as /əz, æz/► SEE ALLas against sthas and whenas for sb/sthas fromas ifas if/as thoughas it isas to sthas you doit isn’t as if/as thoughit’s not as if/as though ●as against sthin contrast with sth与…相比较；与…相对照◆They got 27% of the vote as against 32% at the last election. 这次选举他们的得票率为 27% ，而上次是 32%。●ˌas and ˈwhenwhenever; at the moment when每当；当…的时候◆We’ll deal with individual problems as and when they arise. 我们会将出现的问题及时逐一处理。●as for sb/sthturning to the subject of sb/sth（转换话题）至于某人 / 某事；关于◆I like Sue very much, but as for her boyfriend — I wouldn’t care if I never saw him again! 我很喜欢苏，至于她的男朋友，我巴不得再也见不到他！●ˈas from ( ˈas ofespecially NAmE) used to indicate the time or date from which something starts（用于指出开始的时间或日期）从…起◆As from next Monday she’ll have a new secretary. 从下个星期一起，她将会有一个新秘书。◆We shall be at our new address as of mid-June. 我们 6 月中旬将迁到新址。●as ˈif (spoken) used to express anger at or disapproval of a suggestion, an explanation, etc., or to deny a possibility（表示生气、不赞成或否认）好像，仿佛◆As if I really cared! 好像谁稀罕似的！◆‘Don’t tell Tom I said that, will you?’ ‘Oh, as if (I would)!’ “不要告诉汤姆是我说的，好吗？”“噢，我才不会说呢！”●as if/as thoughin a way that suggests sth好像；好似；仿佛◆He behaved as if nothing had happened. 他装作若无其事的样子。◆It sounds as though you had a good time. 听起来你好像玩得很开心。●ˌas it ˈisas the situation is at the moment (often in contrast to what was expected)（常与预期的相对比）照现状看，看样子◆I wanted to have this report ready by tomorrow but as it is, it may not be done until Thursday. 我本想明天前就把这份报告弄好，看样子可能得等到星期四了。◆We won’t be able to buy a new car this year — we can only just afford a holiday as it is. 今年我们买不了新车了。照目前情况看，钱只够度一次假。●as to sthused when you are referring to sth至于某事物；提到某事物◆As to tax, that will be deducted from your salary. 至于税款，将从你的薪水里扣除。●as you ˈdo (BrE) used as a comment on sth that you have just said to say that it is normal behaviour就这样；很平常；没什么◆He smiled and I smiled back, as you do. (ironic) 他微微一笑，我也报以微笑，就这样而已。◆She’s just gone off to Bermuda for three weeks on holiday. As you do! 她就这样跑去百慕大群岛度了三周假。真做得出！●it isn’t as if/as though●it’s not as if/as thoughused to show that a particular explanation for sth is not the correct one（表示某个解释不正确）好像不是◆It isn’t as if he didn’t recognize me! He just walked straight past me as I stood there. 他不像是没认出我！可是我站在那里他却径直从我跟前走过去了。