some

1. DET 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. 一些

Robin opened some champagne. 羅賓打開了一些香檳酒。

He went to fetch some books. 他去取來了一些書。

2. PRON Some is also a pronoun. 一些

This year all the apples are all red. My niece and nephew are going out this morning with step-ladders to pick some. 今年所有的蘋果都紅了。我的侄女和侄子今天上午就要帶著折梯出去摘一些。

3. DET 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. 相當(dāng)多[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

I have discussed this topic in some detail. 我已相當(dāng)詳細(xì)地討論過這個話題。

He remained silent for some time. 他好長時間都保持沉默。

4. DET 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. 一點[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

"Isn't there some chance that William might lead a normal life?" asked Jill. “威廉難道就沒有一點機(jī)會可以過一種正常的生活？”吉爾問道。

All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding. 所有的母親都有些許程度上的婚禮緊張。

5. QUANT 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. 一部份

Some of the people already in work will lose their jobs. 一部份已經(jīng)工作的人將會失去他們的工作。

Remove the cover and spoon some of the sauce into a bowl. 打開蓋子，用勺子舀一部份調(diào)味汁放到碗里。

6. PRON Some is also a pronoun. 一部份

When the chicken is cooked I'll freeze some. 雞肉做熟后我會冷凍一部份。

7. DET 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. 某些[含糊]

If you are worried about some aspect of your child's health, call us. 如果你擔(dān)心孩子的某些健康問題，就給我們打電話。

8. ADV You can use some in front of a number to indicate that it is approximate. 大約[ADV num] [含糊]

I have kept birds for some 30 years. 我養(yǎng)鳥大約有三十年了。

9. ADV Some is used to mean to a small extent or degree. 稍微[美國英語] [ADV after v]

If Susanne is off somewhere, I'll kill time by looking around some. 如果蘇珊娜去了別的什么地方，我就稍微逛逛來消磨時間。

10. DET 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. 在名詞前表對該人或事物的褒貶[非正式]

"Some party!"—"Yep. One hell of a party."

“那還算晚會！”—“是啊，晚會簡直是一塌糊涂?！?/p>