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yet

yet1 /jet/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv
1  UNTIL
a) used in negative statements and questions to talk about whether something that was expected has happened 〔用於否定陳述句和疑問句，談論預料中的某事是否已發生〕
I haven’t asked him yet (=but I will).
我還沒有問他。
Has Edmund arrived yet?
埃德蒙到了嗎？
‘Have you finished your homework?’ ‘Not yet.’
“你做完家庭作業了嗎？”“還沒有。”
b) used in negative statements and questions to talk about whether a situation has started to exist 〔用於否定陳述句和疑問句，談論某情況是否已開始存在〕
‘How are you going to get there?’ ‘I don’t know yet.’
“你準備怎麽去？”“我還不知道。”
Women didn’t yet have the vote (=at that time).
當時婦女還沒有選舉權。
‘Is supper ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’
“晚飯準備好了嗎？”“還沒有。”
5 GRAMMAR 語法
In spoken English, yet usually comes at the end of the sentence. 在英語口語中，yet 一般用於句子的末尾
I haven’t finished my homework yet.
我還沒有完成家庭作業。
It can also come after ‘don’t/do not’, ‘hasn’t/has not’, ‘isn’t/is not’ etc, or before ‘why’, ‘whether’ etc. 它還可以用於 don’t/do not，hasn’t/has not，isn’t/is not 等之後，或 why，whether 等之前
We do not yet have a solution to this problem.
我們還沒有找到這個問題的解決辦法。
I haven’t decided yet whether to take part in the competition.
我還沒決定是否參加比賽。
When a past event is being referred to, yet is usually used with perfect tenses, but it can be used with the simple past tense in informal American English. 說到過去的事件，yet 一般和完成時連用，但是在非正式的美國英語中，它可以和一般過去時連用
Did Joe come back yet?
喬回來了嗎？
Yet is used to say that something has not happened or a situation has not started to exist, or to ask if something has happened.  yet 用於表示某事尚未發生或某種情形尚未出現，或用於詢問某事是否已經發生
It isn’t time to go yet.
還沒到走的時候。
Have you seen him yet?
你見過他了嗎？
This system of naming is still used today (NOT 不說 yet used today).
這種命名系統今天仍在使用。
Still is used to say that an earlier situation has not changed. still 用於表示早前的情形沒有變化
I still don’t understand.
我還是不明白。
Already is used to emphasize that something has happened or a situation has started to exist. already 用於強調某事已經發生，或某種情形已經開始出現
He has already published two novels.
他已經發表了兩部小說。
They already knew one another.
他們已經互相認識了。
It is also used in questions to show surprise that something has happened sooner than expected. already 也用於疑問句中，表示因某事的發生早於預料而感到吃驚
Have you been there already?
你已經去過那裏了？
 Grammar
Word order
In spoken English, yet usually comes at the end of the sentence: 在英語口語中，yet 一般用於句子的末尾
nThey haven’t finished the job yet.
nYet can also come after ‘do not’, ‘have not’, ‘is not’ etc:
nThey haven’t yet finished the job.
nYet can also come before ‘why’, ‘whether’ etc:
nThey haven’t decided yet whether to take part.
Choosing the right tense
nIn British English, yet is used with perfect tenses when referring to a past event:
nHas Joe come back yet?
nIn American English, the simple past can also be used:
Did Joe come back yet?
喬回來了嗎？
 USAGE: Yet, still, already
Yet is used to say that something has not happened or a situation has not started to exist: already 用於強調某事已經發生，或某種情形已經開始出現
It isn’t time to go yet.
還沒到走的時候。
nYet is also used to ask if something has happened:
Have you seen him yet?
你見過他了嗎？
Still is used to say that an earlier situation has not changed: still 用於表示早前的情形沒有變化
nThis system is still used today.
I still don’t understand.
我還是不明白。
✗Don’t say: This system is yet used today.
Already is used to emphasize that something has happened or a situation has started to exist: already 用於強調某事已經發生，或某種情形已經開始出現
He has already published two novels.
他已經發表了兩部小說。
They already knew one another.
他們已經互相認識了。
Already is also used in questions to show surprise that something has happened sooner than expected: already 也用於疑問句中，表示因某事的發生早於預料而感到吃驚
nHas it all gone already?
2  used in negative sentences to say that someone should not or need not do something now, although they may have to do it later 現在就〔用於否定句，表示某人做某事爲時尚早〕
You can’t give up yet!
你還不能放棄！
Don’t go yet. I like talking to you.
别這就走啊，我喜歡跟你說話。
3  used to emphasize that something is even more than it was before or is in addition to what existed before 更，更甚；又〔強調比之前的更多或更進一步〕 SYN still
yet more/bigger/higher etc
He got a call from the factory, telling of yet more problems.
他接到工廠打來的電話，說是又有更多問題出現。
Inflation had risen to a yet higher level.
通貨膨脹又上升到了更高的水平。
yet another reason to be cautious
又一個需要謹慎的理由
The meeting has been cancelled yet again (=one more time after many others).
會議又一次被取消。
4  the biggest/worst etc (something) yet used to say that something is the biggest, worst etc of its kind that has existed up to now 迄今爲止最大的/最糟的等(某物)
This could turn out to be our biggest mistake yet.
這或許是我們迄今所犯的最大錯誤。
Nordstrom’s latest novel looks like his best yet.
努德斯特倫的最新小說看來是他迄今寫得最好的一部。
Examples from the Corpus
the biggest/worst etc (something) yet• Her third night here and it had been the worst one yet.• That was the worst task yet, as Psyche saw when she approached the waterfall.• The decision opens the biggest policy rift yet between Holyrood and Westminster.• No, the worst ... Yet is she listening now?• And the worst was yet to come.• The two have returned from a disastrous holiday in Greecebut the worst is yet to come.
5  as (of) yet NOWused when saying that something has not happened up to now 到目前爲止
We’ve had no luck as yet.
到目前爲止，我們還沒什麽運氣。
on an as yet undecided date
在還未確定的某個日期
Examples from the Corpus
as (of) yet• There are no details available as of yet.• There is no necessity as yet.• Local election results have not as yet been announced.• No one seems to agree how consumers will respond to this long-delayed format that, as yet, can not record.• As yet, no starting date has been set.• There wasn't as yet that co-operation and warmth between them, although no doubt being on the road would bring that.• But, as yet, the food hasn't reached Save because there are no lorries to transport it.• However as yet they are untried in the context of insider dealing, and are likely to prove difficult to sustain.• Victorine Meurent lived in another system of reference, in a narrative as yet unformulated and uncodified, but not uninhabited.• They had a fair daughter as yet unmarried.• Vic and Emelia split up and now Sarah has dumped Julia for an as yet unnamed new man.• As of yet, we don't believe it was a drive-by shooting.
6  months/weeks/ages yet TIME/HOW LONGused to emphasize how much time will pass before something happens, or how long a situation will continue 還要數月/周/年〔用於強調〕
‘When’s your holiday?’ ‘Oh, not for ages yet.’
“你什麽時候去休假？”“噢，不知何年何月呢。”
It could be months yet before they know their fate.
可能要好幾個月他們才能知道自己的命運。
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months/weeks/ages yet• Indeed, it may beaver for many months yet.• It was to last for some months yet.• Sometimes they took little dancing steps, as their blood responded to rhythms that their descendants would not create for ages yet.• But it could be several weeks yet before these children know the fate of their school.• It will probably be some months yet before we get the final government reaction to our proposals.• I know it will not be for some months yet, but time passes quickly.
7  could/may/might yet do something used to say that something is still possible in the future, in spite of the way that things seem now 還是可能會做某事〔表示某事盡管現在似乎沒有可能，將來還是有可能發生〕
We may win yet.
我們還是有可能會赢的。
The plan could yet succeed.
這個計劃還是有可能會成功。
8  somebody/something has yet to do something formal used to say that someone has not done something, or that something has not happened when you think it should already have been done or have happened 某人尚未做某事/某事尚未發生〔表示認爲該做而未做或該發生而未發生〕
I have yet to hear Ray’s version of what happened.
我還沒有聽過雷對所發生的事的說法。
The bank has yet to respond to our letter.
銀行尚未給我們回信。
Examples from the Corpus
somebody/something has yet to do something• If there is a success formula in that it has yet to be demonstrated.• However, the site this year has yet to be determined.• The savagery of our retaliation against the virus has yet to be played out.• His work retained a pronounced individuality and originality that has yet to be properly acknowledged.• Whether it allows the exercise of force to be more controlled and effective has yet to be seen.• However, he said he has yet to consider his circumstances.• Deion has yet to figure out how to throw to himself.• Harland & Wolff has yet to show a profit, but the future looks good.
Examples from the Corpus
yet• "Have you finished your homework?" "Not yet."• Did Steve call you yet?• Has the new washing machine arrived yet?• Have they said anything about the money yet?• The potatoes aren't quite ready yet.• Out into the sun yet again, into the noise, the crowd.• Denvir said neither the defense team nor the defense strategy had not yet been determined.• I haven't been to the new exhibit yet, but I hope to this weekend.• In this case, it was of yet more actors.
Not yet• Unfortunately not; or not yet.• We exist, but we have not yet achieved the form that is our destiny.• It was her father, not yet alive.• Although this valley is only four hours away from London, it has not yet been discovered by tourists and artists.• PointCast, while a good idea, is not yet developed enough to be essential.• We do not yet know if these deductions are correct since they are as yet untested.• But all is not yet lost, fellow fans of the blue and goofy.• Make sure the brushes go back the right way up - match them with the side you have not yet removed.
yet more/bigger/higher etc• In this case, it was of yet more actors.• In business and government there are countless committees and consultations and yet more conferences.• The answers were more selective recruitment and yet more discipline.• We have given the industry yet more encouragement in the Budget, by halving the special tax paid on new cars.• Police experts were sifting a stash of spare parts this week searching for the identities of yet more machines.• But then the door bursts open and yet more soldiers push into the room.• Each empty room made the next door yet more threatening.• Every time we went to see him he seemed to have yet more wires and tubes attached to his little body.
yet2 ●●● W2 conjunction
BUTused to introduce a fact, situation, or quality that is surprising after what you have just said 但是，可是，然而〔用於在先前說過的内容之後引出令人驚訝的事實情況或品質〕
Kelly was a convicted criminal, yet many people admired him.
凱利是個已定罪的犯人，然而許多人很欽佩他。
She does not speak our language and yet she seems to understand what we say.
她不會說我們的語言，然而她似乎聽得懂我們說什麽。
a story that is strange yet true
一個怪誕但卻真實的故事
an inexpensive yet effective solution to our problem
一個花錢不多但能有效解決我們的問題的方法
Examples from the Corpus
yet• Some battered women live in fear of their husbands, and yet are terrified to leave.• They charge incredibly high prices, yet customers keep coming back for more.• The sun was shining, yet it was quite cold.• Last summer there was a drought, yet some people were still watering their lawns every day.
and yet• And yet, almost without exception, they obey the convention that clear blue skies are good and precipitation is not.• Hari knew it was mostly done to help Craig and yet Edward Morris seemed to like her work a great deal.• And yet, in the present instance the analogies are truly striking.• The book is full of the Bible, and yet is an essay in Church order.• And yet most remarkable of all is his coolness in the face of massive inexperience.• And yet, the community entered the 1950s in a mood of almost giddy optimism.• And yet this is just what we must do.• And yet, this plagiarist had gotten all the credit, and the money.
Origin yet1
Old English giet
BNC: 261 COCA: 275
BNC: 261 COCA: 275
BNC: 261 COCA: 275
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General words referring to time: then, all, last...
Ways of comparing things: than, relatively, whereas...

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