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1　不简单的事情(1) It is something to be home again with-out an accident.平平安安回到家很值得安慰。(2) It is really(quite) something to havesailed across the Atlantic on you own.你独自横渡大西洋是很不寻常的。(3) Did you see his shirt? It is something.看见他的衬衣没有?可不是一般的东西。

2　有地位的人,重要人物(4) He is something in the Department ofEnvironment.他在环境卫生部颇有地位。(5) He is really something.(He is some-body.)他真是个了不起的人。

3　某件事,某样东西(6) There is something behind it.里面有文章。(7) I will tell you something of my own ex-perience.我给你谈谈我自己的经验。(8) Something must be done.得想个办法。(9) His face still suggests something of theearnest young student.他的脸上仍然带着一些兢兢业业的青年学生的表情。

4　什么(表示模糊的概念)(10) I caught the twelve something train.我赶上了十二点过几分的那趟火车。(11) Something or other prevented himfrom coming.不知什么事使他不能来。

5　有点,多少,稍微(12) The boy is something impatient.那个男孩有点不耐烦了。

6　something awful(fierce)很,非常(13) It rained something awful last night.昨天晚上雨下得很大。(14) My arm hurts something fierce.我胳膊疼得厉害。

7　have something on拿着某人的把柄,可以要挟某人(15) The boss does not fire Brown becausehe has something on the boss.布朗抓有老板的把柄,所以老板没有解雇他。

8　make something of小题大做;作为吵架、打架的借口;看懂意思(16) Bob accidentally shoved Bill in thecorridor,and Bill made something of it.鲍博在走廊不小心撞了下比尔,比尔借此和鲍博吵架。(17) I apologize for the untidiness of myletter,but I hope you can make something of it.我的信很不工整,我向你道歉。但我希望你能看懂意思。

9　make something of oneself取得成功,有出息(18) I hope he will make something ofhimself in the future.我希望他将来能取得成功。

10　see something of有时见到(19) We hope to see something of you dur-ing the holidays.我们希望在暑假中能不时见到你。

11　start something找碴打架吵架(20) Bob is always starting something.鲍博总是找碴打架。

12　something of有点儿,在某种程度上(21) He found himself something of a herowhen he returned to his village.当他回到家乡时,发现人们把他当英雄看待。(22) He is something of a singer.他有点儿歌唱家的才能。

13　something like有点像;大约(23) The airship was shaped something likea cigar.那飞船的外型有点像一支雪茄。(24) She is something like thirty years old.她30岁左右。

14　something like that/this大致如此/大致这样(25) I see him once every month,or some-thing like that.我每个月见他一次,大致如此。

15　something like了不起,好极了(26) Now that is something like it.那真妙极了。(表示满意)(27) It is something like a day.真是个大好的天气。

16　something tells me我想,我感到,我有理由相信(28) Something tells me she is lying.我感觉她在说慌。

17　something in(on)有些道理(29) There is something in what he says.他说的有些道理。18　or something……之类的人或物(30) Mr.Green is a shopkeeper or some-thing.格林先生大概是个商店老板之类的人物。

19　have something for one某人有某种好条件(31) John has got something for him.约翰有成功的好条件。

20　和数字特别是年龄连用,表“大约”(32) He is twenty_something.他20多岁。(20到30岁)(33) Most American twenty_somethings donot read about politics. https://www.51lunwen.org/translation/ 大多数20多岁的美国人不读政治。

21　something over(under)稍微多于(少于)(34) It cost something over￡500.这东西花去500英镑多一点。

22　something to do with与……有关系的人(或事物)(35) His job has something to do with oil.他的工作与石油有关。

23　something on the ball (俚语,20世纪早期以来用语)天才,能力,长处(36) He is a guy with something on theball.此人颇有一些才能。