| 单词 | something |
| 释义 | pronoun | noun somethingsomething1 /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun [not usually in questions or negatives] 1used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is, etc.: There’s something in my eye. Come here – I want to show you something. Sarah said something about coming over later.something new/old/big/better etc. They’re working on something important. I like this car, but I need something bigger. Don’t buy her flowers – get her something else (=a different thing). There’s something wrong with (=a problem with) the printer. They were arguing about something or other.2something to eat/drink/read/do etc. some food, a drink, a book, an activity, etc.: Do you want something to eat? There is always something to do here. I need to find something to wear to Amy’s wedding.3do something to take action, usually in order to improve a bad situation: Don’t just stand there – do something.something about I wish they’d do something about the noise.4have something to do with something to be connected with or related to a particular person or thing, but in a way that you are not sure about: I know Steve’s job has something to do with investments.5something like 100/2,000 etc. approximately 100, 2,000, etc.: Something like 400 people attended the meeting.6thirty-something/forty-something etc. used to say that someone’s age is between 30 and 39, between 40 and 49, etc., when you do not know exactly7something about somebody/something a quality or feature of someone or something that you recognize, but cannot say exactly what it is: Something about Frank’s attitude worried her. There’s something strange about the woman’s eyes in the painting.8make something of yourself to become successful or famous9something of a something formal used to say that someone or something is a particular thing to some degree: The news came as something of a surprise.10something like somebody/something similar in some way to someone or something: The bird is something like a crow.11there is something to something used to admit that something must be good, helpful, etc., when you did not believe this earlier: Well, if the treatment worked for Jean, there must be something to it.12something for nothing something good, useful, or desirable that you get without working or paying for it, or without making any effort: Don’t expect to get something for nothing.SPOKEN PHRASES13... or something used when you cannot remember, or do not want to give, another example of something you are mentioning: Here’s some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something.14be something to be impressive and deserve admiration: Her performance was really something.15be something else a)to be impressive b)to be annoying: Your attitude is something else, you know.16sixty something/John something etc. used when you cannot remember the rest of a number or name: The last bus leaves at eleven something (=sometime between 11:00 and 12:00).17that’s saying something informal used to emphasize that something is particularly good, bad, etc.: His poetry is worse than mine, and that’s saying something.18that’s something used to say that there is at least one thing that you should be glad about in a situation that is mostly bad: We still have a little money left. That’s something.19something fierce informal very much, or in a very severe way pronoun | noun somethingsomething2 noun a little something spoken informal a)a small or inexpensive gift b)a small meal or snack► see thesaurus at thing |
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