sb/sth has a particular job or function 作为；当作：She works as a courier•她尚职业是导游。◊ Treat me as a /Wend.要把我当作朋友各-〇 I respect him as a doctor. 我尊敬他iik个医‘。◊ can use that giass as a vase. 你可以把那个玻璃杯当作花瓶用。◊ 77ie news came as a .•shock.消息传来，令人震惊。◊ She had been there o/ten as a c/iiid (= when she was a child).她小时候常去那里。

■ adv. 1 as ... as ... used when you are comparing two people or things, or two situations (比较’时用 > 像…

样，如同：.Vbu’re as taH as yoi^r /either.你和你父杀- 样高。◊ He was as whfte as a sheet 他面无血色。◊ She doesn^ play ns well as her sister. 0

I haverCt known him as long as you (■= as you have known him).我认识他的时间投有你长。◊ He doesn’t earn as much 〇5 me•他挣的钱比我少。◊ He doesn’t earn as much as J do.他挣的‘不如我多。◊ Jt’s not as hard as J thought•这没_i # _想秦的男么困难。◊ Kun as /ast as you can.你尽金快跑。◊ We’d Zifce it as soon as possibZe. 我们希望—快越分。2 used to say that sth happens in the same way (指事情以同样的方式发生）和…•样： As ahvays, he said •他和平时一样，少'言寡语。

77ie ‘h’ i’n honest is si.Zertt, as fn ‘hour’. * honest 丰的 h ~ hour中的h —样都不发音。

■ con/ 1 while sth else is happening 当…时；随着：He sat watching her os she got ready•他一直坐—会她准备停 .当 3 she grew oZder she .gained in confidence.随着

年“的增长她的信心增强了。‘ 2 in the way in which照… 方式：They did os 了 had osfced.他们是按照我的要求做 的。◊ Leave the papers as they are•别去动那些文件。◊

货人严ii(i.功yvouW* —轉挺不■吧，—每

它 _ C。： 3 used to state the reason for sth 因■为；

由于：■ A you were out, J cr message•你不在/ 所以我

留了一张字条儿。◊ She may need some heip as she’s new•她i‘来的，可能需要一些帮助。4 used to make a comment or to add information about what you have just said 正如；如同：也 you fcnow, JuHa is ieaving soon.你是知道的，朱莉娅马上要离开了。◊ She’s ve/y taH, as is her mother•她个_子很嵩，和她母亲一样。

5 used to say that in spite of sth being true, what follows is also true 尽管；虽然；即使 BCEl though: Happy as they were, there was something missing. ^ 他们很快乐，但总缺少点什么。◊ 05 he might

(=however hard he tried), he couldn't open the door. 他想尽了办法也没能打开门。D3E! as against sth in contrast with sth与…相对照;和…相比较：They got 27% 〇/ the vote as against 32% at the Zast eZecti'orz. 选举 他们得了 27%的票，而上.次他们得了 3i%。,as and 'when used to say that sth may happen at some time in the future, but only when sth else has happened :(用 于在特定条件下才会发生的事情）将来…时，到时候： We^l decide on the team as and when we qualify.

们具备了条件时就会决定成立这个队。◊ teH you more as and when (= as soon as I can).我一有可能就会告诉你 更多情况。as. for sb/sth used to start talking about sb/sth 至辛；关于.BEd regarding : As for Jo, she's doing卢zie.至于乔，她现在日子过得不错。◊尨/or/ood /or the party, that’s aH being taken care 〇/• _f关于秦会要用 的食物，都铨置办当屮。as from .../as of ... used to show the time or date from which sth starts (指起始时 间或日期 自…起：Our /ax m/mber is changing 〇5 介om May J2.我们的传真号码自5月12日起更改。as if/as though in a way that suggests sth 似乎；符像；仿佛： He behaved as i/nothing had happened.他表现得若无其 事_。◊ ft souncis as though you had a good time.听起来 你好像过得挺愉快。◊ It’s my birthday. As you didn’t know/令天是我的生日。你好像不知道似的！ ◊ ‘Don’t say anything.' 'As if I would!^f (= surely you do not expect me to) “ff么也别说。r “我才不会说观! ”，，as it'is considering the present situation; as things are 照现 状：We were hoping to finish it by next week—'as it is, it may be the week q/ter.我们本希望奄下周完成——看样 子可能寒下_下周才行◊ Z can’t he〖p—J’ve got too much to cio 〇5 it ii (= already).我帮不了ft — fee经有太多 的工作了。as it ’were used when a speaker.is giving his or her own impression of a situation or expressing sth in a particular .way可以说；在一定程度上： Teachers must put the brakes on, as it were, when they notice students ZoofcingpuzzZed.瘥老师发现学生神色茫魚 时，就应该在一定程度上放慢速度。as to sth |as