| 词组 | as |
| 释义 | as ◊ used in time clauses If something happens as something else happens, it happens while the other thing is happening. She wept bitterly as she told her story. You also use as to say that something is done whenever something happens. Parts are replaced as they grow old. Note that you do not use as simply to mean 'at the time that'. For example, you do not say 'As I started work here, the pay was £2 an hour'. You say 'When I started work here, the pay was £2 an hour'. See entry at ↑ ◊ used to mean 'because' As is often used to mean 'because' or 'since'. She bought herself an iron as she felt she couldn't keep borrowing Anne's. As he had been up since 4 a.m. he was no doubt now very tired. See entry at ↑ ◊ used with adjectives You can use as in front of an adjective to say how someone or something is regarded or described. He regarded them as snobbish. They regarded manual work as degrading. Officials described him as brilliant. ◊ used in prepositional phrases You can also use as in prepositional phrases to say how someone or something is regarded, described, treated, or used. He was regarded as something of a troublemaker. She was classified as a third category invalid. I treated business as a game. I wanted to use him as an agent. You can also use as in prepositional phrases to say what role or function someone or something has. He worked as a clerk. He served as Kennedy's ambassador to India. Bleach removes colour and acts as an antiseptic and deodoriser. ◊ used in comparisons In writing, as is sometimes used to compare one action to another. He looked over his shoulder as Jack had done. She pushed him, as she had pushed her son. Like and the way are used in a similar way. See entry at ↑ You can also use as in front of some prepositional phrases, especially at the beginning of a sentence. For example, instead of saying 'She took a holiday in April, as she had done in previous years', you can say 'As in previous years, she took a holiday in April'. As in previous elections, Benn was to coordinate broadcasting. When you have just made a statement, you can use as as a conjunction to indicate that the statement also applies to another person, thing, or group. After as you use 'be', 'have', an auxiliary, or a modal, then the subject. Edmund Burke liked that term, as did the authors of America's Federalist Papers. ◊ WARNING You do not usually use as in front of a noun group when you are comparing one thing or person to another. You do not say, for example, 'She sang as a bird'. You say 'She sang like a bird'. He swam like a fish. I am a worker like him. Children, like animals, are noisy at meal times. However, you can make a comparison using as, an adjective or adverb, and another as. For example, you can say 'You're just as bad as your sister'. For more information about this use, see entry at ↑ ◊ WARNING You do not use as after comparative adjectives. You do not say, for example, 'The trees are taller as the church'. You say 'The trees are taller than the church'. She was much older than me. I am happier than I have ever been. |
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