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单词 somewhere
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Definition of somewhere in English:

somewhere

adverb ˈsʌmwɛːˈsəmˌ(h)wɛr
  • 1In or to some place.

    I've seen you somewhere before
    can we go somewhere warm?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even though the story came in these little bites, there was always a sense that the story was going somewhere.
    • On a bookshelf somewhere I have the text of the play, with all the lyrics, which I should dig out for her.
    • Certainly there are still plenty of workmen busy doing something somewhere.
    • Leave somewhere warm for several days to allow the mushrooms to deliquesce.
    • On the bus yesterday, from a seat somewhere behind me, though I was unable to see the conversants.
    • Write a script to extract the data, compress it, and email a copy somewhere.
    • Thanks to the deserted roads I was there in half an hour, despite a wrong turning somewhere along the way.
    • Strangely, that spoon is going to disappear somewhere in the next few days.
    • Move somewhere warm with a lower cost of living and take a new job and a new outlook on life.
    • All it takes is some more time to find another Internet service provider somewhere.
    • It was most likely left in a box somewhere during one of the many house moves since the late '80s.
    • A jukebox somewhere through the throng of people was playing an old Johnny Cash compilation.
    • Searching through my photo archives, I was sure I had a blurred shot of it somewhere, alas no.
    • People do acknowledge that young people need an outlet but we have to draw a line somewhere.
    • Someone, somewhere, is not thinking about holidays anything like as much as I am at the moment.
    • Cover with foil and leave to rest somewhere warm for eight to ten minutes before slicing.
    • Or maybe it is all this rotten weather and the need for a good holiday somewhere sunny and warm.
    • I could write about my experiences in India again, but they're somewhere in the archives.
    • It might only make a difference to me but if there's ever going to be a change in the Big Ole World then it has to start somewhere.
    • He was still very subdued and distracted so I suggested we go somewhere nice to eat.
    1. 1.1 Used to indicate an approximate amount.
      it cost somewhere around two thousand dollars
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Estimates put the numbers of errors out of touch at somewhere between seven and nine.
      • On a normal day somewhere between thirty and a hundred messages come in on the FAQ line.
      • The teachers collected up their petty cash and came up with a sum somewhere between five and ten pounds.
      • She has two children with her, probably somewhere between the ages of six and eight.
      • The larger fish were steelhead and salmon of somewhere between five and ten pounds at a guess.
      • He didn't know what her real name was, but he knew she had to be somewhere around fifteen or sixteen.
      • Suffice to say it was somewhere short of fresh run, but no one had the heart to tell the beaming youth it should go back.
      • In these dreams I can go up to somewhere around the equivalent of 100 stories or so.
      • I reckon I'm somewhere between a third and a half done now, as far as the actual writing goes.
      • Now, somewhere between fifteen and twenty years ago, I was a singular fan of the Bangles.
      • Women had a childhood which ended with marriage at somewhere between the ages of fifteen to eighteen.
      • At the moment my chance of going on the space shuttle is somewhere between zero and zero.
      • In almost every poll he has a lead of somewhere around four points or so.
      • Its somewhere around third or fourth gear that your vision starts to blur.
      • This is an enormous book of somewhere between two hundred and two hundred and fifty thousand words.
      • He has caused the death of somewhere between one and one half million and two million people.
      • It means we will have had three years of rock bottom increases somewhere around the rate of inflation.
      • I will post as quickly as I can though, likely somewhere around once every two weeks.
pronounˈsʌmwɛːˈsəmˌ(h)wɛr
  • Some unspecified place.

    in search of somewhere to live
    Example sentencesExamples
    • From somewhere Angus could hear a voice, a far-away voice against an electronic hum.
    • Could you enlighten me with your experience or forward me to somewhere where I could learn more about it?
    • We spent hours walking miles last night trying to find somewhere to stay.
    • Surely, Jennifer, the point of a sequel is to revisit somewhere people wanted to go in the first place?
    • God forbid a Scot ever leaves the sacred shores and goes to somewhere warmer.
    • It may be home, but like the 90 million Scots of the diaspora, to me home is somewhere you leave.
    • We need somewhere big to store all this gas, so big that there's only really one option.
    • One was, once again, the callow young subaltern, looking for somewhere to shave.
    • She's from Kansas or somewhere similar in America, and she's really down to earth.
    • She learned to drive, she found us somewhere to live, and created a warm and stable home for my sister and I.
    • Maybe if you're lucky, you can still get a costume and somewhere to stay, if you book now!
    • The country no longer feels like somewhere foreign, just somewhere different.
    • It's not somewhere Dell would want to go, and consequently it's not a plan Dell would want to see work.
    • We're giving him a good head start so he can find somewhere else to hide.
    • Harry looked at me in despair, sighed, and wandered off to find somewhere quiet in the study to doze in safety.
    • India to me was always very romantic and as I grew up it was somewhere I always wanted to go.
    • We like the pub, it is somewhere people of our age can go without fear of trouble and John will keep it like that.
    • Once the game leaves this world, it is heading for somewhere dark and depressing.
    • Use prevents abuse and once it is finished it will be somewhere people will want to go.
    • If the funding for universities is to be kept the same, the money has to come from somewhere.

Phrases

  • get somewhere

    • informal Make progress; achieve success.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We are surely getting somewhere, for that matter, if more than two thirds of us believe that Glasgow's biggest clubs have made far too little effort in dealing with bigotry.
      • I know I am getting somewhere because I am starting to get messages delivered second- and third-hand that I had better watch myself.
      • I've a bit of trepidation but I'm relieved we are finally getting somewhere.
      • Still, I reckon the Third Way debate is getting somewhere.
      • It costs a lot to become a hairdresser and it can take quite a long time on low wages before you can feel you are getting somewhere.
      • Julie, I just thought that I was getting somewhere.
      • I felt I was actually getting somewhere with it.
      • And you thought we were getting somewhere, right?
      • If we couple that with the creationism move and actively work to dismantle public schools, we might just be getting somewhere.
      • Last Monday, we were getting somewhere with it.
      Synonyms
      succeed, achieve success, be successful, be a success, do well, get ahead, reach the top, become famous, achieve recognition, distinguish oneself, set the world on fire
 
 

Definition of somewhere in US English:

somewhere

adverbˈsəmˌ(h)werˈsəmˌ(h)wɛr
  • 1In or to some place.

    I've seen you somewhere before
    can we go somewhere warm?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Write a script to extract the data, compress it, and email a copy somewhere.
    • All it takes is some more time to find another Internet service provider somewhere.
    • Even though the story came in these little bites, there was always a sense that the story was going somewhere.
    • Someone, somewhere, is not thinking about holidays anything like as much as I am at the moment.
    • Strangely, that spoon is going to disappear somewhere in the next few days.
    • I could write about my experiences in India again, but they're somewhere in the archives.
    • On a bookshelf somewhere I have the text of the play, with all the lyrics, which I should dig out for her.
    • Cover with foil and leave to rest somewhere warm for eight to ten minutes before slicing.
    • On the bus yesterday, from a seat somewhere behind me, though I was unable to see the conversants.
    • Leave somewhere warm for several days to allow the mushrooms to deliquesce.
    • Or maybe it is all this rotten weather and the need for a good holiday somewhere sunny and warm.
    • Searching through my photo archives, I was sure I had a blurred shot of it somewhere, alas no.
    • Thanks to the deserted roads I was there in half an hour, despite a wrong turning somewhere along the way.
    • Move somewhere warm with a lower cost of living and take a new job and a new outlook on life.
    • It might only make a difference to me but if there's ever going to be a change in the Big Ole World then it has to start somewhere.
    • Certainly there are still plenty of workmen busy doing something somewhere.
    • He was still very subdued and distracted so I suggested we go somewhere nice to eat.
    • A jukebox somewhere through the throng of people was playing an old Johnny Cash compilation.
    • People do acknowledge that young people need an outlet but we have to draw a line somewhere.
    • It was most likely left in a box somewhere during one of the many house moves since the late '80s.
    1. 1.1 Used to indicate an approximate amount.
      it cost somewhere around two thousand dollars
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I will post as quickly as I can though, likely somewhere around once every two weeks.
      • He didn't know what her real name was, but he knew she had to be somewhere around fifteen or sixteen.
      • Now, somewhere between fifteen and twenty years ago, I was a singular fan of the Bangles.
      • Suffice to say it was somewhere short of fresh run, but no one had the heart to tell the beaming youth it should go back.
      • In almost every poll he has a lead of somewhere around four points or so.
      • The larger fish were steelhead and salmon of somewhere between five and ten pounds at a guess.
      • At the moment my chance of going on the space shuttle is somewhere between zero and zero.
      • It means we will have had three years of rock bottom increases somewhere around the rate of inflation.
      • She has two children with her, probably somewhere between the ages of six and eight.
      • This is an enormous book of somewhere between two hundred and two hundred and fifty thousand words.
      • Estimates put the numbers of errors out of touch at somewhere between seven and nine.
      • On a normal day somewhere between thirty and a hundred messages come in on the FAQ line.
      • Its somewhere around third or fourth gear that your vision starts to blur.
      • In these dreams I can go up to somewhere around the equivalent of 100 stories or so.
      • The teachers collected up their petty cash and came up with a sum somewhere between five and ten pounds.
      • He has caused the death of somewhere between one and one half million and two million people.
      • I reckon I'm somewhere between a third and a half done now, as far as the actual writing goes.
      • Women had a childhood which ended with marriage at somewhere between the ages of fifteen to eighteen.
pronounˈsəmˌ(h)werˈsəmˌ(h)wɛr
  • Some unspecified place.

    in search of somewhere to live
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's not somewhere Dell would want to go, and consequently it's not a plan Dell would want to see work.
    • India to me was always very romantic and as I grew up it was somewhere I always wanted to go.
    • We spent hours walking miles last night trying to find somewhere to stay.
    • We like the pub, it is somewhere people of our age can go without fear of trouble and John will keep it like that.
    • Could you enlighten me with your experience or forward me to somewhere where I could learn more about it?
    • Use prevents abuse and once it is finished it will be somewhere people will want to go.
    • If the funding for universities is to be kept the same, the money has to come from somewhere.
    • Surely, Jennifer, the point of a sequel is to revisit somewhere people wanted to go in the first place?
    • Harry looked at me in despair, sighed, and wandered off to find somewhere quiet in the study to doze in safety.
    • One was, once again, the callow young subaltern, looking for somewhere to shave.
    • We're giving him a good head start so he can find somewhere else to hide.
    • We need somewhere big to store all this gas, so big that there's only really one option.
    • She's from Kansas or somewhere similar in America, and she's really down to earth.
    • God forbid a Scot ever leaves the sacred shores and goes to somewhere warmer.
    • Once the game leaves this world, it is heading for somewhere dark and depressing.
    • She learned to drive, she found us somewhere to live, and created a warm and stable home for my sister and I.
    • The country no longer feels like somewhere foreign, just somewhere different.
    • Maybe if you're lucky, you can still get a costume and somewhere to stay, if you book now!
    • From somewhere Angus could hear a voice, a far-away voice against an electronic hum.
    • It may be home, but like the 90 million Scots of the diaspora, to me home is somewhere you leave.

Phrases

  • get somewhere

    • informal Make progress; achieve success.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I felt I was actually getting somewhere with it.
      • I know I am getting somewhere because I am starting to get messages delivered second- and third-hand that I had better watch myself.
      • It costs a lot to become a hairdresser and it can take quite a long time on low wages before you can feel you are getting somewhere.
      • And you thought we were getting somewhere, right?
      • I've a bit of trepidation but I'm relieved we are finally getting somewhere.
      • Last Monday, we were getting somewhere with it.
      • We are surely getting somewhere, for that matter, if more than two thirds of us believe that Glasgow's biggest clubs have made far too little effort in dealing with bigotry.
      • Julie, I just thought that I was getting somewhere.
      • Still, I reckon the Third Way debate is getting somewhere.
      • If we couple that with the creationism move and actively work to dismantle public schools, we might just be getting somewhere.
      Synonyms
      succeed, achieve success, be successful, be a success, do well, get ahead, reach the top, become famous, achieve recognition, distinguish oneself, set the world on fire
 
 
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