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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- then
[ðεn]
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1.
adverb
(at that time) (past) 当时
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Life was simpler then.
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当时的生活较为简单。
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2.
adverb
(future) 那时
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I'm coming up on Friday so I'll see you then.
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我星期五会来的，那就那时见吧。
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3.
adverb
(after that) 之后
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He thought a bit and then answered.
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他想了一会儿之后答应了。
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I'll give him a call and then we'll know what's happening.
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我给他打个电话，之后我们就会知道是什么事了。
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4.
adverb
(therefore) 就是
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This, then, is what you must do.
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这就是你要做的。
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5.
adjective
当时的
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the then president
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当时的总统
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by then
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到那时
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from then on
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从那时起
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before then
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在那之前
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until then
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直到那时
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since then
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自从那时
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but then
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不过
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well/OK then
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好吧
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if... then...
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如果…就…
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- then
[ðen]
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1.
adverb
接着，然后，之后
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We watched the late movie and then went to bed.
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我们看完较晚播出的电影后就睡觉了。
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First came lightning, then thunder.
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先是闪电，接着是雷鸣。
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Go left first, then right.
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先向左拐，之后再向右拐。
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Then he left.
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随后，他离开了。
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2.
adverb
如果那样，那就
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You've made up your mind then?
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那么你下定决心了？
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If he didn't take it, then who did?
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如果不是他拿的，那又是谁呢？
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The case, then, is closed.
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那么这个案件就结了。
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Keep it then if you want to.
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如果你想要的话那就给你了。
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Then you'll be rich.
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之后你就会富有。
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3.
adverb
那时，当时
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Prices were lower back then.
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那时价格又回落了。
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Science as it was then taught.
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那时科学也是通过传授方式来掌握的。
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I was young then.
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那时我还年轻。
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4.
adverb
而且，还有，另外
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5.
n.[u]
那时，那个时候
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We will arrive before then.
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在那之前我们就会达到。
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We were friends from then on.
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自那之后，我们一直是朋友。
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6.
adjective
当时的，那时的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- then
[ðεn]
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1.
adv
at that time; over that period of time
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2.
adv
[sentence modifier]
in that case; that being so
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then why don't you ask her?
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if he comes, then you'll have to leave
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go on then, take it
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3.
adv
See there
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4.
sentence connector
after that; with that
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then John left the room and didn't return
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5.
n
that time
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before then
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from then on
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6.
adj
[prenominal]
existing, functioning, etc, at that time
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the then prime minister
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7.
adj
[Etymology]
Old English thenne; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thanna; see than
Examples
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Boil the potatoes, brush then with some olive oil and then finish off in the oven.
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先煮土豆，然后涂橄榄油，最后在烤箱中烤熟。
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Road bends right then left, then passes small pine wood.
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道路向右弯又向左拐，然后穿过了一片小松树林。
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He was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again.
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他老是生病，康复不久就会再次病倒。
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He may, and then again he may not.
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他可能是，也可能不是。
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then you must be my cousin
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那么你还是我的远房亲戚啰
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He took his hat and then left.
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他拿了帽子就离开。
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First comes alpha and then beta.
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首先是α星，接着是β星。
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If it rains, then there will be no picnic.
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天如果下雨，郊游就取消。
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He likes to walk, and then it's good exercise.
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他喜欢散步，而且也是很好的运动。
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the then director
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当时的主任
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