something

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pron. 某事；某物；想來(lái)重要（或值得注意）的事物；（數(shù)目）若干，大致，左右；有點(diǎn)像；真不錯(cuò)；(想法或建議)）有道理；諸如此類(lèi)的東西
adv. 很，非常；有點(diǎn)，稍微

something的基本意思是“某物,某事”,主要用于肯定句中,在否定句或疑問(wèn)句中通常用anything。有時(shí)為了表示一種較肯定的意味或提出申請(qǐng)等, something也可用于非肯定句中。
something用作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式,其相應(yīng)的代詞也用單數(shù)形式。
something有形容詞修飾時(shí)定語(yǔ)應(yīng)后置。
something也可作“重要的事物〔人〕,有一定意義的事物”解。
something用作先行詞,作“某物,某事”解時(shí)其后的關(guān)系代詞只能用that; 作“重要的事物〔人〕,有一定意義的事物”解時(shí)其后的關(guān)系代詞可用which。
在反意疑問(wèn)句中,當(dāng)陳述部分的主語(yǔ)是something時(shí),在非正式語(yǔ)體中附加問(wèn)句的代詞用it。

You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is.
You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact.
If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them.
You can use something in expressions like "that's something" when you think that a situation is not very good but is better than it might have been.
If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art.
If you say that there is something in an idea or suggestion, you mean that it is quite good and should be considered seriously.
You use something in expressions such as "or something" and "or something like that" to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
something like&rarrsee like