somewhat

英 [ˈsʌmwɒt]

美 [ˈsʌmwʌt]

adv.  有点; 有几分; 稍微

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1966 / COCA.1897

牛津词典

adv.

• 有点；有几分；稍微
  to some degree
  1. I was somewhat surprised to see him.
     见到他我颇感诧异。
  2. The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
     自我们上次见面以来情况有些变化。
  3. What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
     他们到底出了什么事，到现在仍可以说是个谜。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 有点儿；有些；有几分
  You usesomewhatto indicate that something is the case to a limited extent or degree.
  1. He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal...
     他断定奥斯瓦尔德有点不正常。
  2. He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company was paying for everything...
     他解释说公司会支付一切费用，这个说法有点令人不能信服。
  3. Although his relationship with his mother had improved somewhat, he was still depressed...
     尽管和母亲的关系有所改观，他仍然十分消沉。
  4. 'I believe you know him'—'Somewhat.'
     “我相信你认识他。”——“算是吧。”

英英释义

adv

• to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  1. pretty big
  2. pretty bad
  3. jolly decent of him
  4. the shoes are priced reasonably
  5. he is fairly clever with computers
  Synonym:reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollyfairlymiddlingpassably
• to a small degree or extent
  1. his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
  2. the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
  Synonym:slightlymore or less

双语例句

• It has been a somewhat fraught day.
  这是让人有些担忧的一天。
• His jokes were somewhat farfetched.
  他的笑话有些牵强附会。
• This embarassed me somewhat.
  这使我有点困窘。
• Sympathising with him eventually becomes somewhat wearisome.
  对他的同情最终转变为些许的厌烦。
• It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens
  这部讽刺作品有点狄更斯的风格。
• These wines may taste rather hard and somewhat acid.
  这些酒可能喝着比较冲并且有股酸味。
• He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company was paying for everything
  他解释说公司会支付一切费用，这个说法有点令人不能信服。
• Charles's letter was indeed published, albeit in a somewhat abbreviated form.
  尽管有所删节，查尔斯的信确实被刊登出来了。
• I'm somewhat suspicious of his intentions.
  对他的意图我有几分怀疑。
• This report seems somewhat exaggerated, and should be verified.
  这个报道有些水分，需要核实。