something

['sʌmθiŋ]

pron.某事物, 有价值或重要的人或事物, 大致, 左右
adv.有点, 非常

pron.

1. 某人; 某事

Are you trying to hide something from me?

你是不是有什么事要瞒着我?

I have something to ask you.

我有事情要问你。

2. (用以表示模糊的概念)大概; 若干; 什么

The parcel was ten pounds something.

这包裹有十磅左右。

Profits have fallen by something over three percent.

利润已下降百分之三多一点。

3. 还算幸运的事

At least we didn't lose any money. That's something.

至少我们没有损失什么钱。这还算幸运。

n.

1. 重要的人(或事物); 值得重视的人(或事物); 具有某种特点的人(或事物)

She thinks she's something since she won the prize.

她自得奖之后, 觉得自己挺了不起了。

It is quite something to have won him over.

把他争取过来是一件很了不起的事。

2. 少量; 部分

There is something in what he says.

他讲的话有些道理。

Did you give something to the porter?

你有没有给脚夫一点钱?

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1. 几分, 有点; 大约

She looks something like her mother.

她有一点像她母亲。

2. 很; 非常

It sounds something awful.

这事听起来非常可怕。

词义辨析

同义参见:

creature  thing  organism  

英英释义

名词 something:

a thing of some kind

短语词组

something for nothing

1. 不劳而获之利益

Some people will never learn that you can't get something for nothing.

有些人永远不懂人不能不劳而获的道理。

something like

1. 有点像

The building looked something like a church.

这栋建筑物看起来有点像教堂。

something of

1. 多少有点

He's something of a book collector.

他可说是位藏书家。

or something

1. 诸如此类的什么

Mr. Green is a shopkeeper or something.

格林先生大概是店主之类的人。

补充

somethingsomething英:[ˈsʌmθiŋ] 美:[ˈsʌmθɪŋ]pron.1.某物, 某事Have you lost something?你丢了什么东西吧?I have something important to tell you.我有些重要的事要告诉你。2.重要的事物[人], 有一定意义的事物He thinks he's really something.他认为自己是个了不起的人。Money is something, but it is not everything.钱很重要, 但钱并不是一切。

例句

1. He realized that something was wrong.他意识到有什么不对劲。 2. Give him something to do.给他点事情做。 3. Do something! Can't you see he's choking?快做点什么！你没看见他快窒息了吗？ 4. Would you like something to eat?你想吃点什么吗？ 5. Wear something warm.穿暖和点。 6. 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, 要不就是忙点其他什么事情。 7. He described the smell as something between a circus and a sea-port.他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。 8. 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。 9. Membership is something over 10,000.会员人数大约有1万多人。 10. He had something like 70 kilos of gold in his boot.他在他的后备箱里放了大约70公斤的黄金。 11. This is really something. Someone actually thinks my CDs are all right!这太棒了。有人真的认为我的唱片很不错呢！ 12. It's something of a disappointment.这多少有些令人失望。 13. It's something of a problem.这是相当突出的一个问题。 14. He's something of a fighter.他称得上是一个斗士。 15. This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something.这个家伙叫布赖尔利或比尔德利之类的名字。 16. The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that.飞机票大概是199英镑这么个价格。 17. I have been intending to go every day but something or other has always prevented me.我每天都打算去, 可是总有这样那样的事情让我走不了。 18. Well, you're staying. That's something, I suppose.哦, 你留下来了。我想这已经很不错了。 19. 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。 20. Could there be something in what he said?他的话会不会有些道理呢？ 21. He's something like me.他有点像我。 22. It hurts something awful.这非常疼。 23. something is wrong there.那里什么东西出了差错。 24. something's happening出事了。 25. You're living, that's something.你还活着，这就是幸运的了。 26. He charged me ten something for the hat.他用十几块钱换了我那顶帽子。 27. Do you have something to eat?你有什么可吃的东西吗? 28. we stopped for something to eat.我们停下来吃点东西。 29. I knew something terrible had happened.我知道有可怕的事情发生了。 30. something about her frightened me.关于她的某些事情使我很害怕。 31. a wry look, something between amusement and regret.很怪的一个眼光，像是在开心，又像是有些遗憾。 32. grassland totalling something over three hundred acres.差不多有300多英亩的牧场。 33. there were something like fifty applications.差不多有50份申请。 34. my back hurts something terrible.我的背疼得很厉害。 35. he used to take the mickey out of me something awful.他过去老是嘲笑我嘲笑得很厉害。 36. the people were something scared.人们感到有点恐惧。 37. you look like you just climbed a mountain or something.你看上去好像刚爬过山或是什么的。 38. the reaction from the crowd was something else.人群的反应特别异常。 39. Richard was something of an expert at the game.理查德算得上是这种比赛的专家。 40. people think I'm stupid because I think there's something in this alien business.人们觉得我蠢笨，因为我觉得这个外国企业真的值得考虑。 41. I've got something in my eye.我眼睛里有东西。 42. Wait a minute -- I've forgotten something.等一下─我忘了一些东西。 43. I think you've got something there -- I like that idea.我认为你的想法有点道理，我喜欢那个主意。 44. ‘What's his job?’ ‘I think he's a plumber, or something.’“他是做哪一行的？”“大概是管子工之类吧。” 45. A loganberry is something like a raspberry.大杨莓跟覆盆子相类似。 46. The programme's something to do with the environment.这个节目的内容与环境有关。 47. something came in the mail for you.有寄给你的东西。 48. I thought I heard something outside.我觉得我听见外面有动静。 49. He said something that really bothered me.他的话着实让我觉得很不安。 50. I started to say something but she interrupted me.我刚要说话，就被她打断了。 51. I have something to tell you.我有事要告诉你。 52. There's something wrong with my car.我的车出了点问题。 53. "something is going on at the school, but I don't know what."学校出了点事，但我不知道是什么事。 54. “The job doesn't pay very well and the hours are long.” “I think you should look for something better.”“这份工作薪酬不高，工作时间长。”“我觉得你应该找份更好的工作。” 55. "I don't know what she studies, but it has something to do with computers. [=it relates to computers]"我不知道她是学什么的，只知道跟计算机有关。 56. Would you like something [=anything] to drink?你想喝点什么吗？ 57. Is there something [=anything] wrong?有什么问题吗？ 58. Is there something [=anything] good on TV tonight?今晚电视上有什么好看的节目吗？ 59. "I just got my tax refund. It's not much, but it's something. [=it's better than nothing]"我刚拿到退税款。钱虽然不多，但总比没有强。 60. "“They won't give us an extra week to finish, but they'll give us a couple of days.” “Well, that's something anyway.”"“他们不会多给我们一个星期去完成，但会再宽限几天。”“哦，那已经不错了。” 61. Do you want pizza for dinner or something else? [=or a different thing for dinner]你晚饭想吃比萨饼还是别的什么？ 62. I got you a little something [=a small thing] for your birthday.我为你的生日准备了一份小礼物。 63. She thinks she's really something ever since her promotion.自从获得晋升后，她觉得自己真是个人物了。 64. "That waterfall is really something, isn't it?"那个瀑布真好看，是不是？ 65. He decided to go back to college and make something of himself. [=become successful]他决定重返大学，干出个样儿来。 66. His friends are all twentysomething singles. [=his friends are single people between the ages of 20 and 29]他的朋友都是二十来岁的单身人士。 67. The bill came to fifty-something dollars.账单总共五十多美元。 68. He is something of an expert [=he is an expert to some degree] with car repair.某种程度上，他算是一名汽车修理专家。 69. We have something of a problem here.我们在这儿好像遇到点问题。 70. The movie was something of [=somewhat of] a disappointment. [=was somewhat disappointing]这部影片有点令人失望。 71. Are you crazy or something?你是疯了还是怎么了？ 72. You can probably clean that stain with club soda or something. [=or something like that]你可能可以用苏打水或类似的东西去掉那块污渍。 73. The man wearing the badge must be a guard or something.戴徽章的那名男子一定是保安之类的人。 74. Can I get you a glass of wine or something?我给你倒杯红酒或别的什么酒好吗？ 75. That magician really is something else.那位魔术师实在太厉害了。 76. "The Grand Canyon is something else, isn't it?"大峡谷真令人难忘，不是吗？ 77. The total repairs cost something over $300.全部维修费300美元多点。 78. He does look something like his father. [=he resembles his father somewhat]他跟他父亲的确有点像。 79. The movie was something like what I expected.这部影片跟我期待的差不多。 80. He was snoring something awful/terrible [=was snoring very loudly] last night.昨晚他鼾声如雷。