| 单词 | then |
| 释义 | then /dhen/, adv. 1. at that time: Prices were lower then. 2. immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. 3. next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. 4. at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray. 5. next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother. 6. in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well. 7. in that case; as a consequence; in those circumstances: If you're sick, then you should stay in bed. 8. since that is so; as it appears; therefore: You have, then, found the mistake? You are leaving tonight then. 9. but then, but on the other hand: I found their conversation very dull, but then I have different tastes. 10. then and there, at that precise time and place; at once; on the spot: I started to pack my things right then and there. Also, there and then. adj. 11. being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated: the then prime minister. n. 12. that time: We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell. [bef. 900; ME then(ne), than(n)e, OE thonne, thanne, thaenne; cf. THAN; akin to THAT] Syn. 8. See therefore. |
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