be (really) something
to be very special or admired
了不起,不簡單,有幾下子
基于這一層感覺,something還有一個 be something of a ……的用法,表示“有些像,在某種程度上是”
something of a surprise 多少有些讓人感到意外
something of a troublemaker 一個制造麻煩的人
something of an expert 多少算個專家
Imagine winning an Olympic medal - now that would be something.
想象一下贏得了奧運(yùn)會獎牌——那將是很了不起的。
He thinks himself to be something, but actually he is nothing.
他認(rèn)為自己是個了不起的人,但實(shí)際上他什么也不是。
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