yet
adverb uk/jet/ us/jet/
(UNTIL NOW)
A2 还，尚;迄今
still; until the present time
I haven't spoken to her yet. 我还没和她谈过。
He hasn't finished yet. 他还没完成。
"Are you ready?" "Not yet - wait a minute." “你准备好了吗？”“还没呢──稍等。”
the best, worst, etc. yetB2 迄今最好的／最差的（等等）
the best, worst, etc. until now
Of all the songs I've heard tonight, that's the best yet. 在我今晚听到的所有歌中，那首是最好的。
as yetC1 formal 直到现在
until and including this time
We haven't needed extra staff as yet, but we may in the future. 到目前为止，我们尚不需要增加员工，但将来也许会需要。
No ambulances had as yet managed to get across the river. 到目前为止还没有救护车顺利过河。
- More examples
- Wait for it! I haven't said 'go' yet.
- We haven't discussed the matter in detail yet.
- Has he found himself a place to live yet?
- The details of the contract have not yet been settled.
- His new novel is advertised as his steamiest yet.
(IN THE FUTURE)
C1 从现在起至将来某个时间，还
from now and for a particular period of time in the future
She won't be back for a long time yet. 她很长一段时间都不会回来的。
Our holiday isn't for weeks yet. 我们的假期还远着呢。
have yet toC2 还没有，尚未
If you have yet to do something, you have not done it.
They have yet to make a decision. 他们还没有作出决定。
- More examples
- The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.
- The new daytime soap opera has yet to show signs that it's clicking with the television audience.
- Don't panic, there's bags of time yet.
- He won't be home for ages yet ... Oh, I spoke too soon - here he is now!
- The full details have yet to be confirmed.
(EVEN NOW)
C2 仍然，还
even at this stage or time
We could yet succeed - you never know. 我们仍然有可能成功——谁也说不好。
You might yet prove me wrong. 你也许还会证明我是错的。
He may win yet. 他仍有可能胜出。
- More examples
- We might yet be able to book a holiday.
- I may yet get rich.
- It could yet turn out to be an important discovery.
- It may yet turn out to have been the correct decision.
- He could yet choose to abandon the project.
(MORE)
B2 再，还（用于强调 another 或 again 之类的词，尤指数量增加或某事发生频繁）
used to add emphasis to words such as another and again, especially to show an increase in amount or the number of times something happens
Rachel bought yet another pair of shoes to add to her collection. 雷切尔已经有那么多鞋，居然又买了一双。
I'm sorry to bother you yet again. 我很抱歉又来麻烦你。
He's given us yet more work to do. 他又给我们布置了很多工作。
yet
adverb, conjunction uk/jet/ us/jet/
B1 然而，尽管
(and) despite that; used to add something that seems surprising because of what you have just said
simple yet effective 简单而又高效
He's overweight and bald, (and) yet somehow, he's attractive. 他肥胖且秃头，然而不知为何却很有魅力。
- More examples
- You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?
- The government is being accused of (having) double standards in the way it is so tough on law and order yet allows its own MPs to escape prosecution for fraud.
- He claims that he is completely committed to the project and yet this is manifestly untrue.
- He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.
- You see, to my untutored eye that just looks like a load of random brush strokes and yet it's a very valuable painting.