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since单词基本解析：

prep.自…以后; 何曾conj.自从; 因为; 既然adv.后来
conj.因为, 既然, 自从 prep.自从 adv.此后
prep.从…以来；自从…之后；自从；

since变化用词：

since英英释义：

名词 sinbad the sailor:

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

同义词：Sinbad

SinceSince may refer to the following places:

以上来源于:Wikipedia

since中文词源：

since 自从，后来，因为 来自中古英语 sinnes,缩写自 sithence,来自 sithen,在此以后，-es,-ce,副词后缀，来自古英语 siththan,合成自短语 sith thaem,在此以后，来自 sith,自从，之后，thaem,那，与格形式于 that. 参照 sith,自从，之后。

since用法和例句：

She's been off work since Tuesday.

星期二以来她一直没上班。

We've lived here since 1994.

自1994年以来我们一直住在这里。

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。

Since when did he ever listen to me?

他什么时候听过我的话？

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。

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。

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。

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。

Jacques Arnold has been a member of parliament since 1987...

雅克·阿诺德自 1987 年以来一直是议会议员。

She had a sort of breakdown some years ago, and since then she has been very shy...

几年前她得了神经衰弱，自那以后就变得十分腼腆。

The percentage increase in reported crime in England and Wales this year is the highest since the war...

今年英格兰和威尔士报道的犯罪增长率是战后以来最高的。

He turned out to have more battles with the Congress than any president since Andrew Johnson.

结果他是自安德鲁·约翰逊以来和国会斗争最多的一任总统。

About six thousand people were arrested, several hundred of whom have since been released...

约 6,000 人被捕，后来其中的几百人又被释放了。

His style of leadership has attracted increasing criticism among his supporters, many of whom have since left Central Office.

他的领导风格已经在他的拥趸中引起了越来越多的批评，很多人后来离开了总局。

Even though her parents have long since died, she still talks about them in the present tense.

尽管双亲早已离世，她谈论起他们时好像他们至今健在。

I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily...

我永远都在减肥，因为我很容易长胖。

Since she did not make enough money to live in her own house, she went back to live with her mother.

她挣的钱不够自己一个人住，于是搬回去和她妈妈一起住了。

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She fell sick last week and has been in bed ever since.

上星期她病了，一直卧床不起。

I buy two exercise-book two weeks ago, but I haven't buy any since.

两周以前我买了两本练习本，但后来就再没买过练习本。

I've had to fend for myself since I was14.

从14岁起我就不得不独自生活。

This land has been in cultivation since the last century.

从上个世纪以来人们一直耕种着这块土地。

I have fall behind in my work since last week.

从上周起，我在工作中落后了。

It is30 year since he joined the revolution.

从他参加革命以来，有30年了。

How long has it been since you've heard from your daughter?

从你上次接到你女儿的信以来有多长时间了？

I've had nothing to eat since lunchtime.

从午饭时间到现在我什么都没吃。

He has worked in the factory since last year.

从去年开始，他就在工厂里工作。

The two political parties have been in conflict since the election.

从大选开始，这两个政党就一直争论不休。

She's been taking/on anti-depressants since her baby died.

从她的婴儿死亡以後，她就一直服用抗抑郁药。

I hadn't seen a grasshopper for years since I moved into the city.

从我搬进城里以后，我有好几年没见过蚂蚱了。

Production has stopped still since the war began.

从战争爆发以来，生产就停止不前。

Since morning, the wind has shifted about.

从早晨开始，风向已经转过来了。

She has to stop away from the man since then.

从那以后她不得不躲着那个人。

He has disappeared for ever since then.

从那以后，他就永远地失踪了。

Many centuries have passed since that time.

从那时起，几百年过去了。

He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since.

他两星期以前离开了家，到现在我们一直没有他的消息。

He's become increasingly withdrawn since his wife's death.

他从妻子死後越来越孤僻了。

Their enthusiasm has toned down since they discovered the cost.

他们知道了价钱之後心气儿就低了。

He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since.

他和他的父亲争辩，从此便得罪了父亲。

His life has been hell since his wife came back.

他妻子回来以后，他的生活苦不堪言。

He's become a lot more domesticated since his marriage.

他婚后变得非常恋家。

He hasn't stopped enthusing about his holiday since he returned.

他度假归来，对假日情趣仍津津乐道。

I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.

他很小的时候我就认识他了。

He has long since been recognized as a great playwright.

他早就被公认为伟大的剧作家了。

He has come up in the world since he peddled his own baked goods from a pushcart.

他是靠用手推车兜售自己烤制的食品而得以发迹的。

He promised to go with us, but he has since begged off.

他本来答应跟我们同往，但后来一直借故推辞了。

He's have to shift for himself since his mother die.

他母亲去世後他只好自谋生计。

He's been a bit off his oats since his illness.

他生病以来胃口就不大好。

His study is a chaos: his house keeper has long since given up trying to put his papers in order.

他的书房乱七八糟，他的管家早已放弃为他整理文件了。

He's gone to bad since he made friends with those people.

他结交那些人后就开始堕落了。

He has not been able to walk or speak since he had a stroke.

他自从中风以来就一直不能行走和讲话。

He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department.

他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生。

He has let himself go a bit since he lost his job.

他自从失业以来变得有点邋遢了。

He's become very high and mighty since he get that new job.

他自从得到了那份新工作後就变得神气活现。

Since his illness. He has had to swear off tennis.

他自从患病以来不得不停止打网球。

He's thinned down a lot since he went on a diet.

他自从节制饮食以来已经瘦了不少。

He's had nowhere to live since his eviction.

他自从被驱逐出住所以来，就一直无处栖身。

He says his life has lost meaning since his wife died.

他说自他太太死后，他活着已经没有什么意义。

Since he left, she's been sitting at home eating her heart out.

他走了以後，她一直坐在家里，心如刀割。

I've been kicking around Europe since I saw you last.

你我分别以来，我一直在欧洲各地生活。

The club president has been in since 1979.

俱乐部主任是自1979年选任的。

I see him the day before yesterday, but have not see him since.

前天我见过他，但后来再没见过他。

The newspaper's circulation has trebled since last year.

去年以来该报的发行量已增加到原来的三倍。

Since Mr.Cramer is a traveling salesman, he's often difficult to run to ground.

因为克拉默先生是在各地巡游的推销员，所以常常难以弄清他正在什么地方。

Since time is limited, I drafted out my speech in10 minutes.

因时间有限，我10分钟内便草拟了一份发言稿。

Dressing is difficult for her since her accident.

在她出了事故以来，穿衣服一直都很费劲。

My father has been at rest since I was a girl.

在我还是小女孩时，我父亲就已去世了。

I had to put on a sweater since it was raining hard outside.

外面在下雨，我不得不套上一件厚运动衫。

I took off my overcoat since it was warm.

天气很暖和，我就把大衣脱了。

She leave school three year ago and have work as a nurse ever since.

她三年前毕业，从那时起便一直当护士。

She's been working in a bank since leaving school.

她中学毕业後就一直在一家银行工作。

Since when has he been absent from school?

她从什么时候起不来上学的？

Since when has she been learning bookkeeping?

她从什么时候起学薄记的？

She's been much happier since she came out.

她公开了自己是同性恋者以后就快活多了。

Since her accident she can only do light work.

她出事以后只能做轻活儿了。

Since recovering from her operation, she's had a new lease of life.

她手术复元以後活得更有劲了。

She's been out of sorts since the birth of her baby.

她生了孩子以後身体一直不好。

She's been depressed since the break with her boy-friend.

她自从与男朋友断绝关系以来一直情绪消沉。

She hasn't been out riding since the accident.

她自从出了事故以後，一直没有骑马外出过。

She has become an awful bore since she got married to him.

她自从和他结婚后，就变得令人厌烦透了。

She has become very food-minded since her holiday in France.

她自法国度假回来，对食物就很讲究了。

She's been getting a bit above herself since winning her award.

她获奖以来，渐渐有点骄傲了。

Since her promotion she queens it over everyone else in the office.

她获提升後对办事处所有的人都发号施令。

The little girl had come upon the parish ever since her parents died.

小姑娘父母双亡后，就一直靠教区的接济生活。

Pam used to be quite shy but she's really come out of her shell since she got engaged.

帕姆过去曾是个胆小怕羞的姑娘，但自从她订婚后，她真正变得胆大自信起来。

He deserves it. He's been working his butt off since he started last fall.

应该的。自从他去年秋天到职以来就一直很拼命地工作。

Since the war the industry has gradually languished.

开战以来，这一工业的生产每况愈下。

Sure. We are friends since primary school.

当然，我们从小学就是朋友了。

She's really turned in on herself since Peter left her.

彼得离开她以後，她就闭门杜绝人事了。

I went to the U.S. in 1956 and lived there ever since.

我1956年去了美国，从那以后就一直住在那。

I could not get even one ticket since all the seats were booked up.

我一张票也弄不到，所有的座位都已预定一空。

I've known him since he was in short pants.

我从他小时候就认识他。

Three years have elapsed since we met last time.

我们上次相见至今已经三年了。

Three years have elapsed since we last met.

我们上次相见至今已过了三年。

He's been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel.

我们吵架以後，他一直如避蛇蝎似的躲著我。

Since we'd already eaten, we couldn't do justice to her cooking.

我们已经吃过饭了，所以吃不下她做的食物了。

Our local pub has gone to the dogs since they put in the snooker tables and video jukeboxes.

我们当地的酒店自从把落袋撞球戏桌子和电视自动电唱机摆进来后就垮了。

It's three years to the day since we met.

我们整整三年没见面了。

用作连词(conj.)

He must have taken the book since it isn't here.
他一定是把书拿走了,因为书已不在这里了。

Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
既然你无法回答这个问题，我们最好再问问别人。

He had spoken to her only once since the party.
自从那次聚会以来,他只跟她说过一次话。

用作介词(prep.)

She's so easily fatigued since her illness.
自从病后，她很容易疲劳。

She hasn't been out riding since the accident.
她自从出了事故以后，一直没有骑马外出过。

用作副词(adv.)

Bows and arrows have long since been out of use.
弓箭很早以前就没人使用了。

He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since.
他两星期以前离开了家，到现在我们一直没有他的消息。

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