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单词 were
释义
were
(wəʳ , STRONG wɜːʳ )
1.  A1
Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be1.
2.  B1+
Were is sometimes used instead of 'was' in certain structures, for example in conditional clauses or after the verb ' wish'. [formal]
He might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field.
He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.
3. as it were phrase
You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite. [vagueness]
I'd understood the words, but I didn't, as it were, understand the question.
Synonyms: in a way, to some extent, so to speak, in a manner of speaking  
we're
(wɪəʳ )
A1
We're is the usual spoken form of 'we are'.
I'm married, but we're separated.
We're thinking of going to a jazz club tonight.
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