something
pron
ˈsʌmθɪŋ
pron
1
used
to
mean
a
particular
thing
when
you
do
not
know
its
name
or
do
not
know
exactly
what
it
is
某物，某事，某种东西;
There’s
something
in
my
eye.
我眼睛里有什么东西。
Sarah
said
something
about
coming
over
later.
萨拉说她等一会过来什么的。
something
new/old/good
etc
It’s
a
good
car
but
I’m
looking
for
something
newer.
这辆车不错，但我想找辆更新的。
The
house
was
too
small
so
they
decided
to
look
for
something
else
(=a
different
one)
.
那房子太小，因此他们决定再另外找找。
I
think
there’s
something
wrong
(=a
problem)
with
the
phone.
我觉得这电话有问题。
I
don’t
know
what
he
does
exactly,
but
I
know
it
has
something
to
do
with
computers
(=is
related
to
them
in
some
way)
.
我不知道他具体是干什么的，只知道和计算机有关。
2
something to eat/drink/read/do etc
some
food,
a
drink,
a
book,
an
activity
etc
吃的/喝的/读的/做的东西等
Would
you
like
something
to
drink?
你想喝点什么吗？
I
should
take
something
to
read
on
the
plane.
我应该带点东西在飞机上读。
3
do something
to
do
something
in
order
to
deal
with
a
problem
or
difficult
situation
动手去解决问题，做点什么
Don’t
just
stand
there
–
do
something!
不要光站在那里 — 做点什么呀！
[+
about
]
Can
you
do
something
about
that
noise?
对那噪音你能想想办法吗？
4
something about sb/sth
used
to
say
that
a
person,
situation
etc
has
a
quality
or
feature
that
you
recognize
but
you
cannot
say
exactly
what
it
is
某人/某事有点…
(there
is)
something
different/odd/unusual
about
sb/sth
There
was
something
rather
odd
about
him.
他这人有点奇怪。
There’s
something
about
her
voice
that
I
find
really
sexy.
她嗓音里有种东西我觉得非常性感。
5
… or something
used
when
you
cannot
remember,
or
do
not
think
it
is
necessary
to
give,
another
example
of
something
you
are
mentioning
[口] 或什么的，诸如此类
spoken
Her
name
was
Judith,
or
Julie,
or
something.
她的名字叫朱迪丝或朱莉什么的。
Here’s
some
money.
Get
yourself
a
sandwich
or
something.
给你点钱，去给自己买个三明治什么的吃吧。
6
something like 100/2000 etc
close
to
but
not
exactly
a
large
amount
such
as
100,
2000
etc
100/2000等左右
Something
like
50,000
homes
are
without
power.
有五万来户人家没有电。
7
be thirty-something/forty-something etc
used
to
say
that
someone
is
aged
between
30
and
39,
between
40
and
49
etc
when
you
do
not
know
exactly
三十几岁/四十几岁等
8
be (really/quite) something
used
to
say
that
something
is
very
good
and
impressive
[口] 真了不起，真精彩
spoken
Running
your
own
company
at
21
is
really
something.
你 21 岁就经营自己的公司，真了不起。
That
was
really
something,
wasn’t
it?
那真是了不起，对不对？
9
be something else
to
be
unusual
or
funny
to
other
people
[口] 真了不起; 真有趣
spoken
You
really
are
something
else!
你真有意思！
10
there’s something in/to sth
10.
used
to
admit
that
someone’s
words
are
true
or
their
ideas
are
successful
etc
某事物有道理
They
had
to
concede
that
there
was
something
in
his
teaching
methods.
他们不得不承认他的教学方法有点名堂。
Do
you
think
there’s
something
to
the
rumours
about
Larry
and
Sue?
有关拉里和休的传闻，你认为是不是真的？
11
have something of sth
11.
to
have
a
few
of
the
same
features
or
qualities
that
someone
else
has
有某人的某些特点
It
was
clear
that
Jenkins
had
something
of
his
father’s
brilliance.
很明显，詹金斯也有些他父亲的聪明。
12
be something of a gardener/an expert etc
12.
to
know
a
lot
about
something
or
to
be
very
good
at
something
算得上是园艺家/专家等
Charlie’s
always
been
something
of
an
expert
on
architecture.
查理一直可以算得上是建筑方面的专家。
13
something of a shock/surprise etc
13.
used
to
say
that
something
is
a
shock,
surprise
etc,
but
not
completely
or
not
in
a
strong
or
severe
way
[正式] 某事有点令人吃惊/意外等
formal
The
news
came
as
something
of
a
surprise.
这消息让人感到有点意外。
14
a little something
14.
used
when
you
are
telling
someone
that
you
have
bought
them
a
present
一件小小的礼物
I
got
you
a
little
something
for
your
birthday.
我给你买了个生日小礼物。
15
sixty something/John something etc
15.
used
when
you
cannot
remember
the
rest
of
a
number
or
name
[口] 六十多/约翰什么的等〔表示记不起尾数或某人的全名〕
spoken
‘How
much
did
you
spend
on
groceries?’
‘A
hundred
and
twenty
something.’
“你买食品杂货用了多少钱？”“一百二十多元吧。”
16
make something of yourself
16.
to
become
successful
获得成功，有所成就
17
that’s something
17.
used
to
say
that
there
is
one
thing
that
you
should
be
glad
about
那还算不错〔表示某事可以聊以自慰〕
At
least
we
have
some
money
left.
That’s
something,
isn’t
it?
至少我们还剩一点钱。 还算不错，是不是？