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some·time AHD[sŭmʹtīm'] D.J.[ˈsʌmˌtaɪm]K.K.[ˈsʌmˌtaɪm]adv.(副词)- At an indefinite or unstated time:某个时间:在某个不确定或未说明的时间:I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.我今天下午某个时候见你
- At an indefinite time in the future:日后:将来某个不确定的时间:Let's get together sometime.让我们日后再相聚
- Obsolete Sometimes.【废语】 有时候
- Archaic Formerly.【古语】 从前
adj.(形容词)- Having been at some prior time; former:从前:以前某个时间的;以前的:a sometime secretary.以前的一个秘书
- Usage Problem Occasional.【用法疑难】 偶尔的
- Sometime as an adjective has been employed to mean "former" since the 15th century.It has come to be used in the 20th century with the meaning "occasional": Sometime 作为形容词, 自从15世纪开始就用来表示“以前的”之意。20世纪它逐渐被用于表示“偶尔的”之意: the team's sometime star and sometime problem child. 该队时而是明星,时而又是个有问题的孩子。
- This latter use, however, is unacceptable to a majority of the Usage Panel.See Usage Note at someday 然而,后一种用法对于词语用法讨论小组的大多数人来说都是不可接受的 参见 someday
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