Since
[sɪns]
解釋/意思:
(adv.) From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
(adv.) In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
(adv.) When or that.
(prep.) From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.
(conj.) Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
錄入:尼科尔
同義詞及近義詞:
conj. Because, as, considering, seeing that, because that, inasmuch as.
ad. [1]. Ago, before this.[2]. From that time.
prep. After, from the time of, subsequently to.
編輯:厄休拉
解釋/意思:
adv. from the time that: past: ago.—prep. after: from the time of.—conj. seeing that: because: considering.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- His manner appeared to have altered strangely in the interval since I had last seen him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Since that time, nothing has been heard to my knowledge of the three Hindoos. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The peninsula of Italy was not then the smiling land of vineyards and olive orchards it has since become. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The case has assumed such an extraordinary aspect since Sergeant Cuff's time, that you may revive his interest in the inquiry. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Every vestige of the gentler thoughts which had filled her mind hardly a minute since seemed to be swept from it now. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Halliday and he were friends since Eton. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He had even yielded to her wish for a long engagement, since she had found the one disarming answer to his plea for haste. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Since that, we have quarrelled, and I have vainly asked him to return me my farce or pay me for it. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- But since we no longer have the Church I do not think it carries importance. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- I seem to have been doing that ever since I knew you, judging from your frequent mention of the fact. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- I made the popularity of the subject a reason for going back to improve the acquaintance, and I have never since been the man I was. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Emma has been meaning to read more ever since she was twelve years old. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- The most obvious conclusion from this is, that human nature is in general pusillanimous; since upon the sudden appearance of any object. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- I have been in the same trade, and in the same service, for twelve years since. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Speak up like a man, since you are a man, and tell us about yourself and this Combination. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- So convenient a thing it is to be a _reasonable creature_, since _it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do_. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- It was the only good thing I had done, and the only completed thing I had done, since I was first apprised of my great expectations. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- This present moment, short as it is, is a part of eternity, and the dearest part, since it is our own unalienably. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- But I have asked him to forgive me since,' cried Bella; 'and I would ask him to forgive me now again, upon my knees, if it would spare him! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- You are materially changed since we talked on this subject before. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I went into the next room, and so saw Rachel again for the first time since we had parted in Montagu Square. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I have not seen your papa since the receipt of your pleasing letter, so could arrange nothing with him respecting the carriage. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- HER assault was long since over and beaten back. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The surplus water is best removed by centrifugal pumps, since sand and sticks which would clog the valves of an ordinary pump are passed along without difficulty by the rotating wheel. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Since the close of the war I have come to know Colonel Mosby personally, and somewhat intimately. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- We have elaborate governmental mechanisms--like the tariff, for example, which we go on making more scientific year in, year out--having long since lost sight of their human purpose. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Somebody must find out wot's been done at the office,' said Mr. Sikes in a much lower tone than he had taken since he came in. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Since that, continued Ebrington, I have heard of nothing but Harriette Wilson wherever I went. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- I'm as dry as a kex with biding up here in the wind, and I haven't seen the colour of drink since nammet-time today. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
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