yet
- conj.然而;但是
- adv.还;现在;更;迄今为止,到当时为止;马上;早晚,总有一天;即刻;用于否定句和疑问句,谈论尚未发生但可能发生的事;从现在起直至某一时间
adv.
(用于否定句和疑问句,谈论尚未发生但可能发生的事)
used in negative sentences and questions to talk about sth that has not happened but that you expect to happen
I haven't received a letter from him yet.
我还没有收到他的信呢。
I didn't receive a letter from him yet.
我还没有收到过他的信。
‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’
“你准备好了吗?”“还没有。”
We have yet to decide what action to take (= We have not decided what action to take) .
我们尚未决定采取何种行动。
现在;即刻;马上
now; as soon as this
Don't go yet.
先别走。
We don't need to start yet.
我们不必马上开始。
从现在起直至某一时间;还
from now until the period of time mentioned has passed
He'll be busy for ages yet.
他还要忙很长一段时间。
They won't arrive for at least two hours yet.
他们至少要过两个小时才能到。
(表示将来可能发生,尽管现在似乎没有可能)早晚,总有一天
used to say that sth could, might, etc. happen in the future, even though it seems unlikely
We may win yet.
我们迟早会赢的。
She could yet surprise us all.
总有一天,她会让我们都大吃一惊。
迄今为止,到当时为止(最好或最长等的)
the best, longest, etc. thing of its kind made, produced, written, etc. until now/then
the most comprehensive study yet of his music
迄今为止对他的音乐最为全面的研究
It was the highest building yet constructed.
这是到当时为止所建的最高的建筑物。
(强调次数或数量的增加)
used to emphasize an increase in number or amount or the number of times sth happens
snow, snow and yet more snow
下雪,下雪,还要下雪
yet another diet book
又是一本关于节食的书
Prices were cut yet again (= once more, after many other times) .
物价再一次降低。
(强调程度的增加)更
used to emphasize an increase in the degree of sth (= how bad, important, etc. it is)
a recent and yet more improbable theory
一个新近提出的但更加不切实际的理论
until now or until a particular time in the past
一篇尚未发表的报告
an as yet unpublished report
As yet little was known of the causes of the disease.
当时人们对这种疾病的起因几乎一无所知。
conj.
但是;然而
despite what has just been said
It's a small car, yet it's surprisingly spacious.
这辆汽车不大,然而却出奇地宽敞。
He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money.
他有份好工作,然而他却好像总也没有钱。
yet
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ADV (用于否定句中表示某事尚未发生但有可能发生,在疑问句中用来询问某事是否已发生。英国英语中,表示此义时通常不与一般过去时连用)尚(未),还,仍
You use yet in negative statements to indicate that something has not happened up to the present time, although it probably will happen. You can also use yet in questions to ask if something has happened up to the present time. In British English the simple past tense is not normally used with this meaning of 'yet'.They haven't finished yet...
他们还没有完成。
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ADV (与谈论过去的否定句连用,表示当时并非如此)还,尚(未)
You use yet with a negative statement when you are talking about the past, to report something that was not the case then, although it became the case later.There was so much that Sam didn't know yet...
还有很多是萨姆当时不知道的。
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英国英语中,yet和already通常用于现在完成时。例如,Have they said sorry or not yet(他们是否已经道过歉了),I have already started knitting baby clothes(我已经开始织婴儿衣服了)。这种用法在英国英语中越来越普遍。在美国英语中,一般使用过去时:I didn't get any sleep yet(我还没合过眼),She already told the neighbors not to come(她已经告诉邻居们不要过来了)。
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ADV (用于否定句,表示某事以后会做但现在不该或不能做)还,尚
If you say that something should not or cannot be done yet, you mean that it should not or cannot be done now, although it will have to be done at a later time.Don't get up yet...
先不要起床。
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ADV (用于最高级后,表示到目前为止最差或最好)迄今为止,到目前为止
You use yet after a superlative to indicate, for example, that something is the worst or the best of its kind up to the present time.This is the BBC's worst idea yet...
这是到目前为止英国广播公司的最糟糕的点子。
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ADV (用于表示仍有可能)还是,仍然
You can use yet to say that there is still a possibility that something will happen.Like the best stories, this one may yet have a happy end...
就像最精彩的故事那样,这个故事也许仍会有个美好的结局。
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ADV (用于表示一段时间的表达后,表示时间的延续)还要,还
You can use yet after expressions which refer to a period of time, when you want to say how much longer a situation will continue for.Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet...
失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。
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ADV (表示从未做过某事,尤指惊人的事或坏事)还未,尚未
If you say that you have yet to do something, you mean that you have never done it, especially when this is surprising or bad.She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband...
她还从没和她的丈夫一起过过圣诞节。
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CONJ-COORD (用于引出颇令人惊讶的事实)可是却,却又
You can use yet to introduce a fact which is rather surprising after the previous fact you have just mentioned.I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16...
我吃得并不多,但是却穿16码的衣服。
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ADV (用于强调,尤指相对于以前同类事物更为极端等)还要,甚至,更
You can use yet to emphasize a word, especially when you are saying that something is surprising because it is more extreme than previous things of its kind, or a further case of them.Yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit...
更为大型的卫星将被送入轨道。
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PHRASE (用于否定句)迄今为止,目前为止
You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident...
目前尚不清楚撞车是否是由事故引起的。
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- to a greater degree or extent;used with comparisons
- looked sick and felt even worse
- an even (or still) more interesting problem
- still another problem must be solved
- a yet sadder tale
- Synonym: even still
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- despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
- while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
- he was a stern yet fair master
- granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
- Synonym: however nevertheless withal still all the same even so nonetheless notwithstanding
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- up to the present time
- I have yet to see the results
- details are yet to be worked out
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- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- So far he hasn't called
- the sun isn't up yet
- Synonym: so far thus far up to now hitherto heretofore as yet til now until now
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- used after a superlative
- this is the best so far
- the largest drug bust yet
- Synonym: so far
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- within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
- he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves
- sooner or later you will have to face the facts
- in time they came to accept the harsh reality
- Synonym: in time
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He has a good job , and yet he never seems to have any money .
他有份好工作,然而他却好像总也没有钱。
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It 's a small car , yet it 's surprisingly spacious .
这辆汽车不大,然而却出奇地宽敞。
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They haven 't yet put a price on the business .
他们还没有给这笔生意开价。
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You 're good for a few years yet .
你还可以活上几年。
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We haven 't won yet , not by any means .
我们离成功还远着呢。
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You don 't need to leave yet , do you ?
你不必现在就走吧?
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Details of the government report have not yet been made public .
政府报告的细节尚未公布。
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Has he made it up with her yet ?
他跟她和好了吗?
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I can 't give you the money just yet .
我这会儿还不能给你钱。
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Have you had your results yet ?
你知道考试成绩了吗?
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I 've yet to see all the players in action .
我还得看所有参赛者的实地比赛。
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We haven 't found a home for all our books yet .
我们还没找到存放全部书籍的地方。
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As yet little was known of the causes of the disease .
当时人们对这种疾病的起因几乎一无所知。
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Time 's up ─ have you worked out the answer yet ?
时间到了,你得出答案了没有?
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I haven 't found anything out about him yet .
我还没有发现有关他的什么情况。
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They won 't arrive for at least two hours yet .
他们至少要过两个小时才能到。
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I 'm not old enough for my bus pass yet !
我还不到领取免费乘车票的年龄。
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The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US .
这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
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We have yet to decide what action to take .
我们尚未决定采取何种行动。
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The cause of the fire is not yet known .
火灾的原因尚不清楚。
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Have you sent in your application yet ?
你把申请书寄去了没有?
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The merger is by no means a done deal yet .
合并之事远未成定局。
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Can she tell the time yet ?
她会看钟表了吗?
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Have they made it up yet ?
他们和解了吗?
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We don 't need to start yet .
我们不必马上开始。
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A date for the meeting has yet to be determined .
会议日期尚待确定。
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They haven 't set a date for their wedding yet .
他们还没有确定婚期。
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They haven 't set a date for the wedding yet .
他们尚未确定举行婚礼的日期。
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It worries me that he hasn 't come home yet .
他还没有回家,这叫我放心不下。
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Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet ?
你选了论文的暂定题目吗?
指原有的状况仍未改变,或某种情形仍在继续,可用于肯定句、否定句及疑问句中。
The snake is still alive.
这条蛇还活着。
The gun was still in his hand, the horse still beside him.
枪还在他手中,马也还在他身边。
Do you still have Beck's phone number?
你还留着贝克的电话号码吗?
指某事尚未发生或完成,或某种情形尚未出现,也可用于询问某事是否已经发生,多用于否定句和疑问句中。
The task is not yet finished.
任务尚未完成。
Have the kids come home yet?
孩子们已经回家了吗?
His future has not yet been determined, but he may study science.
他的未来尚未确定,不过他可能会学理科。
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