英语词汇as if and as though like的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

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as if and as though ; like378 as if and as though; like1meaningAs if and as though are both used to say what a situation seems like. They can refer to something that we think may be true.It looks as if/though it's going to rain.It sounds as if/though Jack's going to change his job.They can also be used to talk about things which we know are not true.I feel as if/though I'm dying.She was acting as if/though she was in charge.2tensesWhen we talk about things which we know are not true, we can use a past tense with a present meaning after as if/though. This emphasises the meaning of unreality. Compare:–She looks as if she is rich. (Perhaps she is.)He talks as if he was rich. (But he is definitely not.)–You look as though you know each other.Why is he looking at me as though he knew me? I've never seen him before.In a formal style, were can be used instead of was in an 'unreal' comparison. This is common in American English.He talks as if he were rich.3like meaning 'as if/though'Like is often used in the same way as as if/though, especially in an informal style. This used to be typically American English, but it is now common in British English.It seems like it's going to rain.He sat there smiling like it was his birthday.For the difference between like and as, 515.Previous Next

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释义	Contents overview as if and as though ; likeWord Problems from A to Z378 as if and as though; like1meaningAs if and as though are both used to say what a situation seems like. They can refer to something that we think may be true.It looks as if/though it's going to rain.It sounds as if/though Jack's going to change his job.They can also be used to talk about things which we know are not true.I feel as if/though I'm dying.She was acting as if/though she was in charge.2tensesWhen we talk about things which we know are not true, we can use a past tense with a present meaning after as if/though. This emphasises the meaning of unreality. Compare:–She looks as if she is rich. (Perhaps she is.)He talks as if he was rich. (But he is definitely not.)–You look as though you know each other.Why is he looking at me as though he knew me? I've never seen him before.In a formal style, were can be used instead of was in an 'unreal' comparison. This is common in American English.He talks as if he were rich.3like meaning 'as if/though'Like is often used in the same way as as if/though, especially in an informal style. This used to be typically American English, but it is now common in British English.It seems like it's going to rain.He sat there smiling like it was his birthday.For the difference between like and as, 515.Previous Next
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