- 词义辨析
sometimes, sometime, some time
这三者的区别是:sometimes的意思是“有时,间或”,指某事在某些场合会发生,并非在一切场合都发生; sometime指过去或将来的某一未知时间或某一尚未确定的时间点; some time则是名词短语,指时间段,意思是“一些时间”“某个时段”。例如:
People held in high repute are sometimes quite ignorant.名气大的人有时却非常无知。
Let's have dinner together sometime next week.下周找个时间我们一起吃顿饭吧。
I'll be away for some time.我要离开一段时间。
sometimes, always, often, usually
这四个词意思相近。它们的区别是:
1.表示的频率不同。例如:
He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday and even on Sunday.我们可说:He always goes to school.always表示的频率是100%。
He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.我们可说:He usually goes to school.usually表示的频率是90%。
He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday.我们可说:He often goes to school.often表示的频率是60%。
He comes to school on Monday and Thursday.我们可以说He sometimes goes to school.sometimes表示的频率是20%。
2.always的反义词是never; often的反义词是seldom; usually的反义词是occasionally, sometimes的反义词是always。
sometimes,sometime,some time
这一组词都是与时间相关的副词。
sometimes是个频度副词,意为“有时”,表示动作发生的不经常性,常与一般现在时或一般过去时连用。
sometime是个副词,意为“某时”,指时间上不确定的某一点,常用于过去时或将来时。
some time是个名词短语,意思是“一段时间”,在句中常与for,take等词连用。
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词源词根法
sometime,有时,-s,副词后缀。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- now and then有时;偶尔;
- occasionallyadv.偶尔;偶然;有时候;
- at times有时;有时,间或;
- 知识拓展
单词解说
sometimes是“频率副词”,表示“有时”“常常”“往往”,指某事只在某些场合会发生,并非在一切场合都发生。
sometimes可修饰动态动词、静态动词,多位于谓语动词之前或系动词之后,为了强调,也可位于句首或句末;用于对比结构时也可位于谓语动词之后。
近义词汇
occasionally/betweentimes adv.有时;间或
- 双语例句 更多例句
Sometimes, Grandma would tell us stories about her childhood in Italy.
有时候,祖母会跟我们讲讲她儿时在意大利的经历。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care.
在顾客服务方面,有时小企业可能优于大企业。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
"I come on strong sometimes. Don't know why." She was beginning to feel like a bully.
“我有时言行很过分,不知道为什么。”她开始感觉自己像个恶霸。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.
汤姆承认玩电子游戏有时会使他无心做作业。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击,有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes.
抽烟斗的人用牙齿咬住烟斗,有时会把齿尖磨平。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge by the students.
教师有时候假定学生的知识水平相当高。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
然而在实际生活中, 有些事情有时候的确好象神差鬼使一样地促成了一些除了十九世纪小说家外谁也不会相信的巧合.
《用法词典》
Sometimes formal English and informal English must be carefully distinguished.
有时候正式英语与非正式英语要十分小心地加以区分.
《简明英汉词典》
People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人们倾向于积攒东西, 有的并未意识到这样做.
《用法词典》
'Do you ever wish you were back in Japan?' 'Sometimes. Not very often.'
“你有没有希望过自己已回到日本?”“有时候吧,但不经常。”
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
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