Word · Frequency #1359
somewhere
/ˈsʌmwer/
noun
某处；某个地方
an unspecified or unknown place
- 1.
Unspecified or unknown (unlocated) place or location.
- 2.
an indefinite or unknown location
不确定或未知的地点
不确定或未知的地点
In use
Let's find somewhere quiet to talk.
I need somewhere to stay for the night.
We finally found somewhere to park.
they moved to somewhere in Spain
somewhere + to + infinitive
表示目的，"to"不可省略。
I need somewhere to sleep.
我需要某个睡觉的地方。
somewhere + (that) + clause
"that"可省略。
Let's find somewhere we can talk.
我们找个可以谈话的地方吧。
somewhere + else
表示另一个地方。
Connections
Collocations
- go somewhere
- 去某处
- Let's go somewhere quiet.我们去个安静的地方吧。
- somewhere else
- 别的地方
- I'd rather be somewhere else.我宁愿在别的地方。
- somewhere in
- 在……中某处
- The key is somewhere in this room.钥匙在这个房间的某个地方。
- get somewhere
- 有所进展
- We are finally getting somewhere with this project.我们这个项目终于有进展了。
- look somewhere
- 在某处寻找
- I need to look somewhere for my phone.我需要找个地方找我的手机。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
some（某个）+where（地方）→某处
Context & Register
Neutral register; widely used in both spoken and written English to denote an unspecified or unknown location.
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'somewhere' (ending in /wɛr/ or /ðɛr/). Beware of 'here' (/hɪr/) which shares spelling but not sound.
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。
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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