【then音标】 英[ðen] 美[ðen]
【单词释义】 then是什么意思：
adv.然后；那时；那么；话说回来
adj.当时的；那时的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【then形近词/近似词】
when adv.什么时候；何时 pron.什么时候 conj.在…时
ken n.知识范围；理解范围 v.知道；懂得
ten num.十
hen n.母鸡
den n.兽穴，兽窝；（尤指不法分子聚集的）窝点 vi.穴居；进窝（冬眠）；把…赶入洞中
pen n.笔；钢笔 vt.写；把…关入栏中；关押，囚禁
【常用短语】
and then 于是，然后
now and then 不时地；常常
【单词例句】
◇ From then on, people will live in peace in the forest, no tigers to harass them anymore.
从此，大伙就平平安安地住在了森林里，再也没有老虎来骚扰他们了。
---- The Big Tiger and Little Rabbit
◇ On one occasion,invited to a contest by the human musician Marsyas,he won and then flayed him to death for his pride.
有一次他接受凡人音乐家马斯亚斯的挑战参加一次竞赛。战胜对方后,他将对手剥皮致死以惩罚他的狂妄自大。
---- Apollo
◇ Then the clever goat runs far away, and the wolf has no dinner.
然后聪明的小山羊逃跑了，狼就没有了晚餐。
---- The Wolf and The Little Goat
◇ "That's the way one has to deal with foxes," said the peasant, then carried away the treasure.
“我就是这样骗倒魔鬼的。”农夫说完，然后赶紧拾起财宝回家去了。
---- The Peasant and the Devil
◇ Previously, only the male peacock's habitat in the mountains every time, always a good one can first choose a place to hide the tail, and then again placed in other parts of the body.
早先，这只雄孔雀每逢在山里栖息的时候，总是要首先选择好一个能掩藏尾羽的地方，然后再来安置身体的其他部位。
---- The Peacock
◇ Every now and then he stopped for them to catch up with him, and once he even fell asleep.
一路上，小王子不得不几次停下来等着青蛙，最后一次他甚至睡着了。
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ The latter, however, laughed mockingly and said, "I will come in three years and get what belongs to me," then went away.
陌生人嘲笑地说：“三年之后，我会来取走属于我的东西。”说完便走了。
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ Then the devil came to him. He still wanted to harm the pious queen, and he took the letter, putting in its place one that stated that the queen had brought a changeling into the world.
再说那个恶魔一直想伤害好心的王后。这时，他将另一封信放进信使的口袋里，上面说王后生了一个妖怪。
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ Then she hurried away, and came to the stars, and they were friendly and good to her, each one sitting on its own little chair.
她赶紧又跑到了星星那里。星星对她很友好，很和气，每颗星都坐在他们自己的小凳子上。
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ Then the old one bleated, and went on her way with her mind at ease.
老山羊咩咩地叫了几声，便放心地去了。