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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

somewhat ['s^mwɔt]
  1. 1. adverb 有点
    somewhat to my surprise
    让我有点奇怪的是

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

somewhat [ˈsʌmwɔt]
  1. 1. adverb 有点儿,多多少少,在某种程度
    Charles appeared somewhat embarrassed by his own behaviour.
    查尔斯看起来多少有点他的行为感到难为情
    His arguments were somewhat self-contradictory.
    他的观点在某种程度自相矛盾
  2. 2. adverb 相当地,适度地,尚可
    l was somewhat fascinated by the German car.
    我对德国汽车着迷

Collins English-English Dictionary

somewhat ['s^m"wɒt]
  1. 1. adv [not used with a negative] rather; a bit
    she found it somewhat less easy than he

Examples

somewhat to my surprise
让我有点奇怪的是
(somewhat) surprisingly, he agreed
他(有点)出人意外地同意了
The reply was couched in somewhat unbusinesslike terms.
回信的措词有些不合商业常规。
The methodology of policy science is somewhat unsystematic.
政策科学的方法论体系性不是很强。
The ending of the movie is somewhat abrupt, and unclear.
这部电影的结尾有些突兀和含混不清。
He returns, rich, and somewhat larger having eaten lots of buffalo beef.
他衣锦还乡,而且由于吃了很多野牛肉而体格魁梧。
Let us consider now a somewhat different example.
现在让我们考虑一个有些不同的例子。

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