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  • Derivatives : n  someone ; n  something
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

some
  1. 1. adjective (a little,a few) 一些
    some milk/books
    一些牛奶/书
    would you like some wine?
    你来点葡萄酒吗?
    we've got some time but not much
    我们还有些时间,但不太多了
    there must be some steps we can take
    我们一定能采取些什么措施
  2. 2. adjective (certain,in contrasts) 某些
    some people say that...
    有些人说…
    some people hate fish, while others love it
    有些人讨厌鱼,而有些人喜欢
  3. 3. adjective some (or other) (unspecified) 某一
    he was asking for some book (or other)
    他要某本书
    some woman was asking for you
    有位女士找你
    some day
    某天
    we'll meet again some day
    有一天我们再见面的
    shall we meet some day next week?
    我们在下个星期的某天见面好吗?
  4. 4. adjective (considerable) 相当
  5. 5. adjective [inf] (emphatic) 了不得
    that was some party!
    那个聚会好棒!
  6. 6. pronoun (a certain amount,certain number) 一些
    I've got some
    我有一些
    there was/were some left
    剩下一些
    some of it/them
    它的一部分/他们中的一些
    some of the play was good
    戏剧中的某些部分好的
    could I have some of that cheese?
    给我点儿那种奶酪好吗?
    I've read some of the book
    那本书我读了一些
  7. 7. adverb some 10 people (approximately) 大约10人
  8. 8. adverb [US] (to a degree) 一点儿
    we can walk some
    我们可以走一走

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

some [sʌm]
  1. 1. pronoun 一些若干
  2. 2. adjective 一些的,若干
    Some roses were still blooming.
    有些玫瑰花仍在盛开着。
  3. 3. adjective 好些的,不少
    We talked for some time.
    我们谈了一会儿
    He was still some distance away.
    他离这里仍有一段距离
  4. 4. adjective 几个的,不少
    We did not meet again for some years.
    几年了我们都没再见面
    They were here for some weeks.
    他们在这里待了几周时间
  5. 5. adjective 不同寻常的,了不起
    She is some skier.
    她是个很不错滑雪者
  6. 6. adjective 某个,某一,某些
  7. 7. adjective 有点些许少量
  8. 8. adverb 大约大概
    Some forty people came.
    大概来了40个人
  9. 9. adverb 有些一点,在某种程度
  10. 10. noun [Person Name] 索梅

Collins English-English Dictionary

some [s^m]
  1. 1. determiner (a) certain unknown or unspecified
    some lunatic drove into my car
    some people never learn
  2. 2. determiner (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)
    some can teach and others can't
  3. 3. determiner an unknown or unspecified quantity or amount of
    there's some rice on the table
    he owns some horses
  4. 4. determiner (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)
    we'll buy some
  5. 5. determiner a considerable number or amount of
    he lived some years afterwards
  6. 6. determiner a little
    show him some respect
  7. 7. determiner [usually stressed] [Spoken] an impressive or remarkable
    that was some game!
  8. 8. determiner a certain amount (more) (in the phrases some more and (informal) and then some)
  9. 9. determiner about; approximately
    he owes me some thirty pounds
  10. 10. adv [US] [not standard] to a certain degree or extent
    I guess I like him some
  11. 11. adv [Etymology] Old English sum; related to Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums, Old High German sum some, Sanskrit samá any, Greek hame somehow

Examples

Do you want some fruit? I have some bananas.
你想吃点儿水果吗?我有些香蕉。
Some planets are visible with a good telescope and some are visible with the naked eye.
有些行星用好的望远镜可以看到,有些肉眼就能看到。
Some arrived at school an hour early to have some fun.
有些人提前一个小时来到学校,为了找些乐子。
put some back into the work
全力以赴
Some ancient people exposed unwanted infants.
某些古代民族遗弃不需要的婴儿。
Failing some rain soon, the crops will wither.
如果不马上下雨,庄稼就会干枯。

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