| 单词 | so |
| 释义 | adverb | conjunction | adjective | interjection | noun soso1 /soʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1[+ adj./adv.] used to emphasize a quality or describe a particular degree of a quality: I felt so sick yesterday. I never knew Rob could sing so well. Why are you so mad at me? Do we have to leave so early? Thank you so much! There were so many people there. Why was so little time spent on this? So few people really understand what we’re doing. Inside, the house is not so impressive. → see Word Choice at such12so tall/fat/tired etc. (that) used to say that because someone or something is very tall, fat, etc., something happens or someone does something: He was so weak that he could hardly stand up. It’s so simple even a child could use it.3a word meaning “also,” used before a modal verb, an auxiliary verb, or a form of “be” to add a positive statement to another positive statement that has just been mentioned: Ashley’s a great swimmer, and so is her brother. “I have a lot to do today.” “So do I.” Average incomes have risen recently, but so have prices.so will/can/should etc. somebody/something If you’re having dessert, then so will I.4used to talk about an idea, suggestion, situation, etc. that has been mentioned before: “He’s a better player than I am.” “Maybe so.” If you haven’t chosen, please do so now. I didn’t understand his instructions and said so.think/hope/suppose etc. so “Is it supposed to rain tomorrow?” “No, I don’t think so.”so I hear/so it seems etc. “We’re moving next month.” “So I hear.”5and so forth (and so on) (also and so on (and so forth)) used after a list to show that there are other similar things that could also be mentioned, without actually naming them: The study included women of different ages, races, and so forth.6...or so used when you cannot be exact about a number, amount, or period of time: We’re leaving in five minutes or so.7so to speak spoken used when you are saying something in words that do not have their usual meaning: We have to pull down the barriers, so to speak, of poverty.8not so much ... as... used to say that one description of someone or something is less appropriate or correct than another: I’m not so much angry as disappointed.9without so much as a something (also not so much as a something) used when you are surprised or annoyed that someone did not do something: The car survived the accident without so much as a dent. I never received so much as a reply.10so ... as to be something formal used with two adjectives or adverbs with similar meanings, to emphasize how extreme a particular quality is: The insect is so small as to be almost invisible.11so ... a something formal used to emphasize an adjective, especially when what is being mentioned is surprising or unusual: He had never spoken to so large a crowd before.12so much the better used to say that if something happens, it will make the situation even better than it already is: You can use dried parsley, but if you have fresh, so much the better.13so as (not) to do something formal in order to do something, or not to do something: Work carefully so as not to tear the delicate material.14only so much/many used to say that there is only a limited quantity of something: There’s only so much rudeness that I’m willing to tolerate.15not so ... as somebody/something formal used in comparisons to say that someone or something has less of a particular quality than another person or thing SYN not as ... as somebody/something16formal used to emphasize the degree to which someone experiences a particular feeling: I so enjoy her company.SPOKEN PHRASES17used to introduce the next part of a story you are telling someone: So anyway, we decided to go to a movie.18used to get someone’s attention, especially in order to ask a question: So, Lisa, how’s the new job going?19used with a movement of your hand to show how big, high, etc. something or someone is SYN this: Oh, he must be about so tall.20used to check that you understand something: So this one’s the original, and this one’s the copy, right?21used when asking a question about what has just been said: “He’s gone to Atlanta on business.” “So when will he be back?”22like so used when you are showing someone how to do something: Then turn the paper over and fold it, like so.23so much for something used to say that something you tried to do did not work as it was supposed to, or that something that was promised did not happen: The gate was unlocked. So much for security.24so long! informal a friendly way of saying goodbye25so be it used to show that you do not like or agree with something, but you will accept it anyway: If we have to break the rules, then so be it.26I do so/it is so etc. used especially by children to say that something is true, can be done, etc. when someone else says that it is not, cannot, etc. SYN too: “You don’t know how to ride a bike.” “I do so!”27not so good/well/bad etc. used to mean the opposite of a particular quality, without saying this directly, especially when you were expecting something else: The results are not so good (=they are fairly bad). The food here is not so bad (=it is fairly good).28informal used like “definitely” before phrases to emphasize what you are saying: Orange is just so not the right color for Kari. I am so going to punish you for that.29somebody/something is so Bob/L.A./'80s etc. slang used to say that someone or something is typical of or appropriate for a particular person, place, style, etc.: Jenna’s attitude is so L.A. That dress is so you!30so help me (God) used to emphasize how determined you are: So help me, I’m going to make sure it doesn’t happen again. [Origin: Old English swa] → see also even so at even1 (5), so far at far1 (6), just so at just1 (29), as/so long as at long2 (5) adverb | conjunction | adjective | interjection | noun soso2 ●●● S1 W1 conjunction 1used to give the reason why something happens, why someone does something, etc. SYN therefore: I got hungry, so I made a sandwich. There were no buses, so we walked.► see thesaurus at therefore2so (that) a)in order to make something happen, make something possible, etc.: I lowered my voice so she wouldn’t hear. Can I borrow your map so that I don’t get lost? b)used to say that something happens as a result of something else SYN with the result that: Nobody spoke to me, so that I felt unwelcome.SPOKEN PHRASES3so (what)? (also so what if...?) informal used to say in a slightly rude way that you do not think that something is important: “He’s taller than you.” “So what?” So what if we’re a little late?4informal used for saying that you accept a fact but do not think it is important: So I made a mistake – I’m only human. adverb | conjunction | adjective | interjection | noun soso3 ●●● S2 adjective [not before noun] 1true or correct: Please, say it isn’t so! “Kaye said she fixed the car herself.” “Is that so?” Did you do it, and if so, why?2used instead of repeating an adjective that you have mentioned before: She’s upset and understandably so.more so/less so/too much so etc. She feels relaxed here, even more so than at home. “You’re serious, aren’t you?” “Very much so.”3be just/exactly so to be arranged neatly, with everything in the right place: Everything on Maxine’s desk has to be just so. → see also so-so adverb | conjunction | adjective | interjection | noun soso4 ●●○ interjection used, often in a joking way, to show surprise or that you have found something out about someone: So! This is where you’ve been hiding. adverb | conjunction | adjective | interjection | noun soso5 noun [singular] eng. lang. arts the fifth note in a musical scale according to the sol-fa system SYN sol |
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