英语短语"something like"是口语和书面语中常用的表达,核心含义围绕“相似性”或“近似性”,具体可分为以下几类意思和用法:
用于数词或表示程度的词前,强调“不精确的估计”(类似"about"或"around")。
例子:
The movie is something like 2 hours long.(这部电影大约2小时长。)
It costs something like $100 to fix the bike.(修这辆自行车大约要100美元。)
用于名词前,指“与某类事物相似的东西”,强调“功能或性质相近”。
例子:
Do you have something like a screwdriver? I need to tighten this screw.(你有类似螺丝刀的东西吗?我要拧这个螺丝。)
I’m craving something like chocolate—something sweet.(我想吃点类似巧克力的东西——甜的就行。)
用于描述人或事物的特征,强调“部分相似”(类似"a bit like"或"sort of like")。
例子:
Her laugh is something like a bell—clear and bright.(她的笑声有点像铃声——清脆明亮。)
He’s something like his father—both are quiet but kind.(他有点像他父亲——两人都沉默但善良。)
例子:
A: Did you go to the park yesterday?(你昨天去公园了吗?)
B: Something like that—I walked around the lake nearby.(差不多吧——我去附近湖边走了走。)
I need to buy groceries—milk, bread, eggs, something like that.(我要买些 groceries——牛奶、面包、鸡蛋之类的。)
与"like something"的区别:"like something"是“喜欢某物”(动词短语),而"something like"是“类似某物”(介词短语)。
I like something spicy.(我喜欢辣的东西。) vs I want something like spicy noodles.(我想要类似辣面条的东西。)
与"nothing like"的对比:"nothing like"表示“完全不像;一点也不”(否定形式)。
This coffee is nothing like the one I had yesterday—it’s too bitter.(这杯咖啡完全不像我昨天喝的——太苦了。)
"something like"的核心是“近似”或“相似”,具体含义需结合语境判断:
接数词→大约;
接名词→类似的事物;
接描述性内容→有点像;
搭配"that"→诸如此类。
它是口语中简化表达的常用短语,尤其适合不确定或需要模糊描述的场景~