be something of

A conservative securities portfolio could even be given something of a boost by investing a percentage of the capital in warrants.

一个稳健的证券投资组合可把部份资本投放在权证，藉此提高回报。

Dawn may be something of a newcomer to the public eye, but actually has been around for awhile; it was first launched in2007.

“黎明”号探测器对公众来说可能是一个新来者，但它其实已经存在一段时间了，是在2007年发射的。

In the coming months, MSNBC is expected to introduce more hard news and more reporting from NBC News talent during daytime hours, which would be something of a break from its more opinion-based programming during the evening, according to a person briefed on the plans.

知情人士透露，接下来几个月，MSNBC计划在白天时段引入更多硬新闻和来自NBC新闻台的报道，以求和主要以观点类节目为主的晚间时段形成反差。

Not saving it would be something out of the ordinary that should be handled by some dusty dialog box.

不保存是超出常规的，应该由其他小对话框来处理。

The city proved to be something of a disappointment

结果这座城市有点儿令人失望。

She wasn't certain that her journey might bring, but this much she know, it would be something of her own choosing.

她并不知道她的旅程将会怎样，但她知道，那将会有自己的决定。

It would be something of her own choosing.

这回是她自己作出的抉择。

This seems to be something of a hot potato among fans.

这似乎是一个烫手的山芋粉丝之间的事。

Do the same in Argentina and you may even find yourself in trouble with the police – it's illegal. Knowing where and who to tip in different countries can be something of a social minefield.

如果你在阿根廷给小费的话，警察可能会找你麻烦，因为这在那里是非法的。在世界不同的国家，什么时候给谁小费是一门学问。

Nevertheless, research into the role of housework in human relationships suggests we may be losing something of value here.

不过，针对家务活在人际关系中的作用所做的研究显示，我们可能正在失去其中一些有价值的东西。

That is going to be something of real value to end-users.

这才是对最终用户真正有价值的东西。

They say that he had no university education, but he seems to be something of a scholar.

据说他并未受过大学教育，但他看上去好像学者的样子。

InfoQ: The specification is quite heavily influenced by the Hibernate Validation but the group concept seems to be something of a departure.

InfoQ：规范受Hibernate验证框架的影响比较大，但是组的概念似乎不是。

I feel like I should be hurting something of yours.

我想我也应该伤害到你的什么。

However, those companies that are shut out are very unhappy so that is has proved to be something of a double-edged sword from the perspective of the generic industry.

但是没吃到蛋糕的公司就非常不开心了。所以这一法案在非专利药公司看来是一把双刃剑。

So there might be something of a double whammy happening there if the US had a severe downturn.

因此，如果美国出现严重的经济萧条，这里可能就会受到种双重的剧烈打击。

Restlessness, nervous haste, and rashness can be something of a problem, for you act on impulse and may be out of sync with your environment.

不平静、匆忙紧张、轻率都能成为某些事的问题，因为你冲动行事，与周围的坏境不协调。

Reliability appears to be something of a bugbear for the Red Bull team, with Vettel's attempts to challenge Jenson Button for last year's title hampered by crucial failures.

可靠性问题对于红牛车队来说很严重的事情，去年维特尔与巴顿争夺冠军时候因为很严重的失误而失败。

Mr Ch á vez may be something of a paper tiger whose anti-American rhetoric is invariably more outlandish than the generally cautious policies pursued by his government.

查韦斯或许有点像只纸老虎，他的反美言论总是比自己政府执行的谨慎政策更出格。

Surprisingly, that can be something of a challenge, particularly if the file is large.

让人意外的是，这实现起来有些难度，对于较大的文件尤其如此。

It seemed to her that there would be something of impudence in making a festival of her secret.

她觉得将自己内心的秘密弄得沸沸扬扬是轻率齿莽的。

People need to know that when they read your posts, they will be getting something of value that will educate, inspire or energize them.

人们需要知道当他们在阅读你的帖子时能够得到一些有价值的信息，那些信息将会教育、启示或者激励他们。

Although you have no problem making friends from all walks of life, it can be something of a challenge for you to find romance.

尽管你能很轻松地交到许多朋友，但想找到真爱也非易事。

The country will host the next United Nations climate summit in December although that might prove to be something of a poisoned chalice.

该国将于今年12月主办下一届联合国气候峰会，但那可能是一盏“金杯毒酒”。

At times, you have to be something of an online, digital "dumpster diver" to find the information you want; if you are lucky, one of the search engines or Wolfram may turn up the tidbit for you.

在很多时候，为了找到所需的信息，您需要成为一位在线的数字淘宝者，如果您幸运，某个搜索引擎（比如Wolfram）可能会找到一点线索。

The sting of the word "chance" seems to lie in the assumption that it means something positive, and that if anything happens by chance, it must needs be something of an intrinsically irrational and preposterous sort.

“偶然”一词的棘手之处看来在于它表示某种正面的东西这一假设；如果任何事件偶然出现，它必然是某种本质上非理性的、荒谬的东西。

He proved to be something of a royal bruiser though as he enthusiastically began kicking his legs and waving his arms with excitement when he spotted a set of toys on the floor.

当他看到地上有一堆玩具的时候，会极具热情的高兴的用腿踢用胳膊抓，他被证实为皇室的彪汉。

Compared to Apple, Google's developer documentation is scanty at best, and it doesn't help that the Android OS still seems to be something of a work in progress.

苹果相比，谷歌的开发者文档，充其量稀少，而且不利于该机器人操作系统似乎仍然是一个在不断完善。

The Fed is keen to avoid deflation and to keep inflation at 2 per cent, but if it reaches that goal by means of commodity price inflation it will be something of a Pyrrhic victory.

美联储极力想避免通缩，并把通胀率保持在2%，但如果是通过大宗商品价格上涨来实现该目标，那称得上是代价高昂的胜利。

But the greater difficulty is that a thorough Olympic history must also be something of a world history, with tentacles sprawling far beyond the Games themselves.

但更困难的是，一部完整的奥林匹克史在某种程度上也一定是一部世界史，其范围远远超出赛事本身。