| 单词 | yet |
| 释义 | yetyetyet1 /jet/ adverb1used in negative sentences and questions to talk about whether something has happened, especially something that you expect to happen: Have you heard their new song yet?hear你听过他们的新歌吗？I haven’t finished yet.finish 我还没做完呢。‘Is supper ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’be“晚饭准备好了吗？”“还没有。”As yet (=until now) there is no news.be 到目前为止还没有消息。2used in negative sentences to say that it is too early or soon for someone to do something: You don’t have to get up yet.现在你还不用起床。3months/weeks/ages etc yet used to say that a long time will pass before something happens: My holiday’s not for ages yet.age 我休假还早着呢。It’ll be weeks yet before we know the result.week 我们还要好几个星期才知道结果。4used to emphasize that something could still happen in the future, or that there is still enough time to do something SYN stillcould/may/might yet do somethingThe plan may yet succeed. 这个计划还是可能成功的。There’s plenty of time yet to enter the competition. 还有足够的时间去报名参加这次比赛。5best/fastest/most etc yet best etc until and including now: This is their best record yet.bewell这是他们迄今为止最好的唱片。6yet another/yet more/yet again used to emphasize that something has increased or has happened again, especially when this is surprising or annoying: I’ve spotted yet another mistake!spot我又发现了一个错误！The meeting was cancelled yet again.meetbecancel 会议再一次取消了。Phraseshave yet to do something formal used to say that something you are expecting has not happened or been done: He has yet to reply to my letter.have 他还没有给我回信。Word Choice: yet or still?You use yet when talking about whether something has happened. It is used especially at the end of questions and negative sentences:Do you feel any better yet?well你觉得好些了吗？The post office isn’t open yet.邮局还没有开门营业。You use still when saying that a situation is the same as before. It is used especially before a verb, or after the verb to be:I’ve taken the medicine, but I still feel terrible.take我已服过药了，可仍然感觉很糟。He’s still very good-looking.look他仍然很好看。 |
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