短语 | sb / sth has yet to do sth |
释义 | sb / sth has yet to do sth formalused to say that someone has not done something, or that something has not happened when you think it should already have been done or have happened某人还没有做某事〔表示认为该做而未做〕:•I have yet to hear Ray's version of what happened.我还没有听过雷对所发生的事情的说法。•The bank has yet to respond to our letter.银行还没有回复我们的信。 GRAMMAR In spoken English, yet usually comes at the end of the clause. 在英语口语中,yet 一般置于从句末尾:•I haven't finished my homework yet.我还没有做完我的家庭作业。•We don't know whether she'll come yet.我们还不知道她是否会来。It can also come after 'don't', 'hasn't' etc, or before 'why', 'whether' etc. yet 也可跟在 don't,hasn't 等之后,或置于 why,whether 等之前:•They don't yet know the full facts.他们还没有了解全部情况。•I haven't decided yet whether to take part in the competition.我还没有决定是否参加比赛。In writing or more formal speech, yet can come after 'not'. 在书面语或较为正式的讲话中,yet 可以跟在 not 后面:•We do not yet have a solution to this problem.我们还没有解决这个问题的方法。 CHOICE yet, still, already:Yet is used to say that something has not happened or a situation has not started to exist, or to ask if something has happened.yet 表示某事还未发生,或某种情形还没开始出现,或者询问某事是否已经发生:•It isn't time to go yet.还没有到走的时间。•Have you seen him yet?你已经见到他了吗?Still is used to say that an earlier situation has not changed.still 表示原有的状况没有改变:•My parents were still asleep (NOT yet asleep).我的父母还睡着。•I still don't understand.我还是不明白。Already is used to emphasize that something has happened or a situation has started to exist.already 强调某事已经发生,或者某种情况已经开始存在:•He had already published two novels.他已经出版了两本小说。•They already knew one another.他们都已经互相认识了。It is also used in questions to show surprise that something has happened sooner than expected.它也可以用在疑问句中,表示因某事比预计发生的时间要早而感到惊讶:•Have you been there already?你已经去过那里啦? |
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