Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2005
somehow
以某种方式；用某种办法
核心释义
in one way or another; by some means
- 1.
以某种方式；不知怎地；通过某种途径。
In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
- 2.
以某种不明确的方式或方法
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
- 3.
由于某种不明确的原因
for some unspecified reason
不知怎么地；由于某种原因；以某种方式；不知怎地；通过某种途径。；以某种不明确的方式或方法；由于某种不明确的原因；不知何故
用法In use
Somehow, she found time to bake a cake for the party.
用法提示：句首副词“somehow”表示事情发生的方式不明白。
The keys were missing all morning, but they somehow appeared on the table.
用法提示：“somehow”位于谓语前，表示“用某种办法；不知怎么地”。
I missed the bus, but I somehow got to work on time.
用法提示：“somehow”表示“以某种方式”，强调方式或原因不明。
they managed somehow
he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him
It doesn't seem fair somehow
he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- somehow manage
- 设法做到
- She somehow managed to finish the project on time.她设法按时完成了项目。
- somehow survive
- 勉强存活
- They somehow survived the harsh winter.他们勉强熬过了严冬。
- somehow find
- 设法找到
- He somehow found the missing keys.他设法找到了丢失的钥匙。
- somehow or other
- 不管怎样
- We'll get there somehow or other.我们不管怎样都会到达那里。
- somehow get through
- 设法度过
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
some = 一些, how = 怎么; 合起来就是“不知怎么地”，想象你找不到原因但事情发生了。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral; settings: conversation, narrative, thinking; note: 通常用于口语和书面语，表示‘以某种方式’或‘不知怎地’，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words share the final '-ow' sound /aʊ/ with the second syllable of 'somehow' (/haʊ/). However, the primary stress in 'somehow' is on the first syllable (/ˈsʌm-/), so they are not perfect rhymes. Words like 'know' (/noʊ/) and 'low' (/loʊ/) are spelling lookalikes with different pronunciation.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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