| 词组 | that |
| 释义 | that That has three main uses: ◊ used to refer back You use it in various ways to refer to something which has already been mentioned or which is already known about. When that is used like this, it is always pronounced . That old woman saved my life. How about natural gas? Is that an alternative? For more information about this use, see entry at ↑ ◊ used in 'that'-clauses That is used at the beginning of a special type of clause called a 'that'-clause. In 'that'-clauses, that is usually pronounced . He said that the police had directed him to the wrong room. Mrs Kaul announced that the lecture would now begin. For more information about this use, see entries at ↑ ◊ used in relative clauses That is also used at the beginning of another type of clause called a defining relative clause. In defining relative clauses, that is usually pronounced . I reached the gate that opened onto the lake. See entry at ↑ ◊ WARNING You do not use that to introduce a reason clause. You do not say, for example, 'Jane was worried because Tom was late, especially that it was snowing so heavily'. You say '...especially as it was snowing so heavily' or '...especially since it was snowing so heavily'. I do feel isolated, especially as we're not active in our community. The easiest way to provide children with protein is to give them milk, particularly since this supplies calcium to their bones as well. For more information about these uses, see section on 'as' and 'since' in entry at ↑ |
| 随便看 |
英语用法大全包含2070条英语用法指南，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词汇及语法点的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。