some
determiner
ukstrong/sʌm/ukweak/səm/usstrong/sʌm/usweak/səm/somedeterminer(UNKNOWN AMOUNT)
A1
anamountornumberof something that is notstatedor notknown; apartof something:
There's somecakein thekitchenif you'd like it.想吃蛋糕的话，厨房有一些。
Here's somenewsyou might beinterestedin.这里有些消息，或许你会感兴趣。
We've been having someproblemswithourTV over the last fewweeks.最近几周我们的电视一直有些问题。
Could you give me someideaof when theconstructionworkwillfinish?你能否告诉我建筑工程何时完工？
I've got to do somemoreworkbefore I can go out.我还要再做完一些工作才能出去。
- I've just had somechocolate.
- Add somefreshparsley,finelychopped.
- I need to get somefreshairtoclearmyhead.
- Steven gave me some goodadvice.
- We had somefriendsround fordinneronSaturday.
Some and quite
- (a) sort ofidiom
- a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- halfway
- mildly
- pie
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- to a/some degreeidiom
- touch
- trifle
- vaguely
somedeterminer(LARGE AMOUNT)
B2uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
alargeamountornumberof something:
相当多，大量It'll be sometimebefore wemeetagain.我们要等上相当长的时间才能再见面。
It was someyearslaterwhen they nextmet.过了很多年他们才又见面。
Wediscussedtheproblemat somelength.这个问题我们讨论了很长时间。
- It'll be sometimebefore we get toeatagain.
- It took someeffortto get the thingupstairs.
- In the end sheagreedbut she took somepersuading.
- Will youphoneme back - it's amatterof someimportance.
- Green's newworldrecordwill take somebeating.
Large in number or quantity
- above and beyond sthidiom
- amount
- and then someidiom
- another
- any amount ofidiom
- bag
- half
- in bucketsidiom
- in spadesidiom
- incalculable
- innumerable
- load up onsomething
- million
- thick on the groundidiom
- thing
- tremendous
- untold
- upward(s) of
- wazoo
- whole
somedeterminer(PARTICULAR THING)
C1uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
used to refer to aparticularpersonor thing withoutstatingexactlywhich one:
某个（人或物）Someluckypersonwillwinmore than $1,000,000 in thecompetition.某个幸运者将在比赛中赢得100多万美元的奖金。
Some idiot'slockedthedoor!哪个笨蛋把门锁上了！
There must be some way you canrelievethepain.你一定有办法缓解疼痛。
- Somefoolswitchedit off.
- Somegirlrangfor you but she didn't say hername.
- Somebrightsparkthoughtit would be a goodideatolettheanimalsout.
- There must be some way you can get it towork.
- There must be some way you can get thedocumentsback.
Some and quite
- (a) sort ofidiom
- a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- halfway
- mildly
- pie
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- to a/some degreeidiom
- touch
- trifle
- vaguely
somedeterminer(ANGER)
informaluk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
used before anoun,especiallyat thebeginningof asentenceto showangerordisapproval, often byrepeatinga word that was notaccuratelyused:
（用于名词前，尤用于句首，表示恼火或反对）Somepeoplejust don'tknowwhen toshutup.有些人就是不知道什么时候该闭上嘴。
Somehelpyou were! Yousatonyourbacksidemost of theafternoon!你这算什么帮忙！你大半个下午都安安稳稳地坐着！
"Afriendof minesoldme aradiothat doesn'twork." "Somefriend!"“一个朋友竟卖给我一台坏了的收音机。”“算什么朋友！”
Inconvenience
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- bother
- bulky
- disturbance
- drag
- have fun and gamesidiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- palaver
- pisser
- putsomethingout
- rigamarole
- rigmarole
- storm
- tempest
somedeterminer(EXCELLENT)
informaluk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
used before anounto show how good something or someone is:
好的，优秀的Wow, that was somedinner!哇，那真是一顿美餐！
Informal words for good
- A-OK
- amazeballs
- apple pie
- awesomesauce
- badass
- champion
- dank
- ill
- jim-dandy
- juicy
- killer
- knock
- knock spots offsomethingidiom
- like a bossidiom
- safe
- shabby
- shit hot
- sight
- smashing
- splendiferous
Grammar
Some
Some is a determiner and a pronoun.…Someas a determiner
We use some before nouns to refer to indefinite quantities. Although the quantity is not important or not defined, using some implies a limited quantity:…Someas a pronoun
We use some as a pronoun (i.e. without a noun following) when the noun is understood:…Some of
We use some with of before the, demonstratives (this, that), pronouns (you, us) or possessives (my, your). We use some of to refer to a part of a whole:…Some: typical errors
We don’t use weak form some with singular countable nouns:…Someandany
We use some and any in different types of clauses.…Idioms
and then some
some...or other
some
pronoun
ukstrong/sʌm/ukweak/səm/usstrong/sʌm/usweak/səm/A1
anamountornumberof something that is notstatedor notknown; apartof something:
一些，若干，一部分If you need morepaperthen just take some.如果你需要更多的纸，那就再拿一些。
"Would you like to havedinnerwith us?" "Nothanks, I've already had some."“你想和我们一起用餐吗？”“不，谢谢，我已经吃过一些东西了。”
Someofyou here have alreadymetImran.你们这里有些人已经见过伊姆兰了。
Have someofthischampagne- it's very good.来一点儿这种香槟酒吧——很棒的。
somepeople:
一些人，有些人Some havecomparedhisworkto Picasso's.一些人把他的作品和毕加索的相提并论。
- We've got a lot ofapplesif you'd like some.
- There's acakehere - would you like some?
- I had some of Jean'sbreadand it was good.
- There's plenty ofcoffeehere if you'd like some.
- Some of you willknowRon already.
Some and quite
- (a) sort ofidiom
- a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- halfway
- mildly
- pie
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- to a/some degreeidiom
- touch
- trifle
- vaguely
Grammar
Some
Some is a determiner and a pronoun.…Someas a determiner
We use some before nouns to refer to indefinite quantities. Although the quantity is not important or not defined, using some implies a limited quantity:…Someas a pronoun
We use some as a pronoun (i.e. without a noun following) when the noun is understood:…Some of
We use some with of before the, demonstratives (this, that), pronouns (you, us) or possessives (my, your). We use some of to refer to a part of a whole:…Some: typical errors
We don’t use weak form some with singular countable nouns:…Someandany
We use some and any in different types of clauses.…some
adverb
ukstrong/sʌm/ukweak/səm/usstrong/sʌm/usweak/səm/someadverb(APPROXIMATELY)
used before anumbertomeanapproximately; about:
大约，约Some 50tonsofrockare taken from thequarryeveryday.每天大约有50吨石头从采石场运出。
Thewateris some 20 to 30metresbeneath theground.水在地下大约20米至30米深的地方。
Approximate
- -ish
- about
- approx.
- approximate
- approximately
- around
- in the vicinity ofidiom
- loose
- loosely
- more
- more or lessidiom
- rough
- round
- rule
- sense
- sketchy
- something
- something like 96 percent, half, etc.idiom
- somewhere
- sort
someadverb(SMALL AMOUNT)
USinformal
by asmallamountordegree; a little:
稍微，有一点儿She says she'sfeelingsomebetter.她说她感觉好点儿了。
We couldturndown theheatsome if that would make you morecomfortable.如果把暖气温度调低你觉得更舒服些的话，我们就调低一点儿。
Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- bubkes
- certain
- could countsomethingon (the fingers of) one handidiom
- count
- mildness
- mingy
- minimal
- minimally
- modestly
- outside
- piffling
- remote
- scantly
- slenderness
- smallness
- speak
- strength
- suggestion