| 单词 | another |
| 释义 | another (ənʌðəʳ ) 1. determiner A2 Another thing or person means an additional thing or person of the same type as one that already exists. Mrs. Madrigal buttered another piece of toast. We're going to have another baby. Synonyms: a further, an extra, one more, an additional Another is also a pronoun. The demand generated by one factory required the construction of another. 2. determiner A2 You use another when you want to emphasize that an additional thing or person is different to one that already exists. I think he's just going to deal with this problem another day. The counsellor referred her to another therapist. Synonyms: a different, an alternative, a variant Another is also a pronoun. It appeared to mean one thing but in fact meant quite another. He didn't really believe that any human being could read another's mind. 3. determiner A2 You use another at the beginning of a statement to link it to a previous statement. Another time of great excitement for us boys was when war broke out. Another change that Sue made was to install central heating. 4. determiner A2 You use another before a word referring to a distance, length of time, or other amount, to indicate an additional amount. Continue down the same road for another 2 kilometres. He believes prices will not rise by more than another 4 per cent. 5. determiner [DET n-proper] You use another in front of the name of a well-known person, place, or event to indicate that you think someone or something is just like that person, place, or event. You may never be another Hemingway, but you can learn to write well. 6. one another pronoun B1 You use one another to indicate that each member of a group does something to or for the other members. ...young people learning to help themselves and one another. The two countries do little trade with one another. 7. one thing after another phrase B2 If you talk about one thing after another, you are referring to a series of repeated or continuous events. They had faced one difficulty after another with bravery and dedication. They kept going, destroying one store after another. 8. or another phrase B2 You use or another in expressions such as one kind or another when you do not want to be precise about which of several alternatives or possibilities you are referring to. ...family members and visiting artists of one kind or another crowding the huge kitchen. All of these industries have at one time or another been linked to cancer. Idioms: one door closes and another one opens said to mean that if one thing you do fails, you will soon have an opportunity to try to succeed at something else. This expression is often used to encourage someone to keep trying after they have had a disappointment or failure. Robert was philosophical after losing his job. `Obviously, I am disappointed,' he explained. `But one door closes and another one opens.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers when one person sneezes, another catches cold [mainly British] said to mean that the things that happen to one country or person have a great effect or influence on other countries or people And when the American economy sneezes, the City of London catches cold. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be long on one thing and short on another to have a lot of one thing but not very much of another The prime minister's speech was long on words but short on solid action. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone wouldn't like to be in another person's shoes said to mean that someone would not like to be in the same situation as a particular person He hasn't made any friends and has upset a lot of powerful people. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes if he comes back to work. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have another string to your bow [British] to have more than one useful skill, ability, or thing that you can use in case you are unsuccessful with the first skill, ability, or thing. In this expression, ` bow' is pronounced with the same vowel sound as the word `show'. Stephanie has another string to her bow. Before her career in interior design, she was a photographer. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers one thing led to another said, when you are giving an account of something, to mean that you do not think you need to give any details of events, because they happened in an obvious way Elsa got in with the wrong crowd of people. They were bad news. One thing led to another and she started shoplifting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers tomorrow is another day said to mean that, although you have just had a bad experience, you are confident or hopeful that your life will be much better in the future Everything went wrong. I didn't play well. However, tomorrow is another day. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers one man's meat is another man's poison said to point out that different people like different things Art is everywhere. Because it is a question of personal taste, the clichÈ of one man's meat being another's poison is in this case especially fitting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers another nail in the coffin the latest in a series of events which are seriously harming something or someone The vote is another nail in the coffin of the one-party system which the country has now largely renounced. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 另一个 Japanese: もう一つの |
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