adv (1)(用于否定句和问句)已经，尚，还(没)(up until or at the present time or the time specified)：“Is she here/Has Mary come～?”“No，not～.”“她/玛丽来了吗?”“还没有。”He was not～due.他还没到。The moon had not～risen.月亮还未升起。I'm not quite clear～about the matter.我对此事还不大清楚。I wonder if they have finished the experiment～.我不知道他们是否完成了试验。No one had～been there until that voyage.在那次航海家光顾之前，那里从未有人涉足。As～，we have not made any plans for the holiday/Shakespeare had not become famous.到目前为止，我们还没制订假日计划/直到那时，莎士比亚还没有名气。They haven't had a book published as～.眼下他们还没有出版过一本书。He had not as～made up his mind what attitude to adopt toward her.到那时为止他还没有下决心对她采取什么态度。The computer has worked well as～.到现在为止计算机工作正常。Did you go to see the doctor～? 你去看医生了吗?

(2)(还)得，仍然，还(just now;still)：Don't go～.别马上走。I don't want to go away～.我还不想马上离开。have～to learn the truth/hear the story 还得了解真实情况/听一听那个故事;Go at once while there is～time.趁着还有时间赶快出发。 We must push on while there is～light.趁着还有光亮我们必须继续赶路。 He is～a child.他还是个孩子。Father rose early and is working～.父亲起得很早，他现在仍在干活。There are three days～to go until my vacation.还有三天我的假期才到。It was too early～to tell anything.现在还为时过早，说不出个青红皂白。Much～remains to be finished.还有许多事情有待完成。I have a few more pages to read～.我还要读几页才能读完。She detained him a little while～.她还是耽搁了他一会儿。

(3)在将来某时，终归，迟早(in the time remaining;eventually)：You will succeed～.你迟早会成功的。He may win～.他迟早会取胜。She may make a success of it～.她早晚会成功。 We shall have him～.他迟早会来到我们中间。It will be colder～before spring comes.春天到来之前还会出现倒春寒。 We may～hear from him. (We may hear from him～.) (前一用法正式)我们还会得到他的音讯的。 The enemy may～win (may win～) if we relax our efforts.如果我们放松努力，敌人就有可能取胜。I can't come just～.暂时我还不能来。“Are you going home?”—“No，not just～.”“你回家吗?”——“眼下还不行。”

(4)(用在最高级后)迄今;到那时为止(最)(so far)：one's best short stories～迄今最优秀的短篇故事;the highest building～constructed 迄今所建造的最高建筑;the most comprehensive study～of his poetry 到目前为止对于他的诗作最为全面的研究;

(5)(和比较级连用)甚至，更(still more;even)：～further triumphs/greater progress 更进一步的胜利/更大进步;a～sadder tale/higher speed/worse experience 一个更悲惨的故事/更高的速度/一次更糟糕的经历;We must work harder～.我们必须更加努力。The plot becomes～more involved.情节越来越复杂。

(6)而且，也(不)(more over)：I've never read it nor～intend to.我从来没有读过这个，也根本不想读。He doesn't want my help nor～my advice.他不需要我的帮助，也不需要我的建议。He doesn't like the red one nor～the brown one.他不喜欢这个红色的，也不喜欢那个棕色的。She was not beautiful;nor～was she pleasant.她不漂亮，举止也不讨人喜欢。Y～more important，it will not be finished next week，nor～next year.然而更重要的是，这件工作不但下星期完成不了，而且明年也完成不了。

(7)再，还有(again，used for emphasis to indicate the latest in a series)：do sth～once more 把某事再做一遍; give～another reason 举出另一个原因;He has made～another mistake/more mistakes.他又犯了一个错误/更多的错误。Y～again we can see the results of careless driving.我们得以再次看到疏忽大意开车的后果。

conj 然而;而(又)(nevertheless;and despite this)：I gave him 10 pounds/all he asked for， (and)～he is still not satisfied.我给了他10英镑/所要的一切，然而他仍不满意。 Nobody has ever called Balzac a statesman，～he was probably the greatest statesman of our time.没有人把巴尔扎克称为政治家，然而他或许是我们这个时代最了不起的政治家。 She's vain and foolish/a funny girl，but～people like her.尽管她自负、愚蠢/是一个可笑的女孩，而人们却喜欢她。It's strange，～true.这事很怪，却是真事。The judge was stern，～completely fair.法官虽严厉，却十分公正。Y～the population of Scotland was nearly two millions.然而，苏格兰的人口已将近两百万。

【用法】yet 作为副词时，在用法(1)中，英国人常用完成时态，而美国人常用一般过去时;另外在副词用法(1)中问句和否定句用yet，肯定句则用 already;在用法(3)中情态动词后紧跟yet 为正式的表达方式;其他相关用法，可参看still和just两词。

【辨异】1)yet与already和still¹的区别见ALREADY;2)yet与but、 however、still¹和nevertheless的区别见BUT。