sometime

['sʌmtaim]

adj.以前的
adv.改天, 来日, 某时

ad.

1. 在(将来或过去)某一时候

I met him sometime last month.

我在上个月的某个时候碰见过他。

Can I come and see you sometime?

我可以在哪天来拜访你吗?

2. 日后, 改天

3. 【古】有时

4. 【古】从前

a.[B]

1. 以前的

2. 不常有的, 偶尔的

His wit is a sometime thing.

他的机智只是偶尔有之。

3. 【美】【方】靠不住的

词义辨析

同义:

ad.在某一时间, 适时, 最终, 以后, 将来, 很快

someday  one day  one of these days  one fine day or morning  sooner or later  somewhen  in time  in due time  in the fullness of time  in the long run  when all is said and done  eventually  ultimately  in the future  at a future time or date  by and by  in the sweet by and by  soon  before long  before you know it

a.迟的, 早的, 过去的, 近来的

former  erstwhile  late  previous  onetime  past  recent  

英英释义

形容词 sometime:

belonging to some prior time

同义词：erstwhile, former, old, onetime, quondam

副词 sometime:

at some indefinite or unstated time

补充

sometimesometime英:[ˈsʌmtaim] 美:[ˈsʌmˌtaɪm]adv.1.将来某个时候We'll take our holiday sometime in August, I think.我想我们大概会在八月放假。It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。2.过去某个时候Our house was built sometime around 1973.我们的房子建于1973年左右。He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。

例句

1. I really want to go to Spain sometime.我真的想有一天去西班牙。 2. You must come and see us sometime.你一定要改天来看看我们。 3. I'll finish it sometime.我有一天会做完这件事的。 4. He called sometime last Tuesday evening.他上周二晚上的什么时候打过电话。 5. you must come and have supper sometime.你有空一定要过来吃顿晚饭。 6. sometime after six everybody left.6点以后的某个时候所有的人都离开了。 7. the Emperor Constantine used this speech sometime unto his bishops.康斯坦丁国王以前曾对他的主教说过这番话。 8. the sometime editor of the paper.报纸以前的那个编辑。 9. a sometime contributor.偶尔投稿的人。 10. I'll phone you sometime this evening.今天晚上我会打电话给你。 11. I must go and see her sometime.我必须找个时间去看她。 12. We should get together sometime.我们应该找个日子聚一下。 13. It's likely to happen sometime soon.这件事可能很快就发生。 14. She will return from her trip sometime in December.她将于十二月的某一天旅行归来。 15. A burglar broke in sometime during the night.窃贼在夜间某个时刻入室行窃。 16. The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.这本书写于本世纪之交的某个时刻。 17. the sometime [=former] prime minister前首相 18. He is a talented pianist and sometime teacher of music. [=he sometimes teaches music]他是一位有天赋的钢琴家，有时也当音乐老师。