| 词组 | another |
| 释义 | another ◊ used to mean 'one more' Another thing or person of a particular kind means one more thing or person of that kind. Another is usually followed by a singular count noun. Could I have another cup of coffee? He opened another shop last month. You can use another with 'few' or a number in front of a plural count noun. Within another few minutes reports of attacks began to come in. The woman lived for another ten days. ◊ WARNING You do not use another immediately in front of a plural count noun or an uncount noun. You do not say, for example, 'Another men came into the room'. You say 'More men came into the room'. More officers will be brought in as and when circumstances dictate. We need more information. ◊ used to mean 'different' Another thing or person also means a different thing or person from the one you have been talking about. It all happened in another country. He mentioned the work of another colleague, John Lyons. Some other is sometimes used with a similar meaning. I will have to think of some other way of getting across to Europe. They talked about some other guy they knew. ◊ WARNING As with the previous meaning, you do not use another in front of a plural count noun or an uncount noun. You do not say, for example, 'They arrange things better in another countries'. You say 'They arrange things better in other countries'. Other people must have thought like this. ...toys, paints, books and other equipment. ◊ used as a pronoun Another is sometimes used as a pronoun. I saw one girl whispering to another. |
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