• my nciku
  • conversations
  • Q&A
  • theme words
  • tools
  • nciku mini

listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
something

?�★

Font Size

Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

something ['s^mθɪŋ]
  1. 1. pronoun 某事物
    let's do something nice for your birthday
    咱们得好好过过你的生日
    there was obviously something wrong
    显然有些事情不对劲
    something to do
    有事要做
    something else
    其他事情
    would you like a sandwich or something?
    你要来点三明治或其他什么东西吗？
    it's something of a mystery
    这是件神秘的事
    they make up something like two-thirds of the population
    他们占了差不多三分之二的人口

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

something [ 'sʌmpθɪŋ] [ 'sʌmθɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun 某物，某事
    Something went wrong.
    什么东西出了差错。
    Is something wrong? You look a bit pale.
    出什么事儿了吗？你看起来脸色有点儿苍白。
    He was trying to tell me something, but I didn't hear him.
    他想告诉我些什么，但是我没听清。
  2. 2. noun 有点（或有些）东西
    have something to eat
    弄点可吃的东西来
    There is something hanging from the window.
    窗户上垂下来点儿什么东西。
    She is cooking something that smells great.
    她在煮什么东西呢，闻起来不错。
  3. 3. noun 若干，少许
    something over an hour
    一小时多一点
  4. 4. noun 重要的人物（或事物）
    They gave me only two days, which is not much, but at least it's something.
    他们只给了我两天时间，不算多，但至少比没有强。
  5. 5. adverb 稍微，有点；多少
    looks something like me
    看上去多少有点象我
  6. 6. adverb [verbal] 非常，极其
    sounds something awful
    听起来挺可怕的
    The bus leaves at six something.
    公共汽车六点多开。

Collins English-English Dictionary

something ['s^mθɪŋ]
  1. 1. pron an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing
    he knows something you don't
    take something warm with you
  2. 2. pron an unspecified or unknown amount; bit
    something less than a hundred
  3. 3. pron an impressive or important person, thing, or event
    isn't that something?
  4. 4. adv to some degree; a little; somewhat
    to look something like me
  5. 5. adv [foll by an adjective] [informal] (intensifier)
    it hurts something awful
See more results for something in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

I am about to say something.
我刚要说某事。 → about
to want something badly
极想要某物 → badly
There's something behind this news.
这消息背后有文章。 → behind
to commit something to the trash heap
把某物扔进垃圾堆 → commit
to do something just for effect
只为装门面而做某事 → effect
to engage to do something
答应做某事 → engage
an exclusive right to sell something
某物的专卖权 → exclusive
to get to do something
设法做某事 → get
hammer something into somebody
竭力告诫；力劝；努力说服某人 → hammer
something seems to be the matter
似乎有些困难 → matter
more results 562 more results

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Ask a Question