| 单词 | another |
| 释义 | anotheranother /əˈnʌðɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun 1used to talk about one more person or thing of the same type: Can I have another piece of cake? I received the first check on Monday and another on Tuesday. I liked the scarf so much I went back and bought another one in a different color.another of Mary is another of Christine’s close friends. The failure of the bill was yet another setback for the Democrats (=the most recent in a series of). He’s had one problem after another this year (=without much time between them).► see thesaurus at more2THESAURUSspare – another thing like the usual one that you can use if it is needed: Flat tires aren't hard to fix – as long as you have a spare in the trunk.copy – another thing that has been made to be like something else: You can keep the CD – I have a copy.duplicate – another thing that is an exact copy: I had a duplicate of the key made at the hardware store.2a different person or thing, or some other type of person or thing: They finally moved to another apartment. Greg didn’t like that dentist, so he went to another. I’ll see you another time. Make sure you leave enough time to drive from one appointment to another. Math will always be useful at some time or another. There are a lot of people who, for one reason or another, can’t have children. They’ll try to get the money one way or another.THESAURUSsubstitute – another person or thing that does what the usual person or thing does: Our usual teacher was sick so we had a substitute today.replacement – another person or thing that takes the place of person or thing that was there before: My new computer had a problem that couldn't be fixed, so the company gave me a replacement.3in addition to a particular amount, distance, period of time, etc. SYN further: She’ll be ready to retire in another three years. Another 13 residents were taken to safety by firefighters.4one another literary used after a verb to show that two or more people or things do the same thing to each other: We always call one another during the holidays.5and another thing spoken used for adding a statement or question about something that you are annoyed about: And another thing – she keeps stealing my pens.6be another thing/matter (altogether) used to suggest that something may not be true, possible, easy, etc., after mentioning something that is: The report is well written, but whether it is accurate is another thing altogether.7not another... ! spoken used when a series of bad or annoying things have happened and something of the same type seems to have just happened again: Oh no! Not another accident!8another Vietnam/another Babe Ruth etc. used to say that a situation or person reminds you of another famous situation or person, especially one with extremely good or extremely bad qualities |
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