1. 一些,有些(表示不确切的数量或数目)
You use some to refer to a quantity of something or to a number of people or things, when you are not stating the quantity or number precisely.
e.g. Robin opened some champagne...
罗宾开了一些香槟。
e.g. Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, a chopped clove of garlic and some black pepper in a heavy saucepan...
将几勺橄榄油、一片切碎的蒜瓣和一些黑胡椒粉放入深平底锅里加热。
2. (表示数量或数目相当大)好些,大量
You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly large. For example, if an activity takes some time, it takes quite a lot of time.
e.g. The question of local government finance has been the subject of debate for some years...
地方政府的财政问题已经争论了好些年。
e.g. I have discussed this topic in some detail...
我已经较为详细地探讨了这个话题。
3. (表示数量或数目相当小)有几分,有点儿
You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly small. For example, if something happens to some extent, it happens a little.
some在线翻译
e.g. 'Isn't there some chance that William might lead a normal life?' asked Jill...
吉尔问:“威廉还有一线希望过上正常的生活吗?”
e.g. All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding...
从某种程度上说,所有的母亲在婚礼上多少都有点紧张。
4. (指整个群体中的)一些,部分
If you refer to some of the people or things in a group, you mean a few of them but not all of them. If you refer to some of a particular thing, you mean a part of it but not all of it.
e.g. Some of the people already in work will lose their jobs...
一些已经工作的人将要失业。
e.g. Remove the cover and spoon some of the sauce into a bowl...
打开盖子,用勺子盛些调味汁到碗里。
You use
not any instead of
some in negative sentences.
There isn't any money. 否定句中用 not any 而不用 some,例如, There isn't any money (没钱了)。
5. 某;某个
If you refer to some person or thing, you are referring to that person or thing but in a vague way, without stating precisely which person or thing you mean.
e.g. If you are worried about some aspect of your child's health, call us...
如果你担心孩子某方面的健康问题,请给我们打电话。
e.g. Jim Partridge chucked himself off some bridge or other...
吉姆·帕特里奇从某座桥上跳了下去。
6. (用于数目前)大约
You can use some in front of a number to indicate that it is approximate.
e.g. I have kept birds for some 30 years...
我养鸟大约有 30 年了。
e.g. He waited some 80 to 100 yards from the big pink villa...
他在距离那座粉红色的大别墅约 80 到 100 码的地方等候着。
7. 有点;有几分;稍微
Some is used to mean to a small extent or degree.
e.g. If Susanne is off somewhere, I'll kill time by looking around some...
如果苏珊不在,我就随便看看打发时间好了。
e.g. 'I party some,' said Jed...
杰德说:“我有时会去参加聚会。”
8. (表示赞同或不赞同)也叫,也算;了不起的,好极的
You can use some in front of a noun in order to express your approval or disapproval of the person or thing you are mentioning.
e.g. She lived to be ninety-nine years old and only weighed eighty pounds but she'd raised eight kids. That was some tough woman!...
她活到了 99 岁的高龄,体重虽然只有 80 磅,却养了 8 个孩子。真是个了不得的女人!
e.g. 'Some party!'—'Yep. One hell of a party.'
“这算是哪门子的聚会!”——“就是,简直是一塌糊涂。”