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

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like and as : similarity, function515 like and as: similarity, functionWe can use like or as to say that things are similar.We can also use as to talk about function – the jobs that people or things do.1like (similarity): like meLike can be a preposition. We use like, not as, before a noun or pronoun to talk about similarity.like + noun/pronounMy sister looks like me. (not … as me.)He ran like the wind. (not … as the wind.)Like his parents, he is a vegetarian.We can use very, quite and other adverbs of degree before like.He's very like his father.She looks a bit like Queen Victoria.We can use like to give examples.She's good at scientific subjects, like mathematics. (not … as mathematics.)In mountainous countries, like Peru, …2as (similarity): as I doAs is a conjunction. We use it before a clause, and before an expression beginning with a preposition.as + clauseas + preposition phraseNobody knows her as I do.We often drink tea with the meal, as they do in China.In 1939, as in 1914, everybody seemed to want war.On Friday, as on Tuesday, the meeting will be at 8.30.3like I do (informal)In modern English, like is often used as a conjunction instead of as. This is most common in an informal style.Nobody loves you like I do.4inverted word order: as did all his familyIn a very formal style, as is sometimes followed by auxiliary verb + subject (note the inverted word order, 270).She was a Catholic, as were most of her friends.He believed, as did all his family, that the king was their supreme lord.5as you know, etcSome expressions beginning with as are used to introduce facts which are 'common ground' – known to both speaker/writer and listener/reader. Examples are as you know, as we agreed, as you suggested.As you know, next Tuesday's meeting has been cancelled.I am sending you the bill for the repairs, as we agreed.There are some passive expressions of this kind – for example as is well known; as was agreed. Note that there is no subject it after as in these expressions (256).As is well known, more people get colds in wet weather. (not As it is well known …)I am sending you the bill, as was agreed. (not … as it was agreed.)6comparison with as and like after negativesAfter a negative clause, a comparison with as or like usually refers only to the positive part of what comes before.I don't smoke, like Megan. (Megan smokes.)I am not a Conservative, like Joe. (Joe is a Conservative.)Before a negative clause, the comparison refers to the whole clause.Like Emily, I don't smoke. (Emily doesn't smoke.)Like James, I am not a Conservative. (James is not a Conservative.)7function or role: He worked as a waiter.Another use of as is to say what function or role a person or thing has – what jobs people do, what purposes things are used for, what category they belong to, etc. In this case, as is a preposition, used before a noun.He worked as a waiter for two years. (not … like a waiter.)Please don't use that knife as a screwdriver.A crocodile starts life as an egg.Compare this use of as with like.As your brother, I must warn you to be careful. (I am your brother.)Like your brother, I must warn you to be careful. (I am not your brother, but he and I have similar attitudes.)Note that as is often pronounced /əz/ (315).For comparisons with as … as, 203.For alike, 363.For like used instead of as if, 378.For the same as, 571.For What … like?, 493.For such as, 596.6.For like used to join two infinitive structures, 91.4.Previous Next

词组	like and as similarity function
释义	Contents overview like and as : similarity, functionWord Problems from A to Z515 like and as: similarity, functionWe can use like or as to say that things are similar.We can also use as to talk about function – the jobs that people or things do.1like (similarity): like meLike can be a preposition. We use like, not as, before a noun or pronoun to talk about similarity.like + noun/pronounMy sister looks like me. (not … as me.)He ran like the wind. (not … as the wind.)Like his parents, he is a vegetarian.We can use very, quite and other adverbs of degree before like.He's very like his father.She looks a bit like Queen Victoria.We can use like to give examples.She's good at scientific subjects, like mathematics. (not … as mathematics.)In mountainous countries, like Peru, …2as (similarity): as I doAs is a conjunction. We use it before a clause, and before an expression beginning with a preposition.as + clauseas + preposition phraseNobody knows her as I do.We often drink tea with the meal, as they do in China.In 1939, as in 1914, everybody seemed to want war.On Friday, as on Tuesday, the meeting will be at 8.30.3like I do (informal)In modern English, like is often used as a conjunction instead of as. This is most common in an informal style.Nobody loves you like I do.4inverted word order: as did all his familyIn a very formal style, as is sometimes followed by auxiliary verb + subject (note the inverted word order, 270).She was a Catholic, as were most of her friends.He believed, as did all his family, that the king was their supreme lord.5as you know, etcSome expressions beginning with as are used to introduce facts which are 'common ground' – known to both speaker/writer and listener/reader. Examples are as you know, as we agreed, as you suggested.As you know, next Tuesday's meeting has been cancelled.I am sending you the bill for the repairs, as we agreed.There are some passive expressions of this kind – for example as is well known; as was agreed. Note that there is no subject it after as in these expressions (256).As is well known, more people get colds in wet weather. (not As it is well known …)I am sending you the bill, as was agreed. (not … as it was agreed.)6comparison with as and like after negativesAfter a negative clause, a comparison with as or like usually refers only to the positive part of what comes before.I don't smoke, like Megan. (Megan smokes.)I am not a Conservative, like Joe. (Joe is a Conservative.)Before a negative clause, the comparison refers to the whole clause.Like Emily, I don't smoke. (Emily doesn't smoke.)Like James, I am not a Conservative. (James is not a Conservative.)7function or role: He worked as a waiter.Another use of as is to say what function or role a person or thing has – what jobs people do, what purposes things are used for, what category they belong to, etc. In this case, as is a preposition, used before a noun.He worked as a waiter for two years. (not … like a waiter.)Please don't use that knife as a screwdriver.A crocodile starts life as an egg.Compare this use of as with like.As your brother, I must warn you to be careful. (I am your brother.)Like your brother, I must warn you to be careful. (I am not your brother, but he and I have similar attitudes.)Note that as is often pronounced /əz/ (315).For comparisons with as … as, 203.For alike, 363.For like used instead of as if, 378.For the same as, 571.For What … like?, 493.For such as, 596.6.For like used to join two infinitive structures, 91.4.Previous Next
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