used when you are comparing two people, things, situations etc 像凳宙，如同〔用于比較〕
Please let me know your decision as soon as possible (= as soon as you can ) .
請盡快告訴我你的決定依许。
His last album sold half a million copies and we hope this one will be just as (= equally ) popular.
他上一張專輯售出50萬張浅缸，我們希望這張同樣暢銷掂恕。
as ... as
Tom’s not as old as you, is he?
湯姆年紀沒有你大袖肥，是嗎撮抓？
an old woman with hair as white as snow
一位白發(fā)如雪的老太太
Some of the doctors are paid almost twice as much as the nurses.
有些醫(yī)生的薪水幾乎是護士的兩倍衷畦。
We work as hard as any other team in England.
我們同其他英格蘭球隊一樣努力栗涂。
2
used to say what job, duty, use, or appearance someone or something has 作為；身為
As a parent, I feel that more should be done to protect our children.
身為家長祈争，我覺得應采取更多措施來保護我們的孩子斤程。
A flat stone was used as a table.
一塊扁平的石頭被用作桌子。
Dad dressed up as Santa Claus.
爸爸打扮成圣誕老人菩混。
3
used to say what someone thinks or says a person or thing is 當作
The problem is regarded as serious.
這個問題被認為很嚴重忿墅。
The result of last week’s election will be seen as a victory for the right-wing government.
上周選舉的結果將被視為右翼政府的勝利。
He’s described as being in his late teens, tall, and of slim build.
據(jù)描述沮峡，他十八九歲的樣子疚脐，瘦高個兒。
4
when someone was in a particular age group 在某一年齡段時
As a young man, Eliot had studied art in Paris.
年輕時邢疙，艾略特在巴黎學畫畫棍弄。
I’ll take you to all the places I loved as a girl.
我會帶你去我小時候愛去的每一個地方
