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Conj Subord Prep Child I Home Phr Conj Coord As...As 例:I

单词 as
音标
英[əz] 美[æz,əz]
解释
adv.同样地,一样地;例如;prep.作为,以…的身份;如同;conj.像,像…一样;由于;同时,当…时;尽管;n.阿斯(古罗马重量单位,约373克);
例句

CONJ-SUBORD
(表示两件事情同时发生)当…的时候,在…的同时
If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
例:Another policeman has been injured as fighting continued this morning...今早又有一名警员在冲突中受伤。
例:All the jury's eyes were on him as he continued...在他继续陈述的时候,全体陪审员的目光都集中在他身上。

PHR-CONJ-COORD
像…一样
You use the structure as...as when you are comparing things.
例:I never went through a final exam that was as difficult as that one...我从来没有碰到过像那次那么难的期末考试。
例:There was no obvious reason why this could not be as good a film as the original.找不出明显的理由来解释为什么这部片子拍得不如原先的好。

PHR-CONJ-COORD
(强调数量)多达,只有
You use as...as to emphasize amounts of something.
例:You can look forward to a significant cash return by saving from as little as £10 a month...只要每个月存下区区10英镑,你就有希望得到相当可观的现金收益。
例:She gets as many as eight thousand letters a month.她一个月里收到的信件多达8,000封。

PREP
作为;当作
You use as when you are indicating what someone or something is or is thought to be, or what function they have.
例:He has worked as a diplomat in the US, Sudan and Saudi Arabia...他曾任驻美国、苏丹和沙特阿拉伯的外交官。
例:The news apparently came as a complete surprise...这个消息显然让人大吃一惊。

PREP
还是…的时候
If you do something as a child or as a teenager, for example, you do it when you are a child or a teenager.
例:She loved singing as a child and started vocal training at 12.她从小就喜欢唱歌,12岁开始了声乐训练。

CONJ-SUBORD
同样地;一样地;像…一样
You use as to say how something happens or is done, or to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else.
例:I'll behave toward them as I would like to be treated...我会以希望别人对待我的方式来对待他们。
例:Today, as usual, he was wearing a three-piece suit...像往常一样,他今天穿的是三件套。

PREP
因为;作为(结果)
You use as in expressions like as a result and as a consequence to indicate how two situations or events are related to each other.
例:As a result of the growing fears about home security, more people are arranging for someone to stay in their home when they're away...因为越来越担心住宅安全,更多的人在出门的时候会在家中留人。
例:In this changing business environment, different demands are being placed on employees. As a consequence, the education system needs to change.在当今变幻莫测的商业环境下,员工被提出各种不同的要求。因此,教育体系有必要随之改变。

CONJ-SUBORD
(引导短从句)正如,就像
You use as to introduce short clauses which comment on the truth of what you are saying.
例:As you can see, we're still working...如你所见,我们仍在工作。
例:We were sitting, as I remember, in a riverside restaurant.我记得我们当时是坐在一个河畔的餐馆里。

CONJ-SUBORD
因为;由于
You can use as to mean 'because' when you are explaining the reason for something.
例:They are regularly sent booklets about personal safety, but they barely read them as they have so much paperwork to deal with...他们经常会收到关于人身安全问题的宣传册,但因为大量文案工作缠身,他们几乎无暇阅读。
例:Enjoy the first hour of the day. This is important as it sets the mood for the rest of the day.好好享受每天的第一个小时。这之所以重要是因为它会决定你一整天的心情。

PHRASE
可以说;在某种程度上
You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
例:I'd understood the words, but I didn't, as it were, understand the question.字面的意思我懂了,但是可以说我并不能理解这个问题。

PHRASE
事实上,实际上(表示实际情况和可能情况的对比)
You use expressions such as as it is ,as it turns out, and as things stand when you are making a contrast between a possible situation and what actually happened or is the case.
例:I want to work at home on a Tuesday but as it turns out sometimes it's a Wednesday or a Thursday.我想周二在家工作,但实际上有时却是周三或是周四。
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