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preposition conjunction adverb 🔑 sinceBrE /sɪns/NAmE /sɪns/ preposition🔑 () from a time in the past until a later past time, or until now 自…以后；从…以来◆She's been off work since Tuesday. 星期二以来她一直没上班。◆We've lived here since 2006. 从 2006 年开始我们便住在这里。◆I haven't eaten since breakfast. 早饭以后我还没吃过东西呢。◆He's been working in a bank since leaving school. 他中学毕业以后一直在一家银行工作。◆Since the party she had only spoken to him once. 那次聚会以后，她只和他说过一次话。◆'They've split up.' ' Since when? ' “他们分手了。” “什么时候的事儿？”◆That was years ago. I've changed jobs since then. 那是多年以前的事了。自那以来我已经换过几个工作了。 HELP Use for, not since, with a period of time. 指一段时间用 for，不用 since◆I've been learning English for five years. 我学英语已经五年了。◆ I've been learning English since five years. ~ when? used when you are showing that you are angry about sth （表示气愤）何曾，什么时候◆Since when did he ever listen to me? 他什么时候听过我的话？ 🔑 sinceBrE /sɪns/NAmE /sɪns/ conjunction🔑 () from an event in the past until a later past event, or until now 从…以后；自…以来◆Cath hasn't phoned since she went to Berlin. 卡思自从去了柏林还没有打来过电话。◆It was the first time I'd had visitors since I'd moved to London. 那是我搬到伦敦以后第一次有人来看我。◆It's twenty years since I've seen her. 我已经二十年没见她了。◆How long is it since we last went to the theatre? 我们多久没去看戏了？◆She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived. 自从接到那封信后她就一直焦虑不安。🔑 because; as 因为；由于；既然◆We thought that, since we were in the area, we'd stop by and see them. 我们想，既然到了这个地方，就该顺便去看看他们。 🔑 sinceBrE /sɪns/NAmE /sɪns/ adverb () 🔑 from a time in the past until a later past time, or until now 自…以后；从…以来◆He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since. 他两周前离家外出，我们至今还没有他的音信。◆The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. 原来的建筑老早就拆了。🔑 at a time after a particular time in the past 此后；后来◆We were divorced two years ago and she has since remarried. 我们两年前离了婚，之后她又再婚了。 |