somehow
adverb uk/ˈsʌm.haʊ/ us/ˈsʌm.haʊ/
B1 (US informal also someway)以某种方法,以某种方式
in a way or by some means that is not known or not stated
It won't be easy, but we'll get across the river somehow. 过河不是件容易的事,但我们总会有办法的。
I'm not sure how, but somehow or other we'll raise the money. 我还不知道该怎么办,但是我们肯定能以某种方式筹到钱的。
B2 不知什么原因
for a reason that is not clear
I know what we're doing is legal, but somehow it doesn't feel right. 我知道我们正在做的事情是合法的,但不知什么原因总觉得不对劲。
- More examples
- News of the pay cuts had somehow leaked out.
- A small dog had somehow managed to survive the fire.
- She's managed somehow to procure his phone number.
- Although her name is Clare, her little sister called her Lali, and somehow the name stuck.
- He's overweight and bald, and yet somehow, he's incredibly attractive.