something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PRON-INDEF You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. 某物; 某事

  例：

  He realized right away that there was something wrong.

  他马上意识到有地方不对了。

  例：

  There was something vaguely familiar about him.

  他身上有某些东西似曾相识。

  例：

  "You said there was something you wanted to ask me," he said politely.

  “你说过有什么事情要问我，”他彬彬有礼地说。

• 2. 

  PRON-INDEF You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact. 有点像; 差不多 [PRON prep]

  例：

  Clive made a noise, something like a grunt.

  克莱夫发出了一阵噪声，有点像呼噜声。

  例：

  Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000.

  他们的会员似乎已经增加到差不多超过一万人了。

• 3. 

  PRON-INDEF If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them. 真不错 [非正式]

  例：

  You're really something.

  你的确真不错。

• 4. 

  PRON-INDEF You can use something in expressions like "that's something" when you think that a situation is not very good but is better than it might have been. 差强人意

  例：

  Well, at least he was in town. That was something.

  哦，至少他还在城里。那也算不错啦。

• 5. 

  PRON-INDEF If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art. 有点儿 [PRON 'of' n]

  例：

  The city proved to be something of a disappointment.

  结果这座城市证明有点儿令人失望。

• 6. 

  PRON-INDEF If you say that there is something in an idea or suggestion, you mean that it is quite good and should be considered seriously. (想法或建议) 有道理 [PRON 'in' n]

  例：

  Could there be something in what he said?

  他说的话是否有道理？

• 7. 

  PRON-INDEF You use something in expressions such as "or something" and "or something like that" to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact. 诸如此类的东西 [含糊]

  例：

  This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something.

  这个家伙，他的名字叫布赖尔利，或比亚特利，或跟这差不多的。

• 8. 

  something like →see like