Word · Frequency #7642
sometime
/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/
adverb
在某个时候；某时
核心释义
at some indefinite or unstated time in the past or future
- 1.
在过去或未来某个不确定但已说明的时间。
At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
- 2.
在某个不确定或未说明的时间
at some indefinite or unstated time
在过去或未来某个不确定但已说明的时间。；在某个不确定或未说明的时间；改天；来日
用法In use
Let's meet sometime next week to discuss the project.
用法提示：sometime 作副词，表示不确定的某个时间。
She said she would visit us sometime in the summer.
用法提示：副词 sometime 修饰动词 visit，指将来某个未具体说明的时间。
We should go hiking together sometime.
用法提示：sometime 作副词，意为“在某个时候”，表示不定时间。
let's get together sometime
everything has to end sometime
It was to be printed sometime later
sometime + time expression
sometime 放在时间短语前面，指该时间段内不确指的某一时刻，后面可接 next week、in July、in 2019 等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sometime soon
- 不久的某个时候
- Let's have lunch together sometime soon.我们不久的某个时候一起吃午饭吧。
- sometime next week
- 下周某个时候
- I can finish the report sometime next week.我可以在下周某个时候完成报告。
- sometime in the future
- 将来的某个时候
- We may travel to Mars sometime in the future.我们可能在将来的某个时候去火星旅行。
- visit sometime
- 某个时候拜访
- You should visit our office sometime.你应该某个时候来我们办公室看看。
- happen sometime
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个时钟，所有数字都换成问号，代表不确定的时间。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral; 用于一般场合
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于句末
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-time' and rhyme with 'sometime' (stressed /taɪm/). Note that 'sometimes' (/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/) looks similar but has an extra /z/ sound, so it does not rhyme exactly.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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