefore  for this reason  hence  consequently  resultingly  that being the case  that being so  because of that  ergo

ad.真正的, 明确的, 无误的

certainly  indeed  truly  absolutely  positively  definitely

ad.也, 又, 相当地, 同样地

also  too  likewise  similarly  in like manner

a.确实的, 实际的, 正确的

true  positive  confirmed  factual  real  actual  for real  correct  truthful  

同义参见:

then  accordingly  yes  

英英释义

名词 so:

the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

同义词：sol, soh

副词 so:

to a very great extent or degree

in a manner that facilitates

in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied

to a certain unspecified extent or degree

in the same way; also

in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

同义词：thus, thusly

(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

同义词：then, and so, and then

in truth (often tends to intensify)

同义词：indeed

短语词组

so as to

1. 以便

The test questions are kept secret, so as to prevent cheating.

试题必须保密, 以防作弊。

or so

1. 大约

It'll only cost 15 dollars or so.

只要十五美元左右。

There were twenty or so.

大约有二十个左右。

补充

soso英:[səu, sə] 美:[so]adv.1.那么, 非常Don't be so childish.别那么幼稚。2.这样, 那样First, you turn the engine on so.首先, 你这样开动引擎。3.同样; 也“He can play football.”“So can I.”“他会踢足球。”“我也会。”4.当然; 是的“He will go to Hong Kong.”“So he will.”“他将要去香港。”“是的, 他将要去。”5.很I am so glad that you have come.对你的到来我感到很高兴。conj.1.因此, 所以The dog was hungry, so we fed it.狗饿了, 所以我们喂它。I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost.我给你一张地图, 这样你就不会迷路了。

例句

1. If you don't want to come, then say so.如果你不想来, 就直说吧。 2. If she committed a crime, she did so in self-defence.如果她犯了罪的话, 也是出于自卫才这样做的。 3. I hope so.我希望如此。 4. I think so.我想是这样。 5. Do you read books on management? If so, which ones?你读管理学的书吗？如果是的话, 读了哪几本？ 6. I've hurt myself.—so I see.我弄伤了自己。——的确如此。 7. You mean he was lying to us.—so it would seem.你的意思是他在跟我们撒谎。——这很明显。 8. The police arrived, and so did reporters and a photographer.警察到了, 记者们和一位摄影师也来了。 9. They had a wonderful time and so did I.他们过得很开心, 我也一样。 10. I've been to France twice.—so have we.我到法国去过两次。——我们也一样。 11. If I can lose weight, so can you.如果我能够减肥, 你也能。 12. I'd like to know what happened to her.—so would I.我想知道她怎么了。——我也是。 13. Hold it so and press the button.这样拿着它, 然后摁下按钮。 14. Clasp the racket like so.像这样紧握球拍。 15. Have you seen a black dog, about so big?你见过一条大约有这么大的黑狗吗? 16. I thought I'd like to meet her. so I wrote to her.我觉得自己想见她, 便给她写了封信。 17. Then came the walk home and so to bed, after mince pies and a hot drink.吃完甜馅饼, 喝上一杯热饮, 之后就走路回家睡觉了。 18. so, how was your day?那么, 你这一天过得如何？ 19. so that's the reason!那么那就是原因了！ 20. so, to answer your question, …那么, 为了回答你的问题, …… 21. so I can go now.—Yes, that'll be all.这么说我可以走了。——是, 完事了。 22. You know who Diana was, Grandfather.—so I do!爷爷, 您知道戴安娜是谁吧。——当然知道！ 23. It's 5 o'clock.—so it is!五点了。——没错！ 24. It was so heavy!这太重了！ 25. You've all been so kind to me.你对我一直这么好。 26. It was so very nice of you to come.你能来真是太好了。 27. How's your father?—Not so good.你父亲怎么样？——不大好。 28. I so enjoyed meeting you.我特别喜欢和你见面。 29. I love you so.我是如此爱你。 30. The pain was so intense that he fainted.疼得厉害, 他都昏厥过去了。 31. He was talking so fast I couldn't understand.他说得很快, 我都听不懂他在说些什么。 32. He's not so naive as to believe that.他没天真到会相信此事。 33. They're not so well-off as we are.他们不如我们宽裕。 34. She's not so clever as her brother.她不如她弟弟那样聪明。 35. We can only accommodate so many.我们只能接待这么多人。 36. There is only so much time in the day for answering letters.只有这么多时间用来回复信件。 37. We have so much to do, and there are only so many hours in a day.我们有太多事情要做, 可一天只有这么多个小时。 38. They can make and sell the drug only so long as the epidemic lasts.只要疫情持续, 他们就可以制售这种药品。 39. so I made a mistake. What's the big deal?我是犯了错, 那又如何呢？ 40. Mary never said that.—She did so!玛丽从未说过这话。——她的确说过！ 41. Hey, that's just so cool.嗨, 那简直太酷了。 42. That is so not true!那不可能是真的！ 43. Surely that can't be so.当然不可能是那样。 44. Is that so?是那样吗？ 45. You need a kilo or so of flour.你需要一公斤左右的面粉。 46. Though rates are heading down, they still offer real returns of 8% or so.尽管利率正在走低, 但他们仍然给出8%左右的实际收益率。 47. at five o'clock or so在五点左右 48. The prime minister will have to be informed.—Quite so.必须要通知首相。——当然。 49. It rained, so I got wet.下雨了, 结果我被淋湿了。 50. The shop was closed, so I went home.商店关门了, 所以我就回家了。 51. I was an only child, so that I had no experience of large families.我是独子, 所以我没有在大家庭中生活的经验。 52. Sit here so we can talk.坐这儿, 我们就能谈谈了。 53. I kept quiet so as not to worry her.我没出声, 免得让她担心。 54. I got up early so that I wouldn't miss my flight.我起得很早, 免得误了航班。 55. Just as John has changed, so has his wife.正如约翰已经变了那样, 他太太也变了。 56. As the political repression has worsened, so too has the economy.政治压制已经进一步恶化, 经济形势也每况愈下。 57. You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.—so what?如果到英国度假, 天气好不好得要碰运气。——那又如何？ 58. so what if she does complain, I don't care.她确实抱怨了又怎样, 我不在乎。 59. He might not like it.—so?他可能不喜欢这样。——那又如何？ 60. Do it so.照这样去做。 61. to hit the ball just so就这样击球 62. Why did you come so early this morning?今天早晨你为什么来得这么早? 63. They are so happy!他们可真幸福! 64. I love your book so much.我非常喜欢你的书。 65. so you didn't like this film.这么看来你是不喜欢这部影片了。 66. I felt I was not well, so I didn't go to the party.我感到有点不舒服，所以我没去参加聚会。 67. at 9 o'clock and so大约在九点钟 68. She enjoys music, and so do I.她喜欢音乐，我也喜欢音乐。 69. I said I would come, and so I will.我说过我要来的，而且我一定会来的。 70. Speak louder, so (that) every one of us could hear.大点儿声，让我们每个人都能听见! 71. She didn't come, so I went there alone.她没有来，所以我只好自己去。 72. so it be done, I don't care the money.只要事办得漂亮，我不在乎钱。 73. I'm well and will remain so.我的身体挺好的，以后还是这样。 74. Of the original ten, four or so remain.在原有的十个中，留下约四个左右。 75. the words tumbled out so fast that I could barely hear them.话说得那么快，我几乎都听不清。 76. don't look so worried.不要看起来那么忧心忡忡的。 77. I'm not so foolish as to say that.我才不会蠢到说这个呢。 78. she looked so pretty.她看起来非常漂亮。 79. I do love it so.我实在是非常喜欢它。 80. that's so not fair.这太不公平了。 81. you are so going to regret this.你会为此而深感后悔的。 82. the bird was about so long.那只鸟差不多有这么长。 83. he isn't so bad as you'd think.他并不像你想的那么坏。 84. help without which he would not have done so well.他能做得那么好所必不可少的帮助。 85. ‘Has somebody called an ambulance?’ ‘I believe so’.“有人叫过救护车了吗？”“我想叫过了吧。”。 86. if she notices, she never says so.如果她注意到，她决不会那样说的。 87. I hear that you're a writer—is that so?.我听说你是个作家，是真的吗？。 88. times have changed and so have I.时代在变，我也同样在变。 89. ‘There's another one.’ ‘so there is.’.“还有一个。”“的确是。”。 90. your old man was the salt of the earth, so he was.令尊是一位品德高尚的人，真的。 91. it is so!.当真是这样。 92. hold your arms so.把胳膊像这样抬起来。 93. so it was that he was still a bachelor.这么说他还像以前那样是个单身汉。 94. it was still painful so I went to see a specialist.它仍然很痛，所以我去看了专家。 95. you know I'm telling the truth, so don't interrupt.你知道我正在讲真话，所以不要打断我。 96. it was overgrown with brambles, so that I had difficulty making any progress.这里布满了荆棘，所以我很难前进。 97. they whisper to each other so that no one else can hear.他们互相耳语，是为了不要其他的人听到。 98. and so to the final.然后进入决赛。 99. so, what did you do today?.那么，你今天干什么了？。 100. so what did he do about it?.那么他是怎样处理的呢？。 101. ‘He came into the shop this morning.’ ‘so?’.“他今天早上来店里了。”“那又怎样？”。 102. so what if he failed?.如果他失败了那又怎样？。 103. so I'm a policeman—what's wrong with that?.不错，我是个警察——这有什么不妥吗？。 104. so that's that.那么，就这样了。 105. just as bad money drives out good, so does bad art drive out the good.正如劣币排挤良币那样，拙劣的艺术品也会排挤精良的艺术品。 106. these savouries include cheeses, cold meats, and so on.这些开胃食品包括干酪，冷肉等等。 107. it's just so much ideological cant.这些太多都是流于空谈的假话。 108. the novel was not so much unfinished as unfinishable.这部小说与其说未完成，还不如说根本就完成不了。 109. there is only so much you can do to protect yourself.你为保护自己所能做的只有这么多了。 110. she had put her hair up so as to look older.她把头发盘起来以便让自己看起来更成熟些。 111. so many hours at such-and-such a speed.以这种速度要那么多小时呢。 112. he sat down without so much as a word to anyone.他坐下来甚至没和任何人说一个字。 113. so much for the melodic line. We now turn our attention to the accompaniment.关于主旋律就到此为止吧，我们现在把注意力转移到伴奏上。 114. so much for that idea!.那个主意不行。 115. I was fascinated by the company, so much so that I wrote a book about it.我对这家公司非常着迷，以至于写了一本关于它的书。 116. delving into the body's secrets, I looked death in the face, so to speak.钻研人体的秘密，打个比喻说，就是直面死亡。 117. She's so ill (that) she can't get out of bed.她病得下不了床。 118. He was driving so fast that he couldn't stop.他开车开得太快，以至于停不下来。 119. You've been so kind. How can I thank you?你真是太好了，我怎样才能谢你？ 120. She's not so clever as we thought.她不如我们想象的那么聪明。 121. Are you coming by plane? If so, (= if you are coming by plane) I can meet you at the airport.你搭飞机来吗？如果是这样的话，我可以到机场去接你。 122. ‘I failed, didn't I?’ ‘I'm afraid so.’“我失败了，是吗？”“恐怕是的。” 123. ‘It's getting late.’ ‘so it is. We'd better go.’“时间晚了。”“真的啊。我们走吧。” 124. It was a black insect, about so big (= using your hands to show the size).那是一种黑色的昆虫，大约有这么大（用手比画大小）。 125. They sell pens, pencils, paper and so on.他们卖墨水笔、铅笔、纸张等。 126. ‘I missed the bus.’ ‘I told you so. I said you needed to leave earlier.’“我错过了那班车。”“我早对你说过。我说过你须要早一点出发。” 127. It just so happened that we were going the same way, so he gave me a lift.我们恰好同路，所以他就载我一程。 128. A hundred or so people came to the meeting.约有一百人出席了会议。 129. so much for that diet! I didn't lose any weight at all.那减肥餐不过如此！我的体重一点也没有减轻。 130. She felt very tired so she went to bed early.她觉得很累，因此她提早睡觉。 131. She wore dark glasses so (that) nobody would recognize her.她戴上墨镜以免被人认出。 132. so what happened next?那么，接下来呢？ 133. ‘It's late.’ ‘so what? We don't have to go to school tomorrow.’“很晚了。”“那有什么关系？我们明天不用上学。” 134. She had never felt so happy. [=had never felt as happy as she did then]她从来没这么高兴过。 135. You shouldn't eat so fast. [=you should eat more slowly]你不应该吃得这么快。 136. I don't think they can score twice in so short a time.在这么短的时间内两次得分，我觉得他们做不到。 137. It was hot last summer—but less so than this summer. [=but not as hot as it was this summer]去年夏天很热，但今年夏天更甚。 138. The play was impressive—(all) the more so [=it was even more impressive] because the students had written it themselves.这部戏很精彩，更难得的是剧本是学生自己写的。 139. "There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years."基因克隆向来引人关注，近年来更是如此。 140. She was so tired that she almost fell asleep at the dinner table.她累得够呛，在饭桌旁几乎睡着了。 141. The library is so large (that) you could get lost in it.那个图书馆大得让人迷路。 142. She had never been so [=as] nervous as when she performed for the queen.她以前从来没有像给女王表演时这么紧张过。 143. His latest novel is not so suspenseful as his others.他最新的小说不如他的其他作品有悬念。 144. How can you be so cruel as to criticize her weight?拿她的体重打趣，你怎么能如此伤人呢？ 145. Would you be so kind as to help me with my bags? [=would you please help me with my bags?]劳驾您帮我拿下包，好吗？ 146. Sailing is not so much a science as an art. [=sailing is more of an art than a science]与其说航海是门科学，不如说是门艺术。 147. He looked so handsome in his suit.他穿上西服看起来很帅。 148. We are all so excited about the trip.我们对于这趟旅行都兴奋不已。 149. I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner.你决定和我们一起吃饭，我非常高兴。 150. He loves her so. [=very much]他非常爱她。 151. "Not so long ago [=a short time ago], she was the nation's best gymnast."不久之前，她曾是这个国家最好的体操运动员。 152. I feel so much better after taking that nap.打了个盹以后，我觉得好多了。 153. Thank you so much for your help.非常感谢你的帮助。 154. The game is so much fun. [=is very enjoyable]这个游戏很有意思。 155. He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her.他很讨厌她，甚至都不愿意和她说话。 156. The test was not so very hard after all.毕竟那次考试不是很难。 157. The apple pie tasted so good. [=tasted very good]这个苹果派很好吃。 158. This computer is so out-of-date.这台电脑太过时了。 159. I so don't believe you.我确实不相信你。 160. I so wanted them to win.我多么希望他们能赢。 161. That was so not the right thing to say!那件事确实不应该说！ 162. That shirt is so you. [=it looks like something you would wear; it is very typical of your style]那件衬衫你穿非常适合。 163. Her hairstyle is so 1980s. [=it's out of date and looks like the hairstyles that were popular in the 1980s]她的发型特别像20世纪80年代的风格。 164. It's so not fair. [=it's very unfair]这太不公平了。 165. "“He is about so tall,” she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air."“他大约这么高。”她说着，把手举到大约六英尺高的地方。 166. I can only move so fast.我只能走这么快了。 167. I have never seen so many geese on one pond before.我从没见过一个池塘里能有这么多鹅。 168. I can only do so many things at a time.我一次只能做这么多事。 169. I can do only so much in a day.我一天只能做这么多。 170. There is still so much to be done before the guests arrive.客人到达之前，还有很多事情要做。 171. There is only so much negative criticism a person can take. [=a person can only take a certain amount of negative criticism]一个人所能忍受的负面评判是有限的。 172. The house burned like so much paper. [=like something made of paper]这栋房子像纸做的一样烧了起来。 173. The explanation sounded like so much [=like a lot of] nonsense.这种解释听着像是一派胡言。 174. She was always a hard worker and so was her father. [=and her father was too]她是个工作狂，她父亲也是。 175. “I'm going to the concert.” “so am I.” [=I am also going]“我准备去听音乐会。”“我也准备去。” 176. “I wish I had a coffee right now.” “so do I.” [=I do too]“我现在真希望能喝杯咖啡。”“我也是。” 177. "(US, informal) “I really like her music.” “so don't I.” [=so do I; I do too]"“我非常喜欢她的音乐。”“我也是。” 178. "The bell rang, we took our seats, and so began another new school year."上课铃响了，我们各自坐好，新学年就这样开始了。 179. The football arena was so designed that every seat had a good view of the field.美式橄榄球赛场这样设计，是为了让每位观众都能有个好视角。 180. It (just) so happens that I know her son. [=I happen to know her son]我碰巧认识她儿子。 181. "“I never said that” “You did so.” [=too, indeed]"“我从来没说过那些话。”“你肯定说过。” 182. “You're not really leaving.” “I am so.”“你不是真的要离开吧。”“我确实是要离开。” 183. "Magazines, newspapers, journals, and so forth are on the second floor of the library."杂志、报纸、期刊等都在图书馆的二层。 184. "She wanted to know about my family, my childhood, my hopes and fears, (and so on) and so forth."她想要了解我的家庭、我的童年、我的希望和担忧等等。 185. "I bought milk, eggs, bread, and so on."我买了牛奶、鸡蛋、面包等东西。 186. You are charged so much a mile when renting a vehicle.租车的话，一英里要收这么多钱。 187. You can only believe so much of what he says. [=you can only believe some of what he says]对于他所说的话，你只能相信这么多。 188. We didn't hear so much as a word from her the whole time. [=we didn't hear a word from her]自始至终，我们甚至都没听到她说一个字。 189. "Not only did they not help, they didn't so much as [=even] offer to help!"他们不仅没帮忙，甚至都没表示要帮忙！ 190. They ended their date without so much as a hug.约会结束时，他们甚至连个拥抱都没有。 191. so much for the history of the case. Now we'll look at its implications.这个案例的背景就这么些，现在我们来看它的意义。 192. "Well, so much for that idea. [=that idea was not successful] We'll have to try something else."好了，那个想法就别再提了。我们得想其他方法。 193. "Well, it's raining. so much for our perfect weather."哦，下雨了。我们的好天气到此结束了。 194. The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them. [=the twins look so alike that even their parents sometimes confuse them]这对双胞胎长相如此相似，有时连他们的父母都搞混了。 195. “Has she left?” “I believe so.” [=I believe she has left]“她已经离开了吗？”“我想是这样。” 196. "If you have not yet returned the form, please do so immediately. [=please return it immediately]"如果你还没有交回表格，请现在立刻交。 197. “Is it true?” “I think/hope so.”“这是真的吗？”“我想/希望是真的。” 198. "They're going to help us move, or so they said."他们准备帮我们搬家，或者说他们是这么说的。 199. "If you wanted to leave early, you should have said so."如果你想早点走，你应该早点说一声。 200. “They're getting married.” “Really? Who said so?”“他们要结婚了。”“真的吗？谁说的？” 201. “I heard you're moving to New York.” “Who told you so?” [=who told you that?]“我听说你要搬到纽约去。”“谁告诉你的？” 202. I didn't like the dress and told her so. [=told her I didn't like it]我不喜欢这条连衣裙，我跟她直说了。 203. “Is he coming to the meeting?” “so he says.” [=he says he's coming]“他来开会吗？”“他说要来。” 204. “You were late this morning.” “so I was—what's it to you?”“你今天早上迟到了。”“是迟到了，这和你有什么关系？” 205. "I might be late. If so [=if I am late], please start the meeting without me."我可能会迟到。如果我迟到了，你们先开会，不用等我。 206. Fold the paper like so. [=like this]请把纸这样折起来。 207. "If they insist on going, so be it. [=if they insist on going, they will go, and there is nothing I can do to stop them]"如果他们坚持要去，那就让他们去吧。 208. "“Today is the first day of winter.” “Why, so it is.”"“今天是冬季的第一天。”“哎呀，真是冬天了。” 209. We plan to stay a week or so. [=we plan to stay about a week]我们准备待一周左右。 210. Tickets cost $20 or so.票价大约20美元。 211. "We were bored with the movie, so we left."我们觉得那部影片很无聊，所以离场了。 212. "I don't want to go, so I won't."我不想去，所以我不去。 213. "There are no more chairs available, so you'll have to stand."没有可用的椅子了，所以你只好站着。 214. Please be quiet so I can study.请保持安静，这样我才能学习。 215. She pulled him to the side so that no one else could hear their conversation.她把他拉到一旁，这样别人就不会听到他们的谈话。 216. Let's get there early so that we can get good seats.我们早点到那儿吧，可以占个好位子。 217. so here we are.就这样我们到了。 218. "so, we meet at last!"就这样，我们终于见面了。 219. "so, as I was saying, the car is used but in good condition."那么如我刚才所讲，这辆车虽是旧的，但车况良好。 220. "so, how did the test go?"那么，测试进展如何？ 221. so I mispronounced the word. You still understood what I meant.那个词我读错了又怎样。你依然明白了我的意思。 222. “I'm taller than you!” “so?”“我比你高！”“那又如何？” 223. She has a glass of wine now and then—so what? = so what if she has a glass of wine now and then? [=why should anyone object if she has a glass of wine now and then?]她时不时地喝上一杯——那又如何呢？ 224. "so, that's who did it!"噢，是那人干的！ 225. so there you are. I've been looking for you.啊，原来你在这儿。我一直在找你呢。 226. "“Goodbye, then.” “so you're not coming with me after all!”"“那么，再见了。”“噢，说到底，你还是不和我一起来！” 227. You are saying things that are just not so.你讲的不是真的。 228. I heard you met the president—is that so?我听说你见过总统，那是真的吗？ 229. "She thinks I'm angry at her, but that just isn't so. [=I'm not angry at her]"她认为我在生她的气，其实不是这样的。