| 词汇 | since |
| 释义 | since | BrE sɪns, AmE sɪns | A. preposition 自…以来 ▸ since then 自那以后 ▸ we’ve lived here since 2004 从2004年起我们一直住在这里 ▸ it's been three years since his death 他去世已经3年了 ▸ the worst disaster since Chernobyl 切尔诺贝利核事故以来最严重的灾难 ▸ he’s been working in a bank since leaving school 他中学毕业后一直在一家银行工作 ▸ since when? (from what time) 从什么时候起？ (expressing anger) 何曾？ ▸ they’ve split up — since when? 他们分手了──什么时候的事？ ▸ since when did he ever listen to me? 他何曾听过我的话？ B. conjunction ① (from the time when) 从…以后 ▸ I've known him since I was 12 我从12岁起就认识他了 ▸ she had been worrying ever since the letter arrived 自从那封信来了后，她就一直焦虑不安 ▸ how long is it since we last went to the theatre? 我们多久没去看戏了？ ② (given that) 由于 ▸ since it was raining, I stayed at home 因为在下雨，我就待在家里 ▸ since you're so clever, why don't you do it yourself? 既然你如此聪明，为什么不自己做呢？ C. adverb ① (from that time) 自那以后 ▸ he left home two weeks ago, and we haven’t heard from him since 他两周前离开了家，我们至今还没有他的音信 ▸ ever since 自那后一直 ② (at some time in past) 后来 ▸ the play has since been filmed 这个剧本后来被拍成了电影 ③ (ago) 之前 ▸ long since 很久以前 ▸ I posted the letter long since 我早就把信寄出去了 ▸ not long since 不久前 |
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