| 单词 | something |
| 释义 | something (sʌmθɪŋ ) 1. pronoun A1 You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. He realized right away that there was something wrong. There was something vaguely familiar about him. The garden was something special. 'You said there was something you wanted to ask me,' he said politely. There was something in her attitude that bothered him. People are always out in their cars, watching television or busy doing something else. 2. pronoun You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact. He described the smell as something between a circus and a sea-port. Clive made a noise, something like a grunt. There was something around a thousand dollars in the office strong box. Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000. 3. pronoun If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them. [informal] You're really something. The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany. 4. pronoun You can use something in expressions like 'that's something' when you think that a situation is not very good but is better that it might have been. Well, at least he was in town. That was something. Well, you're staying. That's something I suppose. 5. pronoun If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art. The city proved to be something of a disappointment. It was something of a surprise that he was in New York. He is something of a fighter, and will certainly want to win. 6. pronoun If you say that there is something in an idea or suggestion, you mean that it is quite good and should be considered seriously. Christianity has stood the test of time, so there must be something in it. There had been something in Des's first statement. Could there be something in what he said? 7. or something pronoun B2 You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact. [vagueness] This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something. The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that. 8. something like phrase B2 You use the expression something like with an amount, number, or description to indicate that it is approximately accurate. They can get something like £3,000 a year. 'When roughly would this be? Monday?'—'Something like that.' -something (-sʌmθɪŋ ) Word forms: -somethings 1. combining form -something is combined with numbers such as twenty and thirty to form adjectives which indicate an approximate amount, especially someone's age. For example, if you say that someone is thirty-something, you mean they are between thirty and forty years old. 2. combining form in countable noun People of a similar age range are sometimes referred to as, for example, twenty-somethings or thirty-somethings. [journalism] Collocations: need something City have taken only two points from their last three away games and need something here. The Sun (2011) Need something to keep your ears warm? The Sun (2013) Certain individuals are restless and need something to do. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Their lyrics, meanwhile, offer something other than manufactured pop fare. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Offer people something that is free and they will complain when it is taken away. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They must offer something a little less predictable. Times, Sunday Times (2011) She senses something is going on, so monitors it from afar. The Sun (2009) She senses something is wrong with her daughter. Christianity Today (2000) It did not take her parents long to sense something was wrong. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Rarely enough to take to a bureau de change, but worth something, all the same. Times, Sunday Times (2015) That was worth something. A Plague of Angels (1993) That has got to be worth something in London. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 某事 Japanese: 何か |
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