2PHR-CONJ-COORD 像…一样 You use the structure as...as when you are comparing things. 像…一样
I never went through a final exam that wasas 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。
As is also a conjunction.
Being a mother isn't as bad as I thought at first!.
做母亲并不像我一开始想的那样糟!
I don't think he was ever as fit as he should have been.
我认为他本该更健康的。
3PHR-CONJ-COORD (强调数量)多达,只有 You use as...as to emphasize amounts of something. (强调数量)多达,只有 [emphasis]
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。
4PREP 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. 作为;当作
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。
I had natural ability as a footballer.
我天生就是当足球运动员的料。
SYN in the role of, being, under the name of, in the character of
5PREP 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. 还是…的时候
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。
6CONJ-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. 同样地;一样地;像…一样
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。
The book was banned in the US, as were two subsequent books.
7PREP 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. 因为;作为(结果)
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。
8CONJ-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. (引导短从句)正如,就像
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。
9CONJ-SUBORD 因为;由于 You can use as to mean 'because' when you are explaining the reason for something. 因为;由于
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.
You can use as, because, since, or for to give an explanation for something. Because is the commonest of these, and is used when answering a question beginning with 'why?'.You can use as or since instead of because to introduce a clause containing a reason for something, especially in writing. ...a note about The National Portrait Gallery, as the word 'Gallery' can be misleading... Since the juice is quite strong, you should always dilute it. In stories, for is sometimes used to explain or justify something. He seemed to be in need of company, for he suddenly went back into the house. Note that because is a conjunction, and is used to link two ideas within one sentence. I'm unsocial, because of my deafness.
as, because, since 和 for 都可以表示“因为”。because 最常用,往往用来回答以why开头的疑问句。as 和 since 尤用于书面语中,可以代替 because 引导原因从句。如:a note about The National Portrait Gallery, as the word ‘Gallery’can be misleading(对 The National Portrait Gallery 的注释,因为 Gallery 一词易产生歧义),Since the juice is quite strong, you should always dilute it(这果汁很浓,你应该把它冲淡一些)。在讲故事时,for 用来解释或证明某事。如:He seemed to be in need of company, for suddenly he went back into the house (他看上去需要有个伴,因为他突然又回到屋里去了)。注意,because是连词,用于连接一个句子中的两个部分,如:I'm unsocial, because of my deafness (由于失聪,我不喜欢社交)。
10PHRASE 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. 可以说;在某种程度上 [vagueness]
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。
SYN in a way, to some extent, so to speak, in a manner of speaking
11PHRASE 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. 事实上,实际上(表示实际情况和可能情况的对比)
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。
12as against→see: against as ever→see: ever as a matter of fact→see: fact as follows→see: follow as long as→see: long as opposed to→see: opposed as regards→see: regard as soon as→see: soon as such→see: such as well→see: well as well as→see: well as yet→see: yet
1PREP-PHRASE 至于… You use as for and as to at the beginning of a sentence in order to introduce a slightly different subject that is still connected to the previous one. 至于…
I feel that there's a lot of pressure put on policemen. And as for putting guns in their hands, I don't think that's a very good idea at all.
我觉得给警员的压力太大了。至于让他们佩枪,我并不认为是一个明智之举。
2PREP-PHRASE 关于… You use as to to indicate what something refers to. 关于…
They should make decisions as to whether the student needs more help.
他们应该决定学生是否需要更多的帮助。
Andy sat down at the table and inquired as to what the problem was.
安迪在桌边落座,询问出了什么问题。
3PREP-PHRASE 在…时;从…起;自…始 If you say that something will happen as of, or in British English as from, a particular date or time, you mean that it will happen from that time on. 在…时;从…起;自…始
The border, effectively closed since 1981, will be opened as of January the 1st.
实质上从1981年就已关闭的边境将于1月1日开放。
She is to retire as from 1 October.
她将于10月1日退休。
4PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 好像;仿佛 You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not. 好像;仿佛
Anne shrugged, as if she didn't know.
安妮耸了耸肩,好像她并不知晓。
He burst into a high-pitched laugh, as though he'd said something funny.