something

['sʌmθiŋ]

pron.某事物, 有价值或重要的人或事物, 大致, 左右
adv.有点, 非常

例句与用法：

She rescued three children from a fire or something.

她从一起火灾之类的事故中救出了三个孩子。

He hit a tree or something.

他撞上了一棵树或其他什么东西。

He thinks he's something.

他认为他了不起。

He is something like his brother.

他有点象他哥哥。

I want something to eat.

我想吃点东西。

I think I dropped something.

我想我掉了东西。

详细释义：

pron.

1. 某人; 某事

Are you trying to hide something from me?

你是不是有什么事要瞒着我?

I have something to ask you.

我有事情要问你。

2. (用以表示模糊的概念)大概; 若干; 什么

The parcel was ten pounds something.

这包裹有十磅左右。

Profits have fallen by something over three percent.

利润已下降百分之三多一点。

3. 还算幸运的事

At least we didn't lose any money. That's something.

至少我们没有损失什么钱。这还算幸运。

n.

1. 重要的人(或事物); 值得重视的人(或事物); 具有某种特点的人(或事物)

She thinks she's something since she won the prize.

她自得奖之后, 觉得自己挺了不起了。

It is quite something to have won him over.

把他争取过来是一件很了不起的事。

2. 少量; 部分

There is something in what he says.

他讲的话有些道理。

Did you give something to the porter?

你有没有给脚夫一点钱?

ad.

1. 几分, 有点; 大约

She looks something like her mother.

她有一点像她母亲。

2. 很; 非常

It sounds something awful.

这事听起来非常可怕。

短语词组：

something for nothing

1. 不劳而获之利益

Some people will never learn that you can't get something for nothing.

有些人永远不懂人不能不劳而获的道理。

something like

1. 有点像

The building looked something like a church.

这栋建筑物看起来有点像教堂。

something of

1. 多少有点

He's something of a book collector.

他可说是位藏书家。

or something

1. 诸如此类的什么

Mr. Green is a shopkeeper or something.

格林先生大概是店主之类的人。