| 词汇 | since |
| 释义 | sinceUK:*/ˈsɪns/US:/sɪns/ ,(sins)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 since prep (from past point until now)迄今；以来；自从…以来He has worked at the factory since 1999.他自 1999 年以来一直在这家工厂工作。usage: ‘since’You use since to say that something has been true from a particular time in the past until now. Exam results have improved since 2001.I've been wearing glasses since I was three.Be carefulIn sentences like these you use a perfect form with since. Don't say ‘Exam results improved since 2001’ or ‘I am wearing glasses since I was three’.You can also use since to say how long ago something happened. When you use since like this, use a simple form. For example, instead of saying ‘I last saw him five years ago’, you can say ‘It’s five years since I last saw him'.It's three months since Kathy left.It's years since I heard that song. since adv (subsequently)后来；从那以后；其后We got in a big argument. I haven't called her since.我们大吵了一场。从那以后我再没有给她打过电话。 since conj (following a specified time)自…以来；自…以后；从…的时候起He hasn't been seen since he made that terrible scene.自他做了那件可怕的事后，就没人见到过他。 since conj (because)因为；由于I'll cook dinner since you're so busy.因为看你这么忙，所以我来做晚饭。 复合形式： ever since conj (for entire time after)自从；自...以后；从...起Ever since she met Dave, she's given up on her other friends.自从她遇见了戴夫，就开始疏远自己的朋友。 ever since adv (since then)从那时起；自那以后His wife died a couple of years ago, and he's been depressed ever since.他妻子几年前去世了，自那以后他就一直很抑郁。 it's been ages since prep (it's been a very long time since)从…以来已经过了很久了It's been ages since we all sat down together. long since adv (for a long time now)很久以来；很久以前I've long since retired; I haven't worked for years. since the year dot, from the year dot adv UK (since a very long time ago)自从很久以前 since then adv (between then and now)从那时起The last time I saw Lou was two years ago; she's grown so much since then!我上一次看到卢是在两年前，她从那时起成长了许多！ Since when? interj informal, expressing surprise (for how long?)从什么时候开始？Ned and Ellie are going out? Since when? since when expr informal, expressing disapproval (how long ...?)什么时候开始；何时起Since when have you been in charge? Stop telling me what to do! since when expr (from that time)从那时起Olivia joined the company two years ago, since when she has instigated several major changes. the best thing since sliced bread n informal, figurative ([sth] new, excellent)新奇的好事 |
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