| 词组 | as if |
| 释义 | as if You can use as if or as though at the beginning of a clause when you are describing how someone or something looks, or how someone behaves. The furniture looked as though it had come out of somebody's attic. He lunged towards me as if he expected me to aim a gun at him. ◊ using 'were' Many people think it is incorrect to use 'was' in clauses of this type. They say you should use were instead. He looked at me as if I were mad. She remembered it all as if it were yesterday. However, in conversation people usually use was. The secretary spoke as though it was some kind of password. He gave his orders as if this was only another training exercise. You can use was or were in conversation, but in formal writing you should use were. ◊ 'like' Some people say like instead of 'as if' or 'as though'. He looked like he felt sorry for me. There he stands pumping his silly neck up and down just like it was a piston. This use is generally regarded as incorrect. |
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