英语单词

yet是什么意思

yet

英[jet] |美[jɛt]
    adv.但是;还;已经;又,再
    conj.然而,但是
日语:まだ 法语:encore 德语:noch 韩语:아직 俄语:todavía

牛津词典

adv.

  1. (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
    1. I haven't received a letter from him yet.
      我还没有收到他的信呢。
    2. I didn't receive a letter from him yet.
      我还没有收到过他的信。
    3. ‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’
      “你准备好了吗?”“还没有。”
    4. 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。
  2. 现在;即刻;马上
    now; as soon as this
    1. Don't go yet.
      先别走。
    2. We don't need to start yet.
      我们不必马上开始。
  3. 从现在起直至某一时间;还
    from now until the period of time mentioned has passed
    1. He'll be busy for ages yet.
      他还要忙很长一段时间。
    2. They won't arrive for at least two hours yet.
      他们至少要过两个小时才能到。
  4. (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
    1. We may win yet.
      我们迟早会赢的。
    2. She could yet surprise us all.
      总有一天,她会让我们都大吃一惊。
  5. 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
    1. the most comprehensive study yet of his music
      迄今为止对他的音乐最为全面的研究
    2. It was the highest building yet constructed.
      这是到当时为止所建的最高的建筑物。
  6. (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
    1. snow, snow and yet more snow
      下雪,下雪,还要下雪
    2. yet another diet book
      又是一本关于节食的书
    3. Prices were cut yet again (= once more, after many other times) .
      物价再一次降低。
  7. (强调程度的增加)更
    used to emphasize an increase in the degree of sth (= how bad, important, etc. it is)
    1. a recent and yet more improbable theory
      一个新近提出的但更加不切实际的理论

conj.

  1. 但是;然而
    despite what has just been said
    1. It's a small car, yet it's surprisingly spacious.
      这辆汽车不大,然而却出奇地宽敞。
    2. 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。


网络解释

adv. 还;但是;已经conj. 但是;然而 n. (Yet)人名;(东南亚国家华语)一



双语例句

  1. They haven't finished yet
    他们还没有完成。
  2. No decision has yet been made
    尚未作出决定。
  3. She hasn't yet set a date for her marriage
    她还没选定结婚的日子。
  4. 'Has the murderer been caught?' — 'Not yet.'
    “抓住凶手了吗?”——“还没有。”
  5. Have you met my husband yet?
    “你见过我丈夫了吗?”
  6. Hammer-throwing for women is not yet a major event.
    女子链球运动还不是主要的赛事。
  7. There was so much that Sam didn't know yet
    还有很多是萨姆当时不知道的。
  8. He had asked around and learned that Billy was not yet here.
    他四处询问,得知比利还没到这儿。
  9. Don't get up yet
    先不要起床。
  10. The hostages cannot go home just yet
    人质目前还不能回家。
  11. We should not yet abandon this option for the disposal of highly radioactive waste.
    我们还不能放弃选择这种方式来处理高辐射废料。
  12. 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。
  13. Her latest novel is her best yet.
    她的最新小说是她迄今为止最好的一部。
  14. 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。
  15. A negotiated settlement might yet be possible.
    也许仍有可能通过磋商达成协议。
  16. Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet
    失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。
  17. Nothing will happen for a few years yet
    几年内还不会有什么事发生。
  18. They'll be ages yet.
    他们还得好长时间呢。
  19. 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。
  20. He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win.
    他已经3次获奥斯卡提名,但从未获奖。
  21. 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。
  22. They were terrified James would die — yet there were moments when they almost wished he would
    他们很害怕詹姆斯会死——然而,有那么几个瞬间,他们几乎是希望他会死。
  23. It is completely waterproof, yet light and comfortable.
    它防水性能非常好,但却轻巧舒适。
  24. Yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit
    更为大型的卫星将被送入轨道。
  25. I saw yet another doctor
    我又看了一个医生。
  26. They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention
    他们会指责我,或者更糟糕的是,干脆对我毫不理睬。
  27. By then governments may have woken up to a yet more radical option
    到那时政府可能已经意识到该采取更为激进的手段。
  28. It is plain to see we will not have anything to eat yet again.
    很明显我们又将没有任何东西可吃了。
  29. 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。
  30. We have not as yet received a response.
    我们还未收到回复。


语源

Old English gīt(a), of unknown origin


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