some

some
determiner

an unspecified amount or number of
若干；一些
I made some money running errands.
我给人跑腿赚点钱。
he played some records for me.
他放了几张唱片给我听。
used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified
某个
she married some newspaper magnate twice her age.
她嫁给了某个年纪大她一倍的报界巨头。
there must be some mistake.
这肯定有某种错误。
he's in some kind of trouble.
他遇到了点麻烦。
(used with a number) approximately
［与数字连用］大约
some thirty different languages are spoken.
大约有30种语言在使用。
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of
［重读］大量的；可观的
he went to some trouble.
他遇到了相当大的麻烦。
I've known you for some years now.
到现在我认识你有好多年了。
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of
［重读］至少有一点
he liked some music but generally wasn't musical.
他喜欢听点音乐，但总的来讲并非爱好音乐。
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable
［重读］了不起的；很不错的
that was some goal.
那是次很不错的射门。
■used ironically to express disapproval or disbelief
(讽)［表示不满或不相信］不怎么样；说不上；一点也不
Mr Power gave his stock reply. Some help.
权威先生的回答是老一套。一点忙都帮不上。
not that Jennifer would ever be on the dole. Some chance of that.
并非詹尼弗不会领失业救济金。而是可能性不怎么大吧。

pronoun

an unspecified number or amount of people or things
一些人；一些东西
here are some of our suggestions.
这是我们的一些建议。
if you want whisky I'll give you some.
如果你想要威士忌，我会给你一些的。
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things
［重读］若干人；一点东西
surely some have noticed.
的确，一些人已经注意到了。

adverb

(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)to some extent; quite a lot
(非正式，主北美)在某种程度上；大量地
he needs feeding up some.
他需要多吃点东西来养养壮。

常用词组
and then some

(informal)and plenty more than that
(非正式)而且远远不止于此；而且还要多
we got our money's worth and then some.
我们的钱花得相当值。

some few

见 few

some little

a considerable amount of
相当多的
we are going to be working together for some little time yet.
我们还要在一起工作相当长的一段时间。

语源

Old English sum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs 'somehow' and Sanskrit sama 'any, every'

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