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¹ so /ˈsoʊ/ adverb

¹ so

/ˈsoʊ/

adverb

Learner's definition of SO

a : to a degree that is suggested or stated（程度上）如此，这么，那么

She had never felt so happy. [=had never felt as happy as she did then]她从来没这么高兴过。
You shouldn't eat so fast. [=you should eat more slowly]你不应该吃得这么快。
I don't think they can score twice in so short a time.在这么短的时间内两次得分，我觉得他们做不到。
It was hot last summer—but less so than this summer. [=but not as hot as it was this summer]去年夏天很热，但今年夏天更甚。
The play was impressive—(all) the more so [=it was even more impressive] because the students had written it themselves.这部戏很精彩，更难得的是剧本是学生自己写的。
There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years.基因克隆向来引人关注，近年来更是如此。

— often + that

She was so tired that she almost fell asleep at the dinner table.她累得够呛，在饭桌旁几乎睡着了。
The library is so large (that) you could get lost in it.那个图书馆大得让人迷路。

— often used with as when making a comparison, when giving an example of some quality, or when describing someone or something作比较、举例或描述时常与as连用

She had never been so [=as] nervous as when she performed for the queen.她以前从来没有像给女王表演时这么紧张过。
His latest novel is not so suspenseful as his others.他最新的小说不如他的其他作品有悬念。
How can you be so cruel as to criticize her weight?拿她的体重打趣，你怎么能如此伤人呢？
Would you be so kind as to help me with my bags? [=would you please help me with my bags?]劳驾您帮我拿下包，好吗？
Sailing is not so much a science as an art. [=sailing is more of an art than a science]与其说航海是门科学，不如说是门艺术。

— see also so much as (below)

b : to a great degree : very or extremely非常；极度

He looked so handsome in his suit.他穿上西服看起来很帅。
We are all so excited about the trip.我们对于这趟旅行都兴奋不已。
I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner.你决定和我们一起吃饭，我非常高兴。
He loves her so. [=very much]他非常爱她。
Not so long ago [=a short time ago], she was the nation's best gymnast.不久之前，她曾是这个国家最好的体操运动员。
I feel so much better after taking that nap.打了个盹以后，我觉得好多了。
Thank you so much for your help.非常感谢你的帮助。
The game is so much fun. [=is very enjoyable]这个游戏很有意思。
He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her.他很讨厌她，甚至都不愿意和她说话。
The test was not so very hard after all.毕竟那次考试不是很难。

◊ When this sense of so is used before an adjective alone, it is considered informal.当此义项的so单独用于形容词前时，被认为是非正式用法。

The apple pie tasted so good. [=tasted very good]这个苹果派很好吃。
This computer is so out-of-date.这台电脑太过时了。

c informal : without any doubt — used to make a statement more forceful毫无疑问地，多么（用于加强语气）

I so don't believe you.我确实不相信你。
I so wanted them to win.我多么希望他们能赢。
That was so not the right thing to say!那件事确实不应该说！
That shirt is so you. [=it looks like something you would wear; it is very typical of your style]那件衬衫你穿非常适合。
Her hairstyle is so 1980s. [=it's out of date and looks like the hairstyles that were popular in the 1980s]她的发型特别像20世纪80年代的风格。
It's so not fair. [=it's very unfair]这太不公平了。

: to a definite but not specified amount（数量上）这么

“He is about so tall,” she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air.“他大约这么高。”她说着，把手举到大约六英尺高的地方。
I can only move so fast.我只能走这么快了。
I have never seen so many geese on one pond before.我从没见过一个池塘里能有这么多鹅。
I can only do so many things at a time.我一次只能做这么多事。
I can do only so much in a day.我一天只能做这么多。
There is still so much to be done before the guests arrive.客人到达之前，还有很多事情要做。
There is only so much negative criticism a person can take. [=a person can only take a certain amount of negative criticism]一个人所能忍受的负面评判是有限的。
The house burned like so much paper. [=like something made of paper]这栋房子像纸做的一样烧了起来。
The explanation sounded like so much [=like a lot of] nonsense.这种解释听着像是一派胡言。

: in the same way同样地

She was always a hard worker and so was her father. [=and her father was too]她是个工作狂，她父亲也是。
“I'm going to the concert.” “So am I.” [=I am also going]“我准备去听音乐会。”“我也准备去。”
“I wish I had a coffee right now.” “So do I.” [=I do too]“我现在真希望能喝杯咖啡。”“我也是。”
(US, informal) “I really like her music.” “So don't I.” [=so do I; I do too]“我非常喜欢她的音乐。”“我也是。”

: in the way that is stated or suggested如此；就这样

The bell rang, we took our seats, and so began another new school year.上课铃响了，我们各自坐好，新学年就这样开始了。

— often + that

The football arena was so designed that every seat had a good view of the field.美式橄榄球赛场这样设计，是为了让每位观众都能有个好视角。
It (just) so happens that I know her son. [=I happen to know her son]我碰巧认识她儿子。

informal : most certainly确实；当然

“I never said that” “You did so.” [=too, indeed]“我从来没说过那些话。”“你肯定说过。”
“You're not really leaving.” “I am so.”“你不是真的要离开吧。”“我确实是要离开。”

and so forth

or and so on

: and other things often of the same or similar kind等等；诸如此类

Magazines, newspapers, journals, and so forth are on the second floor of the library.杂志、报纸、期刊等都在图书馆的二层。
She wanted to know about my family, my childhood, my hopes and fears, (and so on) and so forth.她想要了解我的家庭、我的童年、我的希望和担忧等等。
I bought milk, eggs, bread, and so on.我买了牛奶、鸡蛋、面包等东西。

even so

— see ²even

ever so

— see ever

every so often

— see every

how so

— see ¹how

never so much as

— see never

so far

— see ¹far

so help me (God)

— see ¹help

so long

— see ²long

so much

: an amount, price, etc., that is not stated or known（数量、价格等）如此，这么

You are charged so much a mile when renting a vehicle.租车的话，一英里要收这么多钱。
You can only believe so much of what he says. [=you can only believe some of what he says]对于他所说的话，你只能相信这么多。

so much as

— used after a negative word (such as not or a contraction of not) to stress the smallness of an amount or effort甚至（用在否定词后，强调数量之少或事情之小）

We didn't hear so much as a word from her the whole time. [=we didn't hear a word from her]自始至终，我们甚至都没听到她说一个字。
Not only did they not help, they didn't so much as [=even] offer to help!他们不仅没帮忙，甚至都没表示要帮忙！
They ended their date without so much as a hug.约会结束时，他们甚至连个拥抱都没有。

— see also ¹so 1a (above)

so much for

informal

— used to say that everything that can be said about or done with something or someone has been said or done（能说的或能做的）就这么些，到此为止

So much for the history of the case. Now we'll look at its implications.这个案例的背景就这么些，现在我们来看它的意义。
Well, so much for that idea. [=that idea was not successful] We'll have to try something else.好了，那个想法就别再提了。我们得想其他方法。

— used to say that something has ended结束

Well, it's raining. So much for our perfect weather.哦，下雨了。我们的好天气到此结束了。

so much so (that)

: to the extent that如此（以至）

The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them. [=the twins look so alike that even their parents sometimes confuse them]这对双胞胎长相如此相似，有时连他们的父母都搞混了。

so much the better

— see ³better

so to speak

— see speak

² so /ˈsoʊ/ pronoun

² so

/ˈsoʊ/

pronoun

Learner's definition of SO

— used to refer to something that has just been stated or suggested这样（用于指代刚提到的事情）

“Has she left?” “I believe so.” [=I believe she has left]“她已经离开了吗？”“我想是这样。”
If you have not yet returned the form, please do so immediately. [=please return it immediately]如果你还没有交回表格，请现在立刻交。
“Is it true?” “I think/hope so.”“这是真的吗？”“我想/希望是真的。”
They're going to help us move, or so they said.他们准备帮我们搬家，或者说他们是这么说的。
If you wanted to leave early, you should have said so.如果你想早点走，你应该早点说一声。
“They're getting married.” “Really? Who said so?”“他们要结婚了。”“真的吗？谁说的？”
“I heard you're moving to New York.” “Who told you so?” [=who told you that?]“我听说你要搬到纽约去。”“谁告诉你的？”
I didn't like the dress and told her so. [=told her I didn't like it]我不喜欢这条连衣裙，我跟她直说了。
“Is he coming to the meeting?” “So he says.” [=he says he's coming]“他来开会吗？”“他说要来。”
“You were late this morning.” “So I was—what's it to you?”“你今天早上迟到了。”“是迟到了，这和你有什么关系？”
I might be late. If so [=if I am late], please start the meeting without me.我可能会迟到。如果我迟到了，你们先开会，不用等我。
Fold the paper like so. [=like this]请把纸这样折起来。
If they insist on going, so be it. [=if they insist on going, they will go, and there is nothing I can do to stop them]如果他们坚持要去，那就让他们去吧。
“Today is the first day of winter.” “Why, so it is.”“今天是冬季的第一天。”“哎呀，真是冬天了。”

if I may say so

— see ¹say

or so

— used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact大约；左右

We plan to stay a week or so. [=we plan to stay about a week]我们准备待一周左右。
Tickets cost $20 or so.票价大约20美元。

³ so /ˈsoʊ/ conjunction

³ so

/ˈsoʊ/

conjunction

Learner's definition of SO

: for that reason : and therefore所以；因此

We were bored with the movie, so we left.我们觉得那部影片很无聊，所以离场了。
I don't want to go, so I won't.我不想去，所以我不去。
There are no more chairs available, so you'll have to stand.没有可用的椅子了，所以你只好站着。

— used to say the reason for something以便；为了

Please be quiet so I can study.请保持安静，这样我才能学习。
She pulled him to the side so that no one else could hear their conversation.她把他拉到一旁，这样别人就不会听到他们的谈话。
Let's get there early so that we can get good seats.我们早点到那儿吧，可以占个好位子。

— used in speech to introduce a statement or question那么，就这样（用于口语，引出下文）

So here we are.就这样我们到了。
So, we meet at last!就这样，我们终于见面了。
So, as I was saying, the car is used but in good condition.那么如我刚才所讲，这辆车虽是旧的，但车况良好。
So, how did the test go?那么，测试进展如何？

— used in speech to say in a somewhat rude or annoyed way that something is unimportant那又如何（用于口语，有点粗鲁或恼怒地表示不在意某事）

So I mispronounced the word. You still understood what I meant.那个词我读错了又怎样。你依然明白了我的意思。
“I'm taller than you!” “So?”“我比你高！”“那又如何？”
She has a glass of wine now and then—so what? = So what if she has a glass of wine now and then? [=why should anyone object if she has a glass of wine now and then?]她时不时地喝上一杯——那又如何呢？

— used in speech to say that you have just become aware of someone or something噢，啊（用于口语，表示刚刚意识到某人或某事）

So, that's who did it!噢，是那人干的！
So there you are. I've been looking for you.啊，原来你在这儿。我一直在找你呢。
“Goodbye, then.” “So you're not coming with me after all!”“那么，再见了。”“噢，说到底，你还是不和我一起来！”

so as

— see ²as

so far as

— see ¹far

so long as

— see ²long

⁴ so /ˈsoʊ/ adjective

⁴ so

/ˈsoʊ/

adjective

Learner's definition of SO

not used before a noun

: agreeing with actual facts : true是真的

You are saying things that are just not so.你讲的不是真的。
I heard you met the president—is that so?我听说你见过总统，那是真的吗？
She thinks I'm angry at her, but that just isn't so. [=I'm not angry at her]她认为我在生她的气，其实不是这样的。

just so

— see ²just

⁵ so /ˈsoʊ/ noun

⁵ so

/ˈsoʊ/

noun

Learner's definition of SO

[noncount] music

: sol

SO

SO abbreviation

abbreviation

Learner's definition of SO

strikeout

significant other至关重要的另一位（指配偶或恋人）

BNC: 48 COCA: 55

so

1 of 7

adverb

ˈsō

especially before an adjective or adverb followed by "that" sə

: in a manner or way indicated or suggested

do you really think so

—often used as a substitute for a preceding clause

are you ready? I think soI didn't like it and I told her so

: in the same manner or way : also

worked hard and so did she

: thus sense 1

for so the Lord said

Isaiah 18:4 (King James Version)

: then, subsequently

and so home and to bed

a(1)

: to an indicated or suggested extent or degree

had never been so happy

—used chiefly in negative constructions with a following correlative element introduced by as

thought that his share wasn't so big as his brother's

(2)

: to the same extent or degree : to such a degree : as sense 1

: to a great extent or degree : very, extremely

loves her so

: to a definite but unspecified extent or degree

can only do so much in a day

: most certainly : indeed

you did so do it

informal : most decidedly : surely

I so don't believe you

: therefore, consequently

the witness is biased and so unreliable

Can so be used as an intensive?: Usage Guide

The intensive use of so (sense 2b) is widely condemned in college handbooks but is nonetheless standard.

why is American television so shallow?

Anthony Lewis

the cephalopod eye is an example of a remarkable evolutionary parallel because it is so like the eye of a vertebrate

Sarah F. Robbins

the kind of sterile over-ingenuity which afflicts so many academic efforts — The Times Literary Supplement (London)

There is no stigma attached to its use in negative contexts and when qualified by a dependent clause.

not so long ago

was so good in mathematics that he began to consider engineering — Current Biography

The denotation in these uses is, of course, slightly different (see sense 2a). Another emphatic use of so (sense 2e) has developed more recently and occurs mostly in informal contexts.

2 of 7

conjunction

: with the result that

the acoustics are good, so every note is clear

: in order that

be quiet so he can sleep

archaic : provided that

: for that reason : therefore

don't want to go, so I won't

b(1)

—used as an introductory particle

so here we are

often to belittle a point under discussion

so what?

(2)

—used interjectionally to indicate awareness of a discovery

so, that's who did it

or surprised dissent

Using So as a Conjunction: Usage Guide

Although occasionally condemned, use of so to introduce clauses of result (sense 1a) and purpose (sense 1b) is standard. In sense 1b so that is more common in formal contexts than so alone.

3 of 7

adjective

: conforming with actual facts : true

said things that were not so

: marked by a desired order

his books are always just so

—used to replace a preceding adjective

was witty by adult standards and of course doubly so by mine

Sally Kempton

4 of 7

pronoun

: such as has been specified or suggested : the same

if you have to file a claim, do so as soon as possible

—used in the phrase or so to indicate an estimate, approximation, or conjecture

stayed a week or socost $15 or so

5 of 7

noun

ˈsō

less common variant of sol

: the fifth note of the major scale in solfège

6 of 7

Example Sentences

Adverb I don't think they can score twice in so short a time. There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years. He looked so handsome in his suit. We are all so excited about the trip. I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner. I feel so much better after taking that nap. Thank you so much for your help. He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her. The test was not so very hard after all. “He is about so tall,” she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air. Conjunction We were bored with the movie, so we left. I don't want to go, so I won't. There are no more chairs available, so you'll have to stand. Adjective You are saying things that are just not so. I heard you met the president—is that so? See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Ohio State put up 77 points and had 763 yards of offense and did so despite Smith-Njigba having just two catches for 33 yards on three targets.

Stephen Means, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 The queue to do so was, at some points, up to 15 hours long.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2022 A month earlier, the White Sox, again, scored two runs on five hits, but only needed four innings to do so.

Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022 Failure to do so donates collective power to the select individuals who have enough power to wield, often at the expense of the vulnerable.

Rachel Donald, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2022 This month, central banks in Europe, Canada, Australia and Chile have hiked rates, and the Fed is expected to do so for the fifth time since March at its meeting next week.

David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Winning back-to-back years for Outstanding Comedy Series, it's made Emmy history as the eighth series in the genre to ever do so.

Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2022 This month, central banks in Europe, Canada, Australia and Chile have hiked rates, and the Fed is expected to do so for the fifth time since March at its meeting next week.

David J. Lynch, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The company has made some efforts to do so, but has little extra to sell, the people said.

Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022

Adjective

But privacy in the court system is kind of an important details to be on top of so way to go at them and getting it and give credit to the court for moving quickly to fix it.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022 The hallux must help stabilize the foot and control the arch during footstrike so impact forces are distributed evenly.

Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2019 Instead, incorporate IaC as part of modernization efforts and pair it with upskilling so engineers can focus on advanced projects.

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021 Owners of homes with pools in El Dorado County are actually being encouraged to spray paint in large letters the number of gallons in the so aircraft can spot the information.

CBS News, 20 Aug. 2021 The Oakland Police Department's own stingray was seemingly insufficient, so officers then called in the FBI, both times without a warrant.

Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 12 July 2017 But both also got weighed down by their stars, pulling in so-so receptions from audiences (and getting savaged by critics).

Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 June 2017 But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans.

CBS News, 1 June 2017 But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans.

Washington Post, 1 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English, from Old English swā; akin to Old High German sō so, Latin sic so, thus, si if, Greek hōs so, thus, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Conjunction

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of so was before the 12th century

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