【问】 我查词典，as good as只有一种解释：“差不多”、“几乎”。难道它就没有别的意义了吗?

【答】 一般词典给出的只是成语as good as的释义，而没有给出自由组合as good as的释义。因为后一结构的各个组成成分仍保留其原义，而整个结构的含义就是各组成部分的语义之和(和……一样好)，因此没有必要给以特别的解释。

但是，自由组合的as good as使用得更为普遍，是各类标准英语考试经常考核的项目之一。

1. “Do you enjoy listening to records?”“I think records are often ____ an actual performance.”

A. as good as or better than B. as good or better than

C. like good or better than D. as good as any other(TOEFL，72. 6)

2. Even the most gourmet will agree food in the South is as any other region in the country. (TOEFL， 74. 9)

下面是含成语as good as的例句：

1. Don't worry，the matter's as good as settled. (ALD)

别担心，问题差不多已经解决了。

2. The man who had been shot was as good as dead. (DAI)

受到枪击的那个人差不多已经死了。

3. When the car was repaired，it looked as good as new. (DAI)

这辆汽车修理好的时候，看起来差不多就像新的一样。