somewhat

adv.

1. 有点；有几分；稍微
   to some degree
   1. I was somewhat surprised to see him.
      见到他我颇感诧异。
   2. The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
      自我们上次见面以来情况有些变化。
   3. What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
      他们到底出了什么事，到现在仍可以说是个谜。

1. ADV 有点儿；有些；有几分
   You use somewhat to indicate that something is the case to a limited extent or degree.
   1. He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal...
      他断定奥斯瓦尔德有点不正常。
   2. He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company was paying for everything...
      他解释说公司会支付一切费用，这个说法有点令人不能信服。
   3. Although his relationship with his mother had improved somewhat, he was still depressed...
      尽管和母亲的关系有所改观，他仍然十分消沉。
   4. 'I believe you know him'—'Somewhat.'
      “我相信你认识他。”——“算是吧。”

1. American analysts have been somewhat cautious in estimating the size of the B2B market.
   美国分析师在估计公司对公司业务市场大小时略显谨慎。
2. These wines may taste rather hard and somewhat acid.
   这些酒可能喝着比较冲并且有股酸味。
3. Charles's letter was indeed published, albeit in a somewhat abbreviated form.
   尽管有所删节，查尔斯的信确实被刊登出来了。
4. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
   我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
5. That's not a bad way to proceed, just somewhat different
   以此方法进行并没有错，只是有些与众不同。
6. Her sandals were old and somewhat beaten-up, but very comfortable.
   她的凉鞋旧了，多少还有点破，但是穿起来很舒服。
7. I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
   我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。
8. He seemed somewhat depressed
   他似乎有些抑郁。
9. Research in this area is somewhat equivocal
   这个领域的研究有点难以理解。
10. It has been a somewhat fraught day.
    这是让人有些担忧的一天。
11. It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens
    这部讽刺作品有点狄更斯的风格。
12. Her manner offstage, like her manner on, is somewhat surly.
    她台下和台上的举止如出一辙，都有些粗暴无礼。
13. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park
    我们驾车穿过有些破旧的鹿苑。
14. The daughter of a railway engineer, she at first had a somewhat nomadic childhood.
    作为一个铁路工程师的女儿，她最初的童年生活有些漂泊不定。
15. His team-mates opened hotel windows, shouting 'Jump!' and somewhat less printable banter.
    他的队友打开了酒店的窗户，大叫着“跳！”，还开了一些上不了台面的玩笑。
16. Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years
    近年来约束学生行为的规定有所放宽。
17. He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal
    他断定奥斯瓦尔德有点不正常。
18. He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company was paying for everything
    他解释说公司会支付一切费用，这个说法有点令人不能信服。
19. Although his relationship with his mother had improved somewhat, he was still depressed
    尽管和母亲的关系有所改观，他仍然十分消沉。
20. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood
    他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。
21. His analysis was rooted in a somewhat tendentious reading of French history.
    他的分析源于对法国历史带有一定偏见的解读。
22. She was somewhat unapproachable but I'm sure she wanted to be friendly.
    她有些不好接近，但我确信她想表现得友好一些。
23. Sympathising with him eventually becomes somewhat wearisome.
    对他的同情最终转变为些许的厌烦。
24. I'm somewhat suspicious of his intentions.
    对他的意图我有几分怀疑。
25. She was somewhat inclined to fat after forty.
    四十岁以后她有点发胖了。
26. His hearing is somewhat impaired.
    他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。
27. This embarassed me somewhat.
    这使我有点困窘。
28. This report seems somewhat exaggerated, and should be verified.
    这个报道有些水分，需要核实。
29. His jokes were somewhat farfetched.
    他的笑话有些牵强附会。
30. I know somewhat of the matter.
    我略微知道此事。

adv

1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
   1. pretty big
   2. pretty bad
   3. jolly decent of him
   4. the shoes are priced reasonably
   5. he is fairly clever with computers

   Synonym:    reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollyfairlymiddlingpassably

2. to a small degree or extent
   1. his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
   2. the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other

   Synonym:    slightlymore or less