as
prep. 作为; 像; 至于…; 关于…; 在…时
adv. 像
conj. 当; 因为
If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
Another policeman has been injured as fighting continued this morning...
今早又有一名警员在冲突中受伤。
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。
You use the structure as...as when you are comparing things.
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。
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。
You use as...as to emphasize amounts of something.
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。
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。
You use as when you are indicating what someone or something is or is thought to be, or what function they have.
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。
The news apparently came as a complete surprise...
这个消息显然让人大吃一惊。
If you do something as a child or as a teenager, for example, you do it when you are a child or a teenager.
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。
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.
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。
Today, as usual, he was wearing a three-piece suit...
像往常一样,他今天穿的是三件套。
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.
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。
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。
You use as to introduce short clauses which comment on the truth of what you are saying.
As you can see, we're still working...
如你所见,我们仍在工作。
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。
You can use as to mean 'because' when you are explaining the reason for something.
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。
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。
You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
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。
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.
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。
1. to the same degree (often followed by `as');
as, because, for, since
这些连词均含有"因为"之意。
as, like
这两个词均有"像"之意。
though, although, as
这些连词均可表示"虽然,尽管"之意。
when, while, as
这些连词均可表示"当……时"引出时间从句。
as and when
[用于指不确定的未来之事]当
as for
至于,关于
as from (或 of)
(主 英)[用于指某事开始之时或开始的日期] 从
as if (或 though)
好像,似乎,仿佛
as if!
(非正式)我很怀疑!
as (it) is
在目前情况下,按现在情况来看
as long as
只要;和…一样长
as much
同样地
as of
到…时候为止
as per
按照;根据
as such
同样地;就其本身而论
as though
好像,仿佛
as to
关于;在…方面
as well
也;还
She is as proud as a peacock.
她十分骄傲.
Treat this house as your own, feel free.
把这所房子当作你自己的好了, 放轻松.
He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.
他自荐当我们商场的经理.
Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.
黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标.
He introduced Mary as his daughter.
他介绍说玛丽是他女儿.