| 短语 | as it were |
| 释义 | as it were used when describing someone or something in a way that is not quite exact可以说是:•Jim Radcliffe became our idol, as it were, the man we all wanted to be.吉姆·拉德克利夫可以说是我们的偶像，我们都想成为他那样的人。 as it were in a way (used to be less precise) ［用于表示不够确切的情况］也许可以这么说, 在某种程度上： areas which have been, as it were, pushed aside. 在某种程度上说已被搁置起来的领域。 as it ˈwereused 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 looking puzzled.当老师发现学生神色茫然时，就应该在一定程度上放慢速度。as it were1. in a manner; as if it really were 宛如；似乎 * Her mother is, as it were, her friend. 她的母亲好像就是她的朋友。 * He is, as it were, a walking dictionary. 他仿佛是部活字典。2. so to speak 可以说 * Books are, as it were, his life. 书可以说就是他的生命。as it were恰如;仿佛：The desk is so heavy，as it were，it were made of iron.这桌子这样地沉重，就好像是用铁做的似的。 |
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