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🔑thenthen /ðɛn / adverb - (at) that time当时；那时◆In 1996? I was in college then.1996 年吗？那时我在上大学。◆I'll be on vacation then.到那时我就会去度假了。◆I haven't seen him since then.自那时起我就没见过他。◆I'm going tomorrow. Can you wait until then?我明天走，你能等到那个时候吗？
- next; after that然后；后来；接着◆We're going hiking in the mountains for a week and then to the beach.我们要先到山里远足一周，然后再去海滩。◆There was silence for a minute. Then he replied.沉默片刻之后他才回答。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库processdescribing a process描述过程This diagram illustrates the process of photosynthesis/shows how photosynthesis works.这个图显示了光合作用的过程。First / First of all, the leaf collects CO₂ from the air and water from the plant's roots.首先，叶子从空气中吸入二氧化碳，从植物的根部吸收水分。Then / Next / Second, energy from sunlight is trapped inside the leaf by a chemical called chlorophyll.然后，阳光里的能量被一种称为“叶绿素”的化学物质吸收进叶子里。Finally / At last, oxygen is released back into the atmosphere through tiny holes in the surface of the leaf.最后，氧气经由叶子表面上细小的气孔释放到空气当中。
- in that case; therefore既然如此；那么◆“I don't feel very well.” “Then why don't you go to the doctor?”“我觉得不太舒服。”“那你为什么不去看医生？”
- used for emphasis after words like now, okay, well, etc.（用于 now、okay、well 等词后表示强调）◆Now then, are we all ready to go?好啦，我们都准备好要走了吗？◆Well then, I'll see you tomorrow.那好吧，明天见。
 ●but then (again)●then againused for introducing a new and different piece of information（引出新的和不同的信息）不过，可是话又说回来◆The weather forecast says it'll rain, but then again it's often wrong.天气预报说要下雨，不过常常报错。●(right) then and thereimmediately; at that time and place立即；当时当地◆They agreed to buy the house right then and there, without even looking upstairs.他们当即同意买下那所房子，甚至都没有上楼看一看。 |