| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024some•time /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/USA pronunciation adv. - at some indefinite time:arrived sometime last week.
- at an indefinite future time:Come to see us sometime.
adj. [before a noun] - having been formerly;
former:the sometime president. - being so only at times or to some extent:a sometime painter.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024some•time (sum′tīm′),USA pronunciation adv. - at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time:He will arrive sometime next week.
- at an indefinite future time:Come to see me sometime.
- [Archaic.]sometimes;
on some occasions. - [Archaic.]at one time;
formerly.
adj. - having been formerly;
former:The diplomat was a sometime professor of history at Oxford. - being so only at times or to some extent:Traveling so much, he could never be more than a sometime husband.
- that cannot be depended upon regarding affections or loyalties:He was well rid of his sometime girlfriend.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see some, time
The adverb sometime is written as one word:He promised to paint the garage sometime soon.The two-word form some time means "an unspecified interval or period of time'':It will take some time for the wounds to heal. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sometime /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ adv - at some unspecified point of time
adj - (prenominal) having been at one time; former: the sometime President
USAGE
The form sometime should not be used to refer to a fairly long period of time: he has been away for some time (not for sometime) |