单词 | there |
释义 | there (once / 3 pages) advn There is a noun meaning "another place." So if you're not here, you can only be there. This very general term names a place apart from here, but it has many uses. It can mean “at that point or place,” as in "It is there that the argument starts to seem silly.” People say "There, there" to console someone who is sad. This word describes a situation too, as in "There is a problem" or "There's no place like home." If you're pointing something out that's hard to see, you'll say "There! Right there!" WORD FAMILYthere: thereness, theres USAGE EXAMPLES“There’s just so much history here,” Michelle said of their two businesses. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) A surge in violence in Afghanistan sees Obama pledge an extra 17,000 military personnel, doubling the US presence there. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) Because there was no government-run health plan in America, people without commercial health insurance were at the mercy of the world’s most expensive health system. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) 1adv in or at that place they have lived there for years it's not there that man there Syn|Ant at that place, in that location here in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is 2adv to or toward that place; away from the speaker go there around noon! Syn|Ant thither here, hither to this place (especially toward the speaker) 3adv in that matter I agree with you there Syn in that respect, on that point 4n a location other than here; that place you can take it from there Ant|Hyper here the present location; this place location a point or extent in space |
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