somebody
/ˈsʌmbədi/
pron.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
某人;有人
释义与例句
pron.
某人;有人
a person who is not known, named, or identified
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I need somebody who can look after our two cats next weekend.
下周末我需要找个能照看我们两只猫的人。
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There is somebody at the side entrance asking to speak to the manager.
侧门有人找经理谈话。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Somebody in the crowd caught the vase before it hit the pavement.
人群中有个人在花瓶落到人行道上之前接住了它。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
somebody 指“某个不确定的人”,按单数使用:Somebody is waiting,不说 Somebody are waiting。指另一个人常用 somebody else。
词族与关联词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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someone 某人;有人somebody 与 someone 基本同义,通常可以互换,均指身份不明或未具体说明的一人,谓语动词用单数。二者都不直接表示多人;多人应根据语境用 some people 或 several people。Someone from the cycling club offered to show us a quieter route. 自行车俱乐部有个人主动提出带我们走一条更安静的路。
常见搭配
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somebody else 别人;另一个人If you cannot take the call, ask somebody else to answer it. 如果你不能接这个电话,就请别人接。
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somebody new 新来的人;新认识的人The manager introduced somebody new to the team on Monday morning. 星期一早上,经理向团队介绍了一位新成员。
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somebody important 重要人物;某个重要的人He never behaves as though he is somebody important, despite his success. 尽管取得了成功,他从不表现得像个了不起的大人物。