some

/sʌm; səm/ det. / pron. / adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

一些；若干；某些；大约；大概

释义与例句

det., pron. 一些；若干；某些
used before a noun or as a pronoun to refer to an unspecified number of people or things or an unspecified amount of something
  1. Would you like some milk in your tea, or do you prefer it black?
    你的茶里要加点牛奶吗，还是更喜欢喝清茶？
  2. Some of the seats near the window were still empty when the play began.
    演出开始时，靠窗的一些座位仍然空着。
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  1. We picked more blackberries than we needed and gave some to our neighbours.
    我们摘的黑莓超过了所需，便把一些送给了邻居。
adv. 大约；大概
used before a number to mean approximately that number
  1. Some 200 people queued outside the gallery before the doors opened.
    开门前，大约有两百人在美术馆外排队。
  2. The repairs to the footbridge cost some £5,000, according to the council report.
    根据地方议会的报告，人行桥的维修费用约为五千英镑。
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  1. Some twenty minutes later, the rescue boat returned with everyone safely aboard.
    大约二十分钟后，救援船返回，所有人都安全地在船上。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 some 作限定词或代词表示“一些”，在句中弱读时常读 /səm/；放在数字前作副词时表示“大约”，如 some 200 people 是约两百人。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • any 任何；一些；若干
    some 常用于肯定句，指不确定的一些人或物；any 常见于疑问句和否定句。some 也常用于请求、邀请或提供，如 Would you like some tea?，因为期待对方接受；any 表示自由选择时可意为“任何”，如 Any seat is fine。
    Did you see any swallows while you were walking by the river? 你沿河散步时看到燕子了吗？
常见搭配
  • some of ……中的一些；……的一部分
    Some of the original paint is still visible beneath the window frame. 窗框下面仍能看到一部分原来的油漆。
  • some more 再来一些；更多一些
    There is some more bread in the cupboard if you are still hungry. 如果你还饿，橱柜里还有一些面包。
  • for some reason 由于某种原因；不知为何
    For some reason, the printer will only copy the first page of the document. 不知为何，这台打印机只会复印文件的第一页。