| 词汇 | so! |
| 释义 | so! 复合形式： a dozen or so adj informal (around 12) (非正式用语)大约十二个，十二个左右Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? all the more so expr (even more so)更是如此；更加如此You need a strong pair of boots if you go hiking, all the more so now that it's winter. and so adv (therefore)所以…The student did not turn in his final research paper, and so he earned a failing grade for the course.那名学生没有上交最终的研究论文，所以这门课他挂掉了。 and so forth adv (et cetera)…等等I had to fill in a form with my name, address, and so forth. and so on adv (et cetera)…等等Victims of the disaster urgently need drinking water, food, medical supplies, and so on.灾难的受害者急需饮用水、食物、医疗补给，以及其他等等。 and so on and so forth adv (et cetera)等等First we preheat the oven, and then we measure the ingredients; mix the eggs with the sugar, and so on and so forth. as ... as, so ... as conj (correlative: such that) (表示比较)像…那样的，如同…一样He's not so clever as everyone thinks.他没有大家想象得那么聪明。usage: in comparisonsWhen you are comparing one person or thing to another, you can use as followed by an adjective or adverb followed by another as.The ponds were as big as tennis courts.I can't run as fast as you can. After these expressions, you can use either a noun phrase and a verb, or a noun phrase on its own. François understood the difficulties as well as Mark did.I can't remember it as well as you.If you use a personal pronoun on its own, it must be an object pronoun such as me or him. However, if the personal pronoun is followed by a verb, you must use a subject pronoun such as I or he.He looked about as old as me.You're as old as I am. as long as, so long as expr (providing that)只要I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around.只要太阳还会升起，我就很开心。usage: used in conditionalsYou can use as long as or so long as to say that one thing is true only if another thing is true. For example, if you say ‘As long as you are under 16, you can take part in activities’, you mean ‘If you are under 16, you can take part in activities’. You use a simple form after as long as and so long as.We were all right as long as we kept quiet.The president need not resign so long as the elections are supervised. as long as, so long as expr (while)在…期间As long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules, young lady!小姐，在你住在我家的这段期间，你就得遵守我的规则！ even so adv (nevertheless)虽然如此；即使如此I know you don't like vegetables, darling. Even so, you must eat them.亲爱的，我知道你不喜欢吃蔬菜。即使如此，你还是得吃。 ever so adv dated (emphatic: very)极其，非常She was ever so lovely! every so often adv (now and again)有时；不时Every so often I treat myself to a piece of candy. failing to do so, failure to do so n (non-compliance)不这样做的话 for so long expr (finite amount of time)有限的时间The boss will only wait for so long; hurry up! for so long expr (a very long time)很久以来，长时间以来Jasmine has wanted to go to Paris for so long. How so? expr (Why is that?)为何如此？；为什么会这样？ I don't think so interj (I believe not)我认为并非如此；我不同意When Tom asked me if Sally was coming to the party I replied "I don't think so". I love you so much interj (great affection)我如此爱你；我深爱着你I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you.我如此爱你，所以我不能忍受与你分开。 I think so interj (I believe that to be true)我是这么认为的"Is he coming with us?" "I think so, but let me call him to make sure." I'm afraid so interj (yes, regretfully)恐怕是这样"Do I really have to take the test?" "I'm afraid so. It's compulsory." if it be so literary (in that case, if so) (书面语)如果是这样的话I don't believe he would lie to you, but if it be so, you should not trust him again. if so adv (in that case)如果这样Are you going shopping? If so, may I come with you?你要去购物么？如果这样，能带上我么？ if you say so expr (I disagree but do not want to argue) (表示说话人不赞同)怎么想随你 if you say so expr (I tentatively agree) (表示说话人赞同但稍有迟疑)我猜大概是吧 in doing so, in so doing adv (by these actions)这么做造成…；通过这么做 in so doing, in doing so adv (by these actions)这么做造成…；通过这么做Don't wander on the property without them knowing; in doing so, you'll be trespassing. in so many words adv (expressed in precisely that way)直接地，径直地；简明地，清楚利索地The manager told Mark in so many words that he will get a promotion. insofar, in so far adv rare, formal (to such an extent)在一定程度内；在...的范围内；在...程度内All these issues are in so far a cause of difficulty that we cannot ignore them. insofar as, also UK: in so far as conj (to the extent that, in that)在…范围内；在…程度内Both ideas, insofar as they can be called 'ideas', are equally preposterous. it must be so v expr (has to be true)必然如此；必定如此It is difficult to believe, but based on the evidence it must be so. it will be so expr (this is indisputably going to happen)这是必然的If your mother says you have to go to bed early, it will be so. just so adj informal (perfect, exact)按要求的方式做的；原样的Everything in Veronica's room was just so. just so adv informal (exactly, perfectly)正是这样；按要求的方式The chef cooked the chicken just so. just so happen to do [sth] v expr (coincidentally)碰巧；正好I called a plumber, who just so happened to be in the area and came immediately to fix my sink. just so happen, just so happen that v expr (with clause: coincidentally)碰巧；恰巧 like so adv (in this manner)像这样；以这种方式You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. make so bold as to do [sth], be so bold as to do [sth] v expr formal (dare to do)敢于；擅自 so minded, that way minded expr (disposed, inclined)想要如此；愿意如此；希望如此We could go to the museum instead, if you are so minded. more so adv (increasingly or additionally)更是如此；更是这样There's usually a lot of traffic on this road, more so at rush hour. never so adv (not ever as)永不He was never so happy as when he finally quit his job. not so expr (not true)并非如此Richard assumes Elizabeth is at home. Not so. not so bad adj (better than anticipated)不算太糟糕的；还不坏的I thought I was going to hate my new job, but it's not so bad. not so long ago expr (a short time past)不久前 not so many adj (fewer)没有那么多的；比…少的There are not so many storms now that the summer is over. not so many adj (few)不多的；屈指可数的Due to the poor weather, not so many people were on the streets. not so much adj (less)较少的；（比）…少的It's not so much that you are cruel, more that you don't think things through. not so much adj (little)不多的；很少的No, there was not so much singing at the show. one hundred or so adj informal (about a hundred)一百左右It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. or so adv (approximately)大约；大概The container could hold a litre or so of water.这个容器大约能装下1升的水。 quite so adv (indeed, precisely)正是这样Ah yes, quite so - I see exactly what you mean now. quite so adj (just as, this much)这么多的；像这样…的Do you have to be quite so nasty? say-so n informal ([sb]'s approval)批准；许可 so adv (intensifier: very) (强调)非常，极，很，十分备注: Sometimes repeated for emphasis: so, so beautiful.That guy is so good looking!那人长得真好看！usage: used for emphasisYou can use so to emphasize an adjective. For example, you can say ‘It’s so cold today'. I've been so busy.These games are so boring.However, if the adjective is in front of a noun, use such, not ‘so’. Say, for example, ‘It’s such a cold day today'.She was so nice.She was such a nice girl.The children seemed so happy.She seemed such a happy woman.➜ See suchIf the adjective comes after the, this, that, these, those, or a possessive, don't use ‘so’ or ‘such’. Don't say, for example ‘It was our first visit to this so old town’. You say ‘It was our first visit to this very old town’.He had recovered from his very serious illness.I hope that these very unfortunate people will not be forgotten.You can also use so to emphasize an adverb.I sleep so well.Time seems to have passed so quickly. SO, S.O. n initialism, informal (significant other)另一半；配偶 so ..., so ... that adv (to such an extent) (表示程度)如此He was so mad that he forgot to eat dinner.Laura was so hungry, everyone in the classroom could hear her stomach rumbling.他是如此生气，气得都忘了吃饭。 so conj (therefore) (表示结果)因此，因而，所以I'm hungry, so I'm going to get something to eat.我饿了，所以要去找点东西来吃。 so adv (too, also)同样；亦；亦I want to go to the movies and so does she.我想去看电影，她也想去。 so conj (then, next) (引出下文)然后，于是，接着Dinner is over ladies and gentlemen, and so to the next item on our agenda.女士们，先生们，晚餐已毕，让我们接着进行下一项活动吧。 so adv (affirmative: yes, indeed)当真；确实；正是Does he like her? I think so.他喜欢她吗？我想是的。usage: referring backYou can use so after do to refer back to an action that has just been mentioned. For example, instead of saying ‘He crossed the street. As he crossed the street, he whistled’, you say ‘He crossed the street. As he did so, he whistled’.He went to close the door, falling over as he did so.A signal which should have turned red failed to do so.You can use so after if to form a conditional clause. For example, instead of saying ‘Are you hungry? If you are hungry, we can eat’, you say ‘Are you hungry? If so, we can eat’.Do you enjoy romantic films? If so, you will love this movie.Have you finished? If so, put your pen down.You often use so after a reporting verb such as think or expect, especially when you are replying to what someone has said. For example, if someone says ‘Is Alice at home?’, you can say ‘I think so’, meaning ‘I think Alice is at home’. ‘Are you all right?’ – ‘I think so.’‘Will he be angry?’ – ‘I don’t expect so.'‘Is it for sale?’ – ‘I believe so.’The reporting verbs most commonly used with so are believe, expect, hope, say, suppose, tell, and think. ➜ See believe➜ See expect ➜ See hope➜ See say➜ See suppose➜ See tell➜ See thinkSo is also used in a similar way after I'm afraid.‘Do you think you could lose?’ – ‘I’m afraid so.'➜ See afraid - frightenedYou can also use so to say that something that has just been said about one person or thing is true about another. You put so at the beginning of a clause, followed by be, have, an auxiliary verb, or a modal, and then the subject of the clause.His shoes are brightly polished; so is his briefcase.Yasmin laughed, and so did I.‘You look upset.’ – ‘So would you if you’d done as badly as I have.' so adv (as stated) (引出评论或问题)因此，所以So, as I have already explained, there really is no need to worry.所以，如我所说，真的没必要担心。 So? interj (who cares?) (感叹词)那又怎样？Mario gets paid more than you. So?马里奥的工资比你高。那又怎样？ so pron slightly formal (the same)同样；一样；如此，像这样You are a gentleman; may you remain so all your years.你真是一名绅士，愿你在之后的人生中也能如此。 so, so that conj (in order that)这样一来；如此一来；好让The teacher spoke slowly so her students would understand her.Drive carefully so that you will arrive safely.小心驾驶，好安全抵达。老师慢言细语，好让学生们理解她所讲的内容。 so adv informal (emphatic)真地，真正地，确实如此地That car is nicer than your car. It is so!那辆车比你的棒。真的！ so adv (demonstrating: like this)像这样When ironing, you need to move the hot iron over the clothes so.熨烫时，你需要像这样将滚烫的熨斗在衣物上移动。 so adv (changing, returning to subject) (用于转换、回归话题)那么So, Alice, why did you come to Edinburgh? so, soh n (fifth note of musical scale)第五音符"So" comes before "la" in the musical scale.在音阶中，“so（嗦）”在“la（啦）”之前。 so as to expr (in order to)为了So as not to be late, Jerry left the house early.为了不迟到，杰瑞很早就出门了。 so be it interj (expressing acceptance, resignation)那就这样吧If you want to be stubborn and not see sense, well, so be it. so bold as to adj (daring enough to do [sth])胆敢；竟然敢Anna was so bold as to question her manager's decision to his face. so called adv (named this)所谓的Solar energy is a clean form of electricity, so called because we gather it from the sun. so do I interj (me too)我也一样！我也是！You think he's crazy and so do I! so far adv (up until now)到目前为止；到现在为止Harry is learning to bake; so far, he has made a sponge cake and some banana muffins.哈利正在学习烘焙。到目前为止，他做过一块松糕和一些香蕉松饼。 so far adv (to a limited extent)到某个程度；到一定范围The road's closed: you can only go so far before you have to turn round.这条道路封闭了，你只能走到一定范围就得掉头。 so far as conj (as far as, in as much as)就…而言；到…程度；在…范围内So far as I know, everything's still going well on the project.在我的认知范围内，该项目一切仍进展顺利。 so far so good interj (all is well up to this point)到目前为止；一切顺利How do I like retirement? So far so good. But ask me again in six months.我的退休生活怎么样？到目前为止一切都好。不过你可以过六个月再来问我。 so good adj (great, excellent)非常好的；相当不错的Yum, this cake is so good! so happen, so happen that v expr (with clause: be the case that)刚巧；碰巧It so happened that the house Goldilocks had wandered into belonged to three bears. So it goes. expr (it is unavoidable)事情就是这样。The train is late again? Well, so it goes. so it seems adv (indeed, evidently)的确如此，看来如此 so long interj (goodbye)再会；再见So long! See you tomorrow!再会！明天见！ so long adj (this length)这么长的"The rope was so long," my uncle explained, holding his arms apart to demonstrate.“那条绳子有这么长。”我叔叔一边解释，一边张开双臂比划着。 so long expr (such a long time)好久；长久I don't know how people in long-distance relationships can go so long without seeing their partners. so long expr (a finite amount of time)这么久There's only so long you can keep that a secret. so many adj (a large number of)大量的；很多的With so many people in the room I can't find the exit.房间里有很多人，我找不到出口在哪儿。 so many adj (this number of)如此多的；这么多的A restaurant only has so many tables available at any given time.任何时候，一家餐厅都只有这么多的空桌。 so much adj (a large amount of)大量的；很多的，太多的I'm bound to get my shoes wet with so much water on the ground. There's so much to do I don't know where to start.地上有很多水，我的鞋子一定会湿。有太多要做的事，我都不知道从哪儿开始。 so much adj (this amount of)如此多的；这么多的Showing her son the cup, Paige said, "You take so much flour and add it to the mixing bowl."佩奇一边向儿子展示着量杯，一边说：“你就加这么多的面粉，然后再倒进搅拌碗里。” so much adv (a lot)很多；许多；那么多I wish my sister didn't talk so much.我希望妹妹不要说那么多话。 so much as adv (even)甚至；即便；即使Cross that line by so much as a hair and you'll see what anger means. so much as adv (merely, no more than)只；仅仅；只不过 so much for [sth] expr informal (disappointment, failure)...只好作罢；...泡汤了So much for my plans to spend today at the beach; it's pouring with rain! so much for that! interj informal (disappointment, failure) (表示失望、恼火)就这样吧，就此作罢I failed my entrance exam yet again. So much for that! so much for that! interj informal (enough discussion)那件事就谈到这里Well, so much for that! Maybe we can talk about something else now. so much so that expr (to such a degree that)以致于 so soon adv (at such an early time)这么早；这么快 so there interj informal (expressing defiance, determination)就这样定了；没什么可商量的I don't need your help anyway! So there! so to speak expr (using a metaphor)可以说是；如同；可以算是Failing the test was, so to speak, a kick in the teeth for Jim because he was very disappointed. so what? interj informal (I don't care)那又怎么样Okay, so I look fat in these jeans – so what?好吧，那就是说我穿这条牛仔裤看起来很胖，但那又怎么样？ so what! interj informal (who cares?)那又怎样！；那又如何！So you made a minor mistake! So what!你犯了一个小错误！可那又怎样呢！ so what if conj (it's irrelevant)就算…又怎么样So what if I enjoy a beer now and then?就算我现在喜欢喝啤酒又怎么样？so what else is new interj informal (not surprised)这有什么新鲜的？Yes, you're late again—so what else is new?so-and-so n informal (an unnamed person, someone)某人；某某人It is proper to address adults as Mr. or Mrs. so-and-so.so-and-so n euphemism ([sb] despicable, difficult)讨厌鬼；讨厌的人That old so-and-so was always yelling at me!so-called adj (supposedly)所谓的；号称的This so called teacher has no skills at all!so-so adj (mediocre)一般般；马马虎虎Lunch was so-so; maybe supper will be better.so-so adv (tolerably)凑合；一般般He dances so-so, but he'll get better.ten or so adj (about 10)十左右；大约十In about ten or so days, I will have finished my exams!Thank you so much interj (Many thanks)非常感谢Thanks so much! interj informal (Many thanks indeed)非常感谢！that being so adv (if or since that is true)既然如此，既然这样，这样一来；假如说，假如这样The situation there is becoming extremely dangerous. That being so, I will avoid going there.think so v expr (believe this to be the case)如此认为 |
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