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sometime

/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/

Meanings
adjective

以前的，之前的。

Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.

Examples :

"my sometime friend and mentor"
我以前的朋友和导师
time past
adjective

偶尔的，间或的。

Occasional.

Examples :

"an author and sometime lecturer"
一位作家和一位偶尔的讲师 (Yī wèi zuòjiā hé yī wèi ǒu'ěr de jiǎngshī)
time frequency

Related Words

Illustration unstated

unstated adjective

/ˌʌnˈsteɪtɪd/ /ʌnˈsteɪtɪd/

未说明的，不明说的.

"The unstated rule in our house is that you do your dishes after every meal. "

我们家有个不明说的规矩，就是每顿饭后都要洗碗。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration erstwhile

erstwhile adjective

/ˈɜː(ɹ)st.waɪl/ /ˈɚst.waɪl/

以前的，之前的

"My erstwhile boss now works for a competitor. "

我以前的老板现在为一家竞争对手公司工作。

Illustration indefinite

indefinite noun

/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/

不定代词, 不定词。

""In the sentence 'Someone left a note,' the word 'someone' is an indefinite, because we don't know who left the note." "

在句子“有人留了张便条”中，“有人”是一个不定代词，因为我们不知道是谁留了这张便条。

Illustration previous

previous noun

/ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ /ˈpɹivi.əs/

前科, 案底.

"It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous."

原来这个小偷有很多前科。

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

以前，先前.

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

我以前安静的社区现在因为新的建筑工程变得非常繁忙。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration stopped

stopped verb

/stɑpt/

停止，停下。

"I stopped at the traffic lights."

我在红绿灯前停了下来。

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

Illustration occasional

occasional noun

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/

偶尔做…的人, 兼职者

"My occasional helper at the bakery is a retired teacher. "

我在面包店偶尔帮忙的，是一位退休教师。

Illustration former

former adjective

/ˈfɔːmə/ /ˈfɔɹmɚ/

以前的，先前的。

"A former president;  the former East Germany"

一位前总统；先前的东德

Illustration lecturer

lecturer noun

/ˈlɛktʃəɹə/ /ˈlɛktʃəɹɚ/

讲师，演讲者

"The university hired a new lecturer to teach history. "

这所大学聘请了一位新的讲师来教历史。