| 单词 | as |
| 释义 | as (once / 2 pages) adv As is an adverb that's usually used to compare one thing to another. You could say, for example, that your cat is as smart as your sister. When you're noting similarities between two things or people, especially when you talk about degree or amount, you'll find yourself using the common adverb as. You might complain that it's as hot as heck, or express disappointment that your homemade casserole doesn't taste as good as when your mom makes it. As comes from the Old English alswā, "similarly." WORD FAMILYas USAGE EXAMPLES“He is as good a shooter as there is in the world,” Crotty said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Here’s a doozy: How about the possibility that Mr. Trump will grant Edward J. Snowden clemency as part of a handover with Putin? New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some fans prefer the "warmth" of the sound compared with digital files, while others buy LPs as souvenirs and works of art. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) adv to the same degree (often followed by `as') birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly sang as sweetly as a nightingale he is every bit as mean as she is Syn equally, every bit As (once / 13 pages) n WORD FAMILY As USAGE EXAMPLESAs a clergy person I’m inclined to see more than just team loyalty. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) As Anderson was recounting the scary scene, linebacker Corey Nelson leaned in and told him, “I was scared for you. I was so scared, bro.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) As players arrived to collect their belongings from the team’s practice center, some exchanged goodbyes, unsure if they would be back here in the spring. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) n a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar Syn|Hyper arsenic, atomic number 33 chemical element, element any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter AS (once / 365 pages) n WORD FAMILY AS USAGE EXAMPLESThat same day U.S. national team captain and midfielder Michael Bradley joined the club in a transfer from AS Roma. Reuters(Dec 08, 2016) AS THE trading bell rings, a handful of brokers, in crisp scarlet jackets, gather around a whiteboard at the Rwanda Stock Exchange in Kigali. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) AS IT was outlined last week in a federal lawsuit, the scam had an elegant simplicity. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) n a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa Syn|Exp American Samoa, Eastern Samoa district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
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