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- pron. 某事；某物
- adj. 有点；大约
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1. I forgot something.
我忘记某事了。
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2. Give me something to do.
给我点活儿干吧。
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3. Don't just stand there. Do something!
别在那儿干站着，做点什么吧！
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4. The car hit a tree or something.
汽车撞上了树或别的什么东西。
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5. There's something in what he says.
他的话不无道理。
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6. It tastes something like melon.
这吃起来有点像甜瓜。
- something (pron.) Old English sum þinge; see some + thing. Hyphenated from c. 1300; one word from 17c. Formerly common as an adverb (as in something like). Meaning "some liquor, food, etc." is from 1570s. Meaning "a thing worthy of consideration" is from 1580s; emphatic form something else is from 1909. Phrase something for nothing is from 1816. To make something of is from 1778.
some·thing ★ / ˈsʌmθɪŋ ; NAmE ˈsʌmθɪŋ / pronoun , adverb something somethings pronoun ★ 1 ★ a thing that is not known or mentioned by name 某事；某物 ◆ We stopped for something to eat. 我们停下来吃点东西。 ◆ Give me something to do. 给我点活儿干吧。 ◆ There's something wrong with the TV. 电视出毛病了。 ◆ There's something aboutthis place that frightens me. 这个地方有点儿让我害怕。 ◆ Don't just stand there. Do something! 别在那儿干站着，做点什么吧！ ◆ His name is Alan something (= I don't know his other name). 他的名字叫艾伦什么的。 ◆ She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what)at Leeds. 她是利兹大学某个学科的教授。 ◆ He's something in (= has a job connected with)television. 他是搞电视的。 ◆ The car hit a tree or something. 汽车撞上了树或别的什么东西。 ◆ I could just eat a little something. 我只能吃一点点东西。 HELP The difference between somethingand anythingis the same as the difference between someand any.Look at the notes there. *something 和 anything 的区别与 some 和 any 的区别相同。参看该两词条下的注解。 2 ★ ( informal) a thing that is thought to be important or worth taking notice of 想来重要（或值得注意）的事物 ◆ There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in)what he says. 他的话不无道理。 ◆ It's quite something (= a thing that you should feel happy about)to have a job at all these days. 如今能有份工作就该知足了。 ◆ ‘We should finish by tomorrow.’ ‘ That's something (= a good thing),anyway.’ “我们明天应该就能结束了。”“那也好哇。” 3 ★ ( informal) used to show that a description or an amount, etc. is not exact （表示不确切的描述或数量）大致，左右 ◆ She called at something afterten o'clock. 她十点多钟来过电话。 ◆ a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) 一部以三十几岁的人为主要观众的新喜剧 ◆ It tastes something likemelon. 这吃起来有点像甜瓜。 ◆ They pay six pounds an hour. Something like that. 他们按每小时六英镑付费，大致如此。 ◆ She found herself something of a (= to some degree a)celebrity. 她发现自己差不多成名人了。 ◆ The programme's something to do with (= in some way about)the environment. 这是一个环境类节目。 ◆ He gave her a wry look, something betweenamusement and regret. 他用颇耐玩味的目光看她一眼，说不清是开心，还是怅惋。 IDIOMS ˈmake something of yourself to be successful in life 有所成就；获得成功 something ˈelse 1 ★ a different thing; another thing 另外一件事；别的东西 ◆ He said something else that I thought was interesting. 他讲的另外一件事我觉得挺有意思的。 2 ( informal) a person, a thing or an event that is much better than others of a similar type 出色的人（或事物） ◆ I've seen some fine players, but she's something else. 优秀运动员我见过不少，但她出类拔萃。 adverb ( non-standard) used with an adjective to emphasize a statement （与形容词连用）很，非常 ◆ She was swearing something terrible. 她骂得很难听。 some·thing / ˈsʌmθɪŋ ; NAmE ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
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