yet是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 still; until the present time -- 还，尚；迄今

  • I haven't spoken to her yet. 我还没和她谈过。

  • He hasn't finished yet. 他还没完成。

  • "Are you ready?" "Not yet - wait a minute." “你准备好了吗？”“还没呢──稍等。”

  • Of all the songs I've heard tonight, that's the best yet. 在我今晚听到的所有歌中，那首是最好的。

  • We haven't needed extra staff as yet, but we may in the future. 到目前为止，我们尚不需要增加员工，但将来也许会需要。

  • No ambulances had as yet managed to get across the river. 到目前为止还没有救护车顺利过河。

• 1 from now and for a particular period of time in the future -- 从现在起至将来某个时间，还

  • She won't be back for a long time yet. 她很长一段时间都不会回来的。

  • Our holiday isn't for weeks yet. 我们的假期还远着呢。

  • They have yet to make a decision. 他们还没有作出决定。

• 2 even at this stage or time -- 仍然，还

  • We could yet succeed - you never know. 我们仍然有可能成功——谁也说不好。

  • You might yet prove me wrong. 你也许还会证明我是错的。

  • He may win yet. 他仍有可能胜出。

• 3 used to add emphasis to words such as another and again, especially to show an increase in amount or the number of times something happens -- 再，还（用于强调 another 或 again 之类的词，尤指数量增加或某事发生频繁）

  • Rachel bought yet another pair of shoes to add to her collection. 雷切尔已经有那么多鞋，居然又买了一双。

  • I'm sorry to bother you yet again. 我很抱歉又来麻烦你。

  • He's given us yet more work to do. 他又给我们布置了很多工作。

• 4 (and) despite that; used to add something that seems surprising because of what you have just said -- 然而，尽管

  • simple yet effective 简单而又高效

  • He's overweight and bald, (and) yet somehow, he's attractive. 他肥胖且秃头，然而不知为何却很有魅力。