词组 | somewhere |
释义 | somewhere You use somewhere to talk about a place without saying exactly where you mean. I was somewhere in Greenwich Village. They lived somewhere near Bournemouth. He had to go off somewhere else for an appointment. ◊ WARNING You do not usually use somewhere in negative sentences. You do not say, for example, 'I can't find my hat somewhere'. You say 'I can't find my hat anywhere'. I changed my mind and decided not to go anywhere. There is not a sound anywhere. In questions, you can use somewhere or anywhere. If you are expecting the answer 'yes', you usually use somewhere. If you do not know whether the answer will be 'yes' or 'no', you can use either somewhere or anywhere. Are you taking a trip somewhere? Would there be a file on me somewhere? Is there an ashtray anywhere? ◊ 'someplace' Some American speakers say someplace instead of 'somewhere'. She had seen it someplace before. Why don't you boys sit someplace else? Someplace is sometimes written as some place. Why don't we go some place where it's quieter? |
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