then/ðen/

adv

1. 当时；那时；到那时

• from then on 从那时起

2. 然后；后来

• He had a week in Greek and then went to Rome. 他先在希腊呆了一个星期，然后去了罗马。

3. 那么

• We'll be looking for a new secretary then? 那么，我们要找个新秘书了？

4. 而且；还有

• There are the vegetables to peel and the soup to heat. Then there's the table to lay and the wine to cool. 菜要择，汤要热。还得摆上餐具，把酒冰镇一下。

词组but then (again) 口 但是，不过

• I like to be with him; but then I don't want to marry him. 我喜欢和他在一起但并不想嫁给他。

then and there 当时，当场

• They replied to us then and there. 他们当即答复了我们。