一、基本用法
其词性为副词,有两个主要用法:
1. 表示“在某处”。如:
I've seen him somewhere before. 我以前在什么地方见到过他。
I've seen your glasses somewhere downstairs. 我在楼下什么地方见过你的眼镜。
The church must be somewhere around. 那教堂一定在附近。
2. 表示“大约”“大概”。如:
He was a thinnish fellow, somewhere in his forties. 他瘦瘦的,大约四十多岁。
3. 用于短语be getting somewhere,意思是“正在取得进展”。如:
After six months' work on the project, at last I feel I'm getting somewhere. 那个项目我搞了半年,终于觉得有所进展。
二、特别用法
1. 有时用法类似于名词,如可用作动词的宾语
与单词:somewhere 相关的例句或者名人名言
There is a lot of seaweed here. Can we swim somewhere clearer?
这里有许多海草,我们能到更清澈一点儿的地方游泳吗?
He is searching for somewhere to take a holiday.
他正在寻找度假的地方。
set out somewhere or to do sth
出发;着手做某事
He lives somewhere near Manchester.
他住在曼切斯特附近。
※One must draw the line somewhere. 人之所为,总有限度。
※Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea. 河流虽历尽险阻,也能蜿蜓流入大海.