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    then 的英语意思

    thenthen1 /ðen/ adverb 查看全部语言翻译1at a particular time in the past or future在过去或将来的某一特定时刻:  I wish I had known then what I know now.我真希望当时就知道我现在所知道的。 It was then that I realised she’d tricked me.就在那时,我才意识到她欺骗了我。 He started his career in St Petersburg – or Leningrad as it then was.他在圣彼得堡——也就是当时的列宁格勒——开始了他的职业生涯。by/until/since then They’re sending out the results next week, so we won’t know anything until then.他们下周才会发出结果,所以在那之前我们什么都不会知道。 It was late evening when the doctor arrived, and by then it was too late.医生到达时已是深夜,而那时一切都已经太迟了。 That was in 1970. Since then the place has changed a lot.那是1970年的事了。从那以后,这个地方发生了很大的变化。 They met in 1942 and from then on (=starting at that time) they were firm friends.他们在1942年相识,从那以后(=从那时起)便成了挚友。 Silently she closed the door. Just then she heard a noise.她悄悄地关上了门。就在这时,她听到了一声响。 I was paid £1,000, which was a lot of money back then (=a long time ago when things were different) in the 1950s.我得到了1000英镑的报酬,那在当时(=很久以前,情况还不一样的时候)的1950年代算是一大笔钱。2used to say what happens next or what you do next用于说明接下来发生什么或接下来要做什么:  Mix the flour and butter, then add the eggs.将面粉和黄油混合,然后加入鸡蛋。 Byron travelled to Italy and then to Greece.拜伦前往意大利,然后又去了希腊。3 a)used when saying what the result of a situation or action will be用于说明某一情况或行动的结果将会是什么:  If you won’t tell him, then I will.如果你不告诉他,那我来说。 Start off early, then you won’t have to rush.早点出发,那样就不用赶时间了。 b)spoken口语 used when you think that something is probably true because of what you know about the situation用于根据对情况的了解,认为某事很可能属实时:  Still in your pyjamas? Have you just got out of bed then?还穿着睡衣呢?那你是刚起床吗?4but then (again) used to say that although something is true, something else is also true which makes the first thing seem less important用于说明尽管某事属实,但另一件同样属实的事使前者显得不那么重要:  William didn’t succeed first time, but then very few people do.威廉第一次没有成功,不过话说回来,极少有人一次就能成功。 Elaine’s father might lend them the money, but then again he might not.伊莱恩的父亲也许会借钱给他们,不过话说回来,他也可能不借。5spoken口语 a)used at the beginning of a conversation or activity用于对话或活动的开头:  Now then, what would you like to do today?好了,今天你想做什么? Right then, shall we start?好,我们开始吧? b)used at the end of a conversation, especially to show that something has been agreed用于对话结尾,尤其表示某事已达成一致:  Good, that’s settled then. We’ll all meet here next Wednesday.好,那就这么定了。我们下周三都在这里碰面。 Okay then, I’ll see you at work.好吧,那工作时见。 c)used to show that you are saying something because of what someone has just said用于表示你是因对方刚才所说的话而做出回应:  ‘We’re late.’ ‘We’d better hurry, then.’"我们迟到了。""那我们最好快点。" ‘Friday’s no good.’ ‘Then how about Saturday?’"周五不行。""那周六怎么样?"6used to add something to what you have just mentioned用于在刚才提到的事物之外再添加其他内容:  We have to invite your parents and my parents, and then there’s your brother.我们得邀请你的父母和我的父母,再说还有你兄弟呢。7used to refer back to what you have just been talking about用于回指刚才谈论的内容:  This then was the situation facing the government at the end of the war.这便是战争结束时政府所面临的局势。8then and there (also there and then) immediately立即:  He wasn’t prepared to wait – he wanted the money then and there.他不想等——他要当场立即拿到钱。 (every) now and then at now1(5)
    thenthen2 adjective [only before noun] used when mentioning the person who had a particular job, title, or position at a time in the past用于提及过去某一时期担任特定职位、头衔或职务的人:  a visit to China by the then US President, Richard Nixon时任美国总统理查德·尼克松对中国的访问