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单词 somewhere
释义
somewhere
adverb
uk
/ˈsʌm.weər/us
/ˈsʌm.wer/

somewhereadverb(PLACE)

A2
(USalsosomeplace)
in or at aplacehaving apositionthat is notstatedor notknown:
在某处，在某地
He was lastheardoflivingsomewhere on thesouthcoastof France.最后一次听到关于他的消息时，说他住在法国南海岸的某地。
You must have puttheirlettersomewhere!你一定把他们的信放在什么地方了！
[+ to infinitive]I'mlookingfor somewheretoeat/stay.我在找吃饭／住的地方。
Can we go somewhereelsetotalk- it's verynoisyhere.我们能否另找个地方谈话——这里太吵了。
Wouldn't you like to go to Disneylandorsomewhere(= or to asimilarplace)?你不愿意去迪斯尼乐园或类似的什么地方吗？
Note:
  • Somewhere is not usually used in negatives and questions.
More examples
  • Have youfoundsomewhere tostay?
  • IkeeponthinkingI'veseenher before somewhere.
  • Mytoppriorityis tofindsomewhere tolive.
  • He was here amomentago but he'swanderedoff somewhere.
  • They'reholidayingsomewhere in theCaribbean.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
  • across
  • all oversomewhereidiom
  • anyplace
  • anywhere
  • at every turnidiom
  • coast
  • from top to bottomidiom
  • from top to toeidiom
  • hunt/search high and lowidiom
  • inch
  • length
  • non-universal
  • pan
  • pillar
  • round
  • someplace
  • the length and breadth ofsomewhereidiom
  • throughout
  • ubiquitous
  • ubiquitously
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somewhereadverb(APPROXIMATELY)

somewhere around, between, etc.
B2
approximately; about:
大约
Somewhere between 900 and 1,100minorcrimesarereportedin thiscityeveryweek.据报道，该城每周大约会发生900到1100起轻微罪案。
It will take us somewhere between three and fourhoursto get back.我们在回去的路上要花3到4个小时。
The company'sannualturnoveris somewhere around $70.7 million.该公司的年营业额约在7070万美元左右。
More examples
  • It should take somewhere between six and sevenhoursto get there.
  • Sheearnssomewhere between three and four hundred thousand ayear.
  • Theirprofitslastyearwere somewhere around ten millionpounds.
  • We'rehopingto get somewhere in theregionof two hundred thousand forourhouse.
  • Theyestimatethat thetemperatureyesterdaywas somewhere in theregionof -30°C.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Approximate
  • -ish
  • about
  • approx.
  • approximate
  • approximately
  • around
  • in the vicinity ofidiom
  • loose
  • loosely
  • more
  • more or lessidiom
  • rough
  • round
  • rule
  • sense
  • sketchy
  • some
  • something
  • something like 96 percent, half, etc.idiom
  • sort
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Grammar

Someone,somebody,something,somewhere
Someone, somebody, something, somewhere are indefinite pronouns. They function in a similar way to some. We use them in affirmative clauses and in questions expecting a particular answer. We can use them to refer to both general and specific people or things. We use them with a singular verb:…

Idiom

be getting somewhere
(Definition ofsomewherefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

somewhere| American Dictionary

somewhere
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈsʌm·hwer,-weər/

somewhereadverb[not gradable](PLACE)

in, to, or at aplacewhich is notknownor notstated:
Iwanttolivesomewhereelse.
Can we go somewhere andtalk?
Note:
  • "Anywhere" is usually used instead of "somewhere" in negative sentences and questions.

somewhereadverb[not gradable](APPROXIMATELY)

(usedesp. before anumber)approximately; about:
CDscostsomewhere around $15apiece.

Idiom

somewhere between
(Definition ofsomewherefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsomewhere

somewhere
I guess you should always have these leafletssomewherethere with you in your bag.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The excellence of some passages does not compensate for the book's flaws, but will ensure that it remains on my bookshelves,somewhere.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Once we fix or trap the targetsomewhereand remove the obstacles around it, we can access the target easily by the mechanical micromanipulator.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The contrast is stark, and, in my own view, the reality of grammar liessomewherein the middle between these two extremes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Neither of these extremes looks promising in itself, so no doubt the best answer liessomewherein between - a combination of instruction and experience.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The truth is probablysomewherein between these extremes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consequently, each social group of farmers adopted an attitude toward cooperation that wassomewherebetween the following two extremes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We assume here that the events causing slots to change their values are describedsomewhereelse in the ontology as concepts themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The corresponding standard range for the sociotropic effect issomewherebetween 2.8 and 5.3 per cent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The truth of the matter probably liessomewherein between.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it does gosomewhereto addressing some.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The biological-design argument proceeds as follows (again in rough outline) : it's incredibly unlikely that biologically complex organisms would existsomewhereor other in our universe.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He thought we were gettingsomewhere, but now he's not so sure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The young man in the story is an actor travelling from one place to another in search ofsomewhereto perform.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I wonder how many other people there were who started to write with that picture of the boy led awaysomewherein their head?
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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