单词 | then |
释义 | then I. 1. < the situation as it then was > < science as it was then taught > 2. < walked to the door, then turned > < first left, then right > < then came the thunder > — used often to imply a causal or other relation to the preceding < come closer, then I won't have to shout > 3. a. < a hill, then a river valley, then another hill > b. < and then there is the interest to be paid > 4. a. < keep it, then, if you want to > < if he didn't take it, then who did > < hurry, then, if you're coming with us > < what if there should be a fire, what then > — used after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement < it's true he lost the race, but then he never really expected to win it > b. < you did go, then, after all > < your mind is made up, then > c. < these, then, are the things you must do > < the cause of the accident, then, seems to be established > d. < if the angles are equal, then their complements are equal > • - and then some II. obsolete III. < till then, who knew the force of those dire arms — John Milton > < we should get there long before then > < they were friends from then on > IV. < the then current of opinion > < the then secretary of state > V. dialect variant of than |
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