someone

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++some·one1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun  PERSON/PEOPLEused to mean a person, when you do not know or do not say who the person is 某人，有人 SYN somebody, → anyone, everyone, no one What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street? 要是有人在街上抢劫你，你会怎么办？ Will someone please explain what’s going on? 谁能说说是怎么回事？someone new/different etc ‘When are you planning to hire someone?’ ‘As soon as we find someone suitable.’ “你打算什么时候雇个人？”“等我们找到了合适的人选时。” Can you ask someone else (=a different person) to help you? I’m really busy. 你能否请别人来帮你？我实在很忙。 Have Brooks or someone fax this to New York right away. 叫布鲁克斯或谁立刻把这个发传真到纽约。

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someone• Could someone please turn on the lights?• Someone was pounding on the door.or someone• Maybe you could ask a teacher or someone about it.someone2 noun  be someone IMPORTANTto be or feel important 是个人物；感觉很重要 Gerber was determined to be someone. 格伯一心要出人头地。

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some‧one¹ S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ pronoun
used to mean a person, when you do not know or do not say who the person is
   SYN  somebody ⇨ anyone, everyone, no one:
    What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street?
    Will someone please explain what’s going on?
    someone new/different etc
    ‘When are you planning to hire someone?’ ‘As soon as we find someone suitable.’
    Can you ask someone else (=a different person) to help you? I’m really busy.
    Have Brooks or someone fax this to New York right away.

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someone² noun
be someone to be or feel important:
    Gerber was determined to be someone.

🔑 some·oneBrE /ˈsʌmwʌn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌmwʌn/ 🔊 (also some·body) pronoun🔑 a person who is not known or mentioned by name 某人◆There's someone at the door. 门口有个人。🔊🔊◆Someone's left their bag behind. 有人把包落下了。🔊🔊◆It's time for someone new (= a new person) to take over. 现在该换个新人来干了。🔊🔊◆It couldn't have been me—it must have been someone else (= a different person). 那不可能是我，准是别人。🔊🔊◆Should we call a doctor or someone? 我们要不要请个大夫什么的？🔊🔊 HELP The difference between someone and anyone is the same as the difference between some and any. Look at the notes there. * someone 和 anyone 的区别与 some 和 any 的区别相同。参看该两词条下的注解。an important person 重要人物◆He was a small-time lawyer keen to be someone. 他是个没有什么名堂却总想出人头地的律师。🔊🔊  ➡  compare nobody pronoun