since
adverb
uk/sɪns/us/sɪns/B2
from aparticulartimein the past until alatertime, or until now:
Emma went toworkin New York ayearago, and we haven'tseenher since.埃玛一年前去纽约工作了，自那时起我们就没有见过她。
Hestartedworkingfor thecompanyin 1995, and has been thereeversince(= and is still there).他1995年就开始为那家公司工作，在此之后就一直在那里。
I'velongsince(=longago)forgottenanyLatinIeverlearned.我早就把我学过的那点拉丁语忘光了。
- Hostilities between the twogroupshave been inabeyancesince lastJune.
- Roz hasadoptedone or twofunnymannerismssince she's been away.
- I've beenchewingtheproblemover since lastweek.
- Theirmovementshave beenseverelycircumscribedsince thelawscame intoeffect.
- Yourpianoplayinghas really come on since I lastheardyouplay.
Starting from a particular time
- all along the lineidiom
- as
- as of/fromidiom
- count
- cut
- cut in
- date
- date back
- date fromsomething
- forth
- forward
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- in futurephrase
- line
- live
- onward
- then
- thereafter
Grammar
Since
We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.…Since: time
We use since to refer back to a previous point in time. We use since as a preposition with a date, a time or a noun phrase:…Sinceand tenses
When since introduces an action or event at a point of time in the past, we can use the past simple or present perfect after since and the present perfect in the main clause:…Since+-ing
We can use since + -ing form to refer to time when the subject of the verb is the same in the main clause and the subordinate clause:…Since,since then
We can use since or since then as an adverb of time when the time reference is understood from the context:…Since: reason
We use since as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause. We use it to give a reason for something:…Since: typical errors
We don’t use since with extended periods of time. We use for:…Fororsince?
We use for with a period of time in the past, present or future.…since
preposition
uk/sɪns/us/sɪns/A2
from aparticulartimein the past until alatertime, or until now:
He hasn'twonagamesince lastyear.他自去年起就再没有赢过比赛。
It was thehottestOctobersincerecordsbegan.这是有史以来最热的十月。
Starting from a particular time
- all along the lineidiom
- as
- as of/fromidiom
- count
- cut
- cut in
- date
- date back
- date fromsomething
- forth
- forward
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- in futurephrase
- line
- live
- onward
- then
- thereafter
Grammar
Since
We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.…Since: time
We use since to refer back to a previous point in time. We use since as a preposition with a date, a time or a noun phrase:…Sinceand tenses
When since introduces an action or event at a point of time in the past, we can use the past simple or present perfect after since and the present perfect in the main clause:…Since+-ing
We can use since + -ing form to refer to time when the subject of the verb is the same in the main clause and the subordinate clause:…Since,since then
We can use since or since then as an adverb of time when the time reference is understood from the context:…Since: reason
We use since as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause. We use it to give a reason for something:…Since: typical errors
We don’t use since with extended periods of time. We use for:…Whenorsince?
We use when to mean ‘(at) the time that’. We use since to refer to a particular time in the past until another time or until now:…since
conjunction
uk/sɪns/us/sɪns/sinceconjunction(BECAUSE)
B1
because; as:
因为；既然Since we've got a fewminutestowaitfor thetrain, let's have acupofcoffee.既然等火车还需要几分钟，我们去喝杯咖啡吧。
- I'mafraidI'm not a very goodadvertisementfor thedietsince I'veactuallyput onweight!
- Shestandsa goodchance, since only twopeoplearecontestingtheseatand the othercandidateis veryunpopular.
- I cantestifyto theforegoingsince I wasactuallypresentwhen ithappened.
- There's nopointhypothesizingabout how theaccidenthappened, since we'll never reallyknow.
- Ipresumethat they're not coming, since they haven'trepliedto theinvitation.
Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- as
- at
- because
- because of
- case
- courtesy
- cuz
- dint
- except
- except thatidiom
- from
- herein
- inasmuch as
- insofar as
- light
- order
- owing to
- through
- virtue
- with
sinceconjunction(TIME)
B1
from aparticulartimein the past until alatertime, or until now:
自从…；从…以来I've been verybusysince I came back fromholiday.我度完假回来后就一直很忙。
Starting from a particular time
- all along the lineidiom
- as
- as of/fromidiom
- count
- cut
- cut in
- date
- date back
- date fromsomething
- forth
- forward
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- in futurephrase
- line
- live
- onward
- then
- thereafter
Grammar
As,becauseorsince?
As, because and since are conjunctions. As, because and since all introduce subordinate clauses. They connect the result of something with its reason.…Because
Because is more common than as and since, both in writing and speaking. When we use because, we are focusing on the reason:…Asandsince
We often use as and since when we want to focus more on the result than the reason. As and since are more formal than because. We usually put a comma before since after the main clause:…Since
We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.…Since: time
We use since to refer back to a previous point in time. We use since as a preposition with a date, a time or a noun phrase:…Sinceand tenses
When since introduces an action or event at a point of time in the past, we can use the past simple or present perfect after since and the present perfect in the main clause:…Since+-ing
We can use since + -ing form to refer to time when the subject of the verb is the same in the main clause and the subordinate clause:…Since,since then
We can use since or since then as an adverb of time when the time reference is understood from the context:…Since: reason
We use since as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause. We use it to give a reason for something:…Since: typical errors
We don’t use since with extended periods of time. We use for:…Fororsince?
We use for with a period of time in the past, present or future.…