英语词汇“were”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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 )

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.

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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