yet/jet/

adv

1. 用于否定句 还，依然

• I haven't seen him yet. 我还没见到他。

• I have not yet known who he is. 我还不知道他是谁呢。

2. [用于疑问句] 已经

• Have you finished your work yet? 你完成工作了吗？

3. 迄今为止，到目前为止

• You don't need to get up yet. 你还不用起床呢。

• the most expensive car yet I can afford 现在我能买得起的最贵的汽车

4. 然而，而

• simple yet effective 简单而行之有效的

5. 甚至

• Our work became yet more difficult after the expert withdrew. 专家退出后，我们的工作更难了。

• more and yet more 越发，越来越

6. 终将，迟早

• Our project may succeed yet. 我们的计划迟早会成功。

• He'll be dismissed yet. 他迟早会被解雇的。

7. 还，仍然

• Her son was sleeping yet when she went to work. 她去上班时她的儿子还在睡觉。

8. 正式 还得

• I have yet to hear Ray's version of what happened. 我还得听听雷伊对发生的事怎么说。

词组as yet 到目前为止，至今

• There's no message from him as yet. 到目前为止还没有他的消息。

not yet 还没有

• “Have you moved?” “Not yet.” “你搬家了吗？”“还没有。”

not yet at the worst 还未到最坏的境地