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3 used to add that what has just been said is also true about someone or something else 也，同样〔用于表示刚说的情况对某人或某物也是如此〕 not used with negative verbs 不与带否定意义的动词连用

so do I/so is he/so would Peter etc

Joe was a little upset, and so was I.

乔有点难过，我也一样。

He’s been ill, and so has his wife.

他病了，他妻子也病了。

As the demand rises, so do prices.

需求增加，价格也会上涨。

4 used to refer back to an idea, action, quality, situation etc that has just been mentioned 如此，如是〔指代刚提到过的想法、行动、品质、情况等〕

hope so/think so/say so etc

‘Will I need my umbrella?’ ‘I don’t think so.’

“我需要带雨伞吗？”“我想不需要了。”

If you want to go home, just say so.

如果你想回家，你就说。

be more so/less so/too much so

The band is popular and likely to become more so.

这支乐队很受欢迎，而且可能还会更受欢迎。

Jerry is very honest, perhaps too much so.

杰里很诚实，也许太诚实了。

The troops will not advance until ordered to do so .

在接到命令之前，部队不会前进。

Did Luke sell them? And, if so , what happened to the money?

卢克把它们卖了吗？如果是这样的话，那笔钱到哪里去了？

‘Has he lost a fortune?’ ‘ So they say .’

“他输掉了一大笔钱吗？”“他们是这么说的。”

‘Look – I’ve even cleaned the windows.’ ‘ So I see .’

“瞧，我把窗子也擦干净了。”“我看到了。”

Parents can withdraw their child from school if they so wish .

家长要是愿意，可以让孩子退学。

be so

to be true or correct 是真实的，是这样的，对的

‘It belongs to my father.’ ‘ Is that so ?’

“这是我爸爸的。”“真的吗？”

Morton says his parents kicked him out, but his brothers say this isn’t so .

莫顿说他父母把他赶出了家门，但他弟弟说并不是这样。

… or so

used when you cannot be exact about a number, amount, or period of time and you think it may be a little more than the figure you are mentioning …左右，…上下

We have to leave in five minutes or so.

过五分钟左右我们就得走了。

I stopped reading after thirty or so pages.

我读了三十页左右就停了。

7 used to get someone’s attention, especially in order to ask them a question [口] 噢，那么〔尤用于在提问前引起别人的注意〕 spoken

So, how was school today?

噢，今天上学怎么样？

8 used to check that you have understood something [口] 这么说〔用于核实自己的理解是否正确〕 spoken

So this is just a copy?

这么说来这只是一份复印件？

9 used when asking a question about what has just been said [口] 那么〔用于对刚说的话进行提问〕 spoken

‘He’s going to Paris on business.’ ‘So when is he coming back?’

“他要去巴黎出差。”“那么他什么时候回来？”

be not so much … as …

10. used to say that one description of someone or something is less suitable or correct than another 与其说是…不如说是…

The details are not so much wrong as they are incomplete.

这些细节说不上错，就是不完整。

not/without so much as sth

11. used when you are surprised or annoyed that someone did not do something 甚至连某事都没有（做），甚至不（做）某事〔用于对某人没做某事感到吃惊或气愤〕

He left without so much as a goodbye.

他甚至没说一声再见就走了。

so long!

12. used to say goodbye [美，口] 再见！ AmE spoken

not so … as …

13. used in comparisons to say that something or someone has less of a particular quality than another person or thing [正式] 不如…这么…，不像…那样… formal

The bed was not so comfortable as his own.

这张床没有他自己的床舒服。

so much for sb/sth

14. used to say that a particular action, idea, statement etc was not useful or did not produce the result that was hoped for [口] 原来某人/某物不过如此 spoken

He’s late again. So much for good intentions!

他又迟到了，什么良好的意愿，算了吧！

only so many/much

15. used to say that there is only a limited quantity of something 只有这么多

There’s only so much that anybody’s brain can handle at any one time.

人脑一次也就只能应付这么多。

There are only so many hours in the working day.

上班一天也就这么几个小时。

16 used with a movement of your hand to show how big, high etc something or someone is [口] 这么，这样〔用于配合手势表示有多大、多高等〕 spoken

Oh, he’s about so tall, with brown hair and eyes.

噢，他有这么高，长着褐色的头发和棕色的眼睛。

17 used to show that you have found something out about someone [口] 唷，哦〔用于表示发现了某人的某事〕 spoken

So! You’ve got a new girlfriend?

唷！你有新的女朋友了？

so great a man/so small a part etc

18. used to emphasize an adjective, especially when what is being mentioned is surprising or unusual [正式] 这么伟大的一个人/这么小的一部分等 formal

He had never spoken to so large a crowd before.

他以前从来没有在这么多的听众面前讲过话。

It was amazing how much they accomplished in so short a time.

他们在这么短的一段时间里取得了如此大的成就，真是了不起啊。

like so

19. used when you are showing someone how to do something [口] 像这样〔用于教某人怎么做某事〕 spoken

Then turn the paper over and fold it, like so.

然后把纸翻过来折一下，就像这样。

and so on/forth

20. used at the end of a list to show that you could continue it in a similar way 及诸如此类，等等

You can do things for your health in the way of diet, exercise, good lifestyle, not smoking and so on.

保持身体健康有多种办法，包括注意饮食、做运动、有良好的生活习惯、不抽烟等等。

21 in the way that is described [文或正式] 这样，如此 literary or formal

Dorothy and Sarah continued to write to each other, and so began a life-long friendship.

多萝西和萨拉继续保持通信，就这样开始了一段持续终生的友谊。

so … that

The furniture is so arranged that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.

家具的布置让受访者和采访人中间没有桌子隔开。

and so

22. and therefore 因此，所以

Madeira has an ideal climate, and so it is not surprising that it has become a tourist paradise.

马德拉岛气候宜人，因此它成了游客的天堂不足为怪。

This was considered to be a religious issue and so to be a matter for the church courts.

这件事被认为是一个宗教问题，因此归教会法庭处理。

so she is/so there are etc

23. used to show that you agree with something that has just been mentioned, especially something that you had not noticed or had forgotten [口，尤英] 她果真/果然等〔用于表示同意刚提到的事，尤其是你未注意到的或忘掉的事〕 spoken especially BrE

‘Look, she’s wearing a hat just like yours.’ ‘So she is.’

“你看，她戴了顶和你很像的帽子。”“还真是。”

be just/exactly so

24. to be arranged tidily, with everything in the right place 安排妥贴，整理得井井有条

Everything had to be just so, or Edna would make us do it again.

每一样东西都得井井有条，不然的话埃德娜就会让我们重新来过。

so be it

25. used to show you do not like or agree with something, but you will accept it [口] 就那样吧，只好如此〔用于表示勉强同意某事〕 spoken

If that means delaying the trip, so be it.

如果那样需要推迟行程，那也只好如此了。

26 a. used to say that a person’s behaviour or action is typical of that person b. used to say that something suits someone or is the type of thing they like 〔用于表示某物很适合某人，或是某人喜欢的类型〕 spoken

‘He was about half an hour late.’ ‘That is just so Chris.’

“他迟到了半个小时左右。”“那就是克里斯的一贯作风。”

You must buy that jacket – it’s so you!

你一定要买那件夹克，太适合你了！

I do so/it is so etc

27. used especially by children to say that something is true, can be done etc when someone else says that it is not, cannot etc [美，口] 我会的/它是真的等〔尤为小孩用于否定别人的陈述〕 AmE spoken

‘You can’t swim.’ ‘I can so.’

“你不会游泳。”“我会。”

conjunction

28 used to say that someone does something because of the reason just stated 因此，所以

I was feeling hungry, so I made myself a sandwich.

我感到饿了，所以就做了个三明治吃。

so (that)

a. in order to make something happen, make something possible etc b. used to say that something happens or is true as a result of the situation you have just stated 所以; 结果

He lowered his voice so Doris couldn’t hear.

他压低了嗓音，这样多丽丝就不会听到了。

Why don’t you start out early so that you don’t have to hurry?

你干嘛不早点出发？这样就不用急匆匆的了。

There are no buses, so you’ll have to walk.

没有公共汽车，所以你只能步行。

The gravestones were covered with moss so that it was impossible to read the names on them.

墓碑上长满了青苔，看不清上面的人名。

30 used to introduce the next part of a story you are telling someone [口] 〔用于引出故事中接下来的内容〕 spoken

So anyway, he goes in and his boots get stuck in the mud.

后来不管怎么说，他走进去，靴子陷到了泥里。

so? so what?

also 又作 used to tell someone that something does not matter 那又怎么样？那又有什么关系？: spoken not polite

So what if we’re a little late?

如果我们迟到一会，那又怎么样？

‘She might tell someone.’ ‘So? No one will believe her.’

“她也许会告诉别人。”“那又怎么样？没人会相信她的。”

so as to do sth

in order to do something [正式] 为了做某事，以便做某事 formal

I drove at a steady 50 mph so as to save fuel.

为了省油，我以每小时 50 英里的速度开车。

We went along silently on tiptoe so as not to disturb anyone.

我们踮着脚悄悄地走，免得打扰别人。

(just) as … so …

used to compare two people or things, when they are similar [正式] 正如…，…也一样 formal

Just as the French love their wine, so the English love their beer.

正如法国人喜欢喝葡萄酒一样，英国人喜欢喝啤酒。

noun

34 the fifth note in a musical SCALE according to the SOL-FA system 全音阶中的第五音