since
[sins]
conj.因为, 既然, 自从
prep.自从
adv.此后
例句与用法:
She moved to London last May and has since got a job on a newspaper.
她去年五月到伦敦,此後一直在报社工作。
It was the first time I'd won since I'd learnt to play chess.
自从我学会下国际象棋以来,这是我第一次赢。
How long is it since we visited your mother?
自从我们看望你母亲以来到现在有多长时间了?
We've been friends ever since we met at school.
自从我们在学校认识之后,我们就一直是好朋友。
Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
既然你无法回答这个问题,我们最好再问问别人。
ad.(常用于现在完成时或过去完成时)
1. 此后; 从那时到现在
She left school three years ago and has worked as a nurse ever since.
她三年前毕业, 从那时起便一直当护士。
2. 之前, 以前
prep.
(常用于现在完成时或过去完成时)自……以来, 从……至今
I haven't heard from him since last year.
我自去年以来未曾收到过他的信。
conj.
1. (常用于现在完成时或过去完成时)自……以来, 从……至今
It's been ten years since they married.
他们结婚到现在已经十年了。
She has been living a hard life since her husband died.
她自从丈夫死后, 一直过着艰苦的生活。
2. 既然; 因为, 由于
He must have taken the book since it isn't here.
他一定是把书拿走了, 因为书已不在这里了。
Since it is so hot, let's go swimming.
既然天气这么热, 我们去游泳吧。
since
词义辨析:
同义参见:
as
for
while
whereas
back
thank
ago
since[sins]adv.1.■此后,自那以后;后来2.■之前,以前prep.1.■从…至今:There have been many changes since the war.从战争到现在发生了许多变化。2.■自从…,自…算来,自…以来:It has been raining since morning.从早晨到现在一直在下雨。conj.1.■以后,在…以后的时间里:She has rung me once since she left.她离家后给我来过一次电话。2.■[常前接 ever] 自…以来,自…至今:I've been busy ever since I came back.自我回来后一直在忙。3.■因为;既然:Since this is so,it's better to accept it.既来之,则安之。ever since自…以来;一直到今long since很久以前,早已since when自什么时候起,打什么时候开始
sincesince[sins]prep.1.■自... 以来, ...以后since liberation解放以来
词性变化since[sins]conj.1.■从...以来; ...以后2.■因为; 既然; 鉴于We have both changed since we parted.分别以来我们彼此都变了。It was three years since we had been there.我们在那儿已呆了三年。S-that is so, there is no more to be said.既然如此, 再没什么可说的了。since[sins]adv.1.■[和完成时连用](=since then)以后, 后来, 以来2.■以前(=ago)I have not seen him since.(那时)以后我没见到过他。It is two years since (we parted). (=We parted two years since [ago]). 我们是在两年以前分别的。 At first he refused but sincehas accepted.他最初拒绝, 但后来接受了。
preposition, conjunction& adverb
- in the intervening period between (the time mentioned) and the time under consideration, typically the present
自从;从那以后,此后
[as prep.]she has suffered from cystic fibrosis since 1984.
她自1984年起,就得了囊肿性纤维化病。
the worst property slump since the war.
自战争以来最严重的房地产衰退。
I've felt better since I've been here.
自从我到这儿之后,感觉好多了。
[as adv.]she ran away on Friday and we haven't seen her since.
她星期五逃走了,自那以后我们再也没有看见她。 - [conjunction]for the reason that; because
既然;因为
delegates were delighted, since better protection of rhino reserves will help protect other rare species.
代表们很高兴,因为对犀牛保护区的更好保护将有助于保护其他珍稀物种。 - [adverb]ago
之前,以前
the settlement had vanished long since.
这个小居民点很久以前就消失了。
- late Middle English: contraction of obsolete sithence, or from dialect sin (both from dialect sithen 'thereupon, afterwards, ever since')
since
名词 sinbad the sailor:
in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages
同义词:Sinbad
since
■She fell sick last week and has been in bed ever since.
上星期她病了,一直卧床不起。
■I buy two exercise-book two weeks ago, but I haven't buy any since.
两周以前我买了两本练习本,但后来就再没买过练习本。
■I've had to fend for myself since I was14.
从14岁起我就不得不独自生活。
■This land has been in cultivation since the last century.
从上个世纪以来人们一直耕种着这块土地。
■I have fall behind in my work since last week.
从上周起,我在工作中落后了。
■It is30 year since he joined the revolution.
从他参加革命以来,有30年了。
■How long has it been since you've heard from your daughter?
从你上次接到你女儿的信以来有多长时间了?
■I've had nothing to eat since lunchtime.
从午饭时间到现在我什么都没吃。
■He has worked in the factory since last year.
从去年开始,他就在工厂里工作。
■The two political parties have been in conflict since the election.
从大选开始,这两个政党就一直争论不休。
■She's been taking/on anti-depressants since her baby died.
从她的婴儿死亡以後,她就一直服用抗抑郁药。
■I hadn't seen a grasshopper for years since I moved into the city.
从我搬进城里以后,我有好几年没见过蚂蚱了。
■Production has stopped still since the war began.
从战争爆发以来,生产就停止不前。
■Since morning, the wind has shifted about.
从早晨开始,风向已经转过来了。
■She has to stop away from the man since then.
从那以后她不得不躲着那个人。
■He has disappeared for ever since then.
从那以后,他就永远地失踪了。
■Many centuries have passed since that time.
从那时起,几百年过去了。
■He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since.
他两星期以前离开了家,到现在我们一直没有他的消息。
■He's become increasingly withdrawn since his wife's death.
他从妻子死後越来越孤僻了。
■Their enthusiasm has toned down since they discovered the cost.
他们知道了价钱之後心气儿就低了。
■He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since.
他和他的父亲争辩,从此便得罪了父亲。
■His life has been hell since his wife came back.
他妻子回来以后,他的生活苦不堪言。
■He's become a lot more domesticated since his marriage.
他婚后变得非常恋家。
■He hasn't stopped enthusing about his holiday since he returned.
他度假归来,对假日情趣仍津津乐道。
■I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
他很小的时候我就认识他了。
■He has long since been recognized as a great playwright.
他早就被公认为伟大的剧作家了。
■He has come up in the world since he peddled his own baked goods from a pushcart.
他是靠用手推车兜售自己烤制的食品而得以发迹的。
■He promised to go with us, but he has since begged off.
他本来答应跟我们同往,但后来一直借故推辞了。
■He's have to shift for himself since his mother die.
他母亲去世後他只好自谋生计。
■He's been a bit off his oats since his illness.
他生病以来胃口就不大好。
■His study is a chaos: his house keeper has long since given up trying to put his papers in order.
他的书房乱七八糟,他的管家早已放弃为他整理文件了。
■He's gone to bad since he made friends with those people.
他结交那些人后就开始堕落了。
■He has not been able to walk or speak since he had a stroke.
他自从中风以来就一直不能行走和讲话。
■He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department.
他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生。
■He has let himself go a bit since he lost his job.
他自从失业以来变得有点邋遢了。
■He's become very high and mighty since he get that new job.
他自从得到了那份新工作後就变得神气活现。
■Since his illness. He has had to swear off tennis.
他自从患病以来不得不停止打网球。
■He's thinned down a lot since he went on a diet.
他自从节制饮食以来已经瘦了不少。
■He's had nowhere to live since his eviction.
他自从被驱逐出住所以来,就一直无处栖身。
■He says his life has lost meaning since his wife died.
他说自他太太死后,他活着已经没有什么意义。
■Since he left, she's been sitting at home eating her heart out.
他走了以後,她一直坐在家里,心如刀割。
■I've been kicking around Europe since I saw you last.
你我分别以来,我一直在欧洲各地生活。
■The club president has been in since 1979.
俱乐部主任是自1979年选任的。
■I see him the day before yesterday, but have not see him since.
前天我见过他,但后来再没见过他。
■The newspaper's circulation has trebled since last year.
去年以来该报的发行量已增加到原来的三倍。
■Since Mr.Cramer is a traveling salesman, he's often difficult to run to ground.
因为克拉默先生是在各地巡游的推销员,所以常常难以弄清他正在什么地方。
■Since time is limited, I drafted out my speech in10 minutes.
因时间有限,我10分钟内便草拟了一份发言稿。
■Dressing is difficult for her since her accident.
在她出了事故以来,穿衣服一直都很费劲。
■My father has been at rest since I was a girl.
在我还是小女孩时,我父亲就已去世了。
■I had to put on a sweater since it was raining hard outside.
外面在下雨,我不得不套上一件厚运动衫。