其词性为副词,有两个主要用法:
1. 表示“在某处”。如:
I've seen him somewhere before. 我以前在什么地方见到过他。
I've seen your glasses somewhere downstairs. 我在楼下什么地方见过你的眼镜。
The church must be somewhere around. 那教堂一定在附近。
2. 表示“大约”“大概”。如:
He was a thinnish fellow, somewhere in his forties. 他瘦瘦的,大约四十多岁。
3. 用于短语be getting somewhere,意思是“正在取得进展”。如:
After six months' work on the project, at last I feel I'm getting somewhere. 那个项目我搞了半年,终于觉得有所进展。
二、特别用法
1. 有时用法类似于名词,如可用作动词的宾语,有时甚至可以后接定语从句。如:
The kids want somewhere to practise their music. 孩子们想找个地方去练习音乐。
Having found a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. 在找好旅馆之后,我们就去找吃饭的地方。
Have you got somewhere (that) I can lie down for an hour? 你有没有一个什么地方让我躺1个小时?
2. 有时还可受形容词的修饰(后置)。如:
Let’s go somewhere nice for dinner. 咱们找个好地方吃饭吧。
There are camels in the desert.