since音标:
英 [sɪns] ; 美 [sɪns];
since词性及词意:
prep.
自…以后;从…以来;(表示气愤)何曾,什么时候;
conj.
从…以后;自…以来;因为;由于;既然;
adv.
自…以后;从…以来;此后;后来;
since的用法及例句:
1、 当since表示“自从”时,不管它是用作介词、连词还是副词,它通常都要与现在完成时连用;
例句:He's put on a lot of weight since he gave up smoking.
他戒烟后体重增加了许多。
I've worn glasses since my childhood.
我从小就戴眼镜。
2、 当主句表示“多长时间”时,since后面的句子一般用一般现在时;
例句:It's a long time since I met you last.
好久不见了。
It's just a week since we arrived here.
我们到这里才一个星期。
3、 当主句谓语动词为seem等连系动词时,用一般过去时;
例句:It seems like years since we last met.
我们似乎几年未见面了。
It seems like years since I last saw you.
从上次见到你以来好像已经有许多年了。
4、 当主句和从句表示情况“变化”时,用过去完成时;
例句:She doesn’t come round to see us so much since her marriage.
自从结了婚,她不怎么过来看我们了。
Since he went on that course he thinks he knows everything.
自从他选了那门课程,他就认为自己什么都懂了。