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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- since
[sɪns]
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1.
adverb
(from then onwards) 此后
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They went to college together and have done business together since.
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他们一起上的大学并从此后一起做生意。
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2.
adverb
(latterly) 后来
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6,000 people were arrested, several hundred of whom have since been released.
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6000人被逮捕，其中几百人后来被释放。
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3.
preposition
(from) 自…以来
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I've been here since the end of June.
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我自6月底以来一直在这儿。
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4.
preposition
(after) 从…以后
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I haven't seen powdered eggs since the war.
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自战后我从未见过鸡蛋粉。
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5.
conjunction
(from when) 自从
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I've been wearing glasses since I was three.
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我从3岁起就戴眼镜。
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6.
conjunction
(after) 从…以后
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So much has changed in the sport since I was a teenager.
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自我十几岁起，这项运动已经改变了很多。
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7.
conjunction
(as) 因为
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Since it was Saturday, he stayed in bed an extra hour.
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因为是星期六，他在床上多呆了一小时。
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since then {or} ever since
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从那时起
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long since
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很久以前
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- since
[sɪns]
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1.
adverb
此后，从此
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2.
adverb
后来
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3.
conjunction
自从……以来，自从……之后
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4.
conjunction
因为，既然，由于
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5.
preposition
自……以来，从……之后
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6.
preposition
从……至今，自从……到现在
Collins English-English Dictionary
- since
[sɪns]
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prep
during or throughout the period of time after
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since May it has only rained once
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2.
conj
[subordinating]
[sometimes preceded by ever]
continuously from or starting from the time when
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since we last met, important things have happened
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3.
conj
seeing that; because
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since you have no money, you can't come
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4.
adv
since that time
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he left yesterday and I haven't seen him since
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5.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English siththan, literally: after that; related to Old High German sid since, Latin serus late
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He arrived Tuesday and remained ever since.
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他星期二到的，并一直留在这里。
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They are long since gone.
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他们早已走了。
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There have been many changes since the war.
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战后发生了许多变化。
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lonely since he left
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自他离开后一直很孤独
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We came a week ago, since when we've had no rest.
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我们一周前就来了，自那以后就没休息过。
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