Carlos was something of a philosopher.

卡洛斯有几分哲人气质。

He walked with something of a swagger.

他有点大摇大摆地走着。

The discovery was something of a fluke.

这项发现多少有点侥幸。

I have tried to convey something of the flavour of the argument.

我试图表达某种类似论据的东西。

Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa.

他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。

He's something of an athlete.

他有几分运动员的才能。

People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.

人们对一件影响不大的事情大惊小怪。

Is there something of particular value about curiosity in and of itself?

好奇心本身有什么特别的价值吗？

Or is there something of particular value about curiosity in and of itself?

还是好奇心本身有什么特别的价值？

He's something of a smooth operator.

可以说，他是一个八面玲珑的滑头。

Sarah tells me you're something of an art connoisseur.

萨拉告诉我你可以说是一位艺术鉴赏家。

Electric-powered cars are still something of a novelty.

电动汽车仍然是一种新鲜玩意儿。

Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan.

贝科夫忘记了马利宁是个近乎清教徒式的人。

This is something of a grudge match against a long-term enemy.

这是场与宿敌间的了结恩怨的竞赛。

Sunday lunch with the in-laws has become something of a ritual.

星期天，和姻亲们共进午餐已经成了例行的公事。

The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.

这个城镇的小巧挺让人吃惊。

Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book.

弗兰克· 斯普里格斯是个非常能干的人，却不被人所知晓。

The south coast of Spain has become something of a tourist ghetto.

西班牙南海岸可以说已经成为旅游者的聚居区。

The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family.

毒瘾在我们家依然是个有些忌讳的话题。

Women are still something of a rarity in senior positions in business.

在商界位居高职的妇女仍然十分罕见。

As Dr. Smith left he said that the inquiry was something of a red herring.

当史密斯医生离开时，他说该调查是转移注意力的事情。

It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself.

他能否专心学习并有所成就取决于他自己。

'Villa' was something of a misnomer ; the place was no more than an old farmhouse.

“别墅”一说有点不妥，那地方只不过是座旧农舍。

Herbal "tea" is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.

花草“茶”是个误称，因为这类饮料里根本不含茶。

Sandman's experimentation has made him something of a cult figure on the local music scene.

桑德曼的实验已经使他成为当地音乐领域颇受人崇拜的人物。

There followed something of a fallow period professionally, until a job came up in the summer.

接下来事业上出现了一个空档，直到夏天的时候来了份新工作。

After the marvellous display of Saturday morning, the remaining ceremonies were something of an anticlimax.

周六早晨的精彩展示之后，接下来的庆典简直令人扫兴。

I'm something of a musician.

我有音乐家细胞。

He is something of musician.

他很适合搞音乐。