1.something用作副词，表示“几分”、“有点”、“稍微”、“大约”的意思。例：
The book cost something over ￡3.
In something under half an hour there was a knock at the door.
2.something like表示“几分像”、“有点像”、“大约”的意思。例：
The building looks something like a church.
He earns something like ￡35000.
四、与something的固定搭配，表示各种特殊意思
1.make something of表示“使有用”、“使成为有用的人”、“把……当作了不得的事”的意思。例：
When girls see another girl with a boy,they often try to make something of it.
姑娘们看到有谁跟小伙子在一起，常会小题大做一番的。
2.make something of oneself表示“获得成功”的意思。例：
He’s a clever boy—I hope he’ll make something of himself.
3.make something out of表示“因……而挑起对抗”的意思。例：
Do you want to make something out of it？
4.or something表示“诸如此类的什么”的意思。例：
The pipe would kink,or burst,or something.
5.quite（really） something表示“值得注意的事”的意思。例：
The party was quite(really) something.
6.see something of somebody表示“不时见到某人”的意思。例：
If you’re going to be in London next year perhaps we may see something of each other.
7.something of a(an)+n表示“可以说是一个……”的意思。例：
Dr. James is a scholar and something of a philosopher.
8.something of the kind表示“如此之类的人或物”的意思。例：
He is an engineer,or something of the kind.
9.something or other表示“一件什么东西”的意思。例：
I’m sure I’ve lost something or other.
10.something tells me...表示“我认为”的意思。例：
Something tells me my watch isn’t quite right.
11.something to do with表示“与……有关系的人或物”的意思。例：
His business has something to do with oil.
12.something to write home about表示“非常出色的事”的意思。例：
The concert was something to write home about.
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