as it were

释义

1. 可以说；在一定程度上

   used when a speaker is giving his or her own impression of a situation or expressing sth in a particular way

   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。

电影里这样说 · 1,118 部

• Uh... Sisters in arms, as it were?The Hustle2019
• get you, as it were, going, if I...The Trip2011
• the Word of God in bulk, as it were.O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
• So I sort of had to make me own way, as it were.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005
• to put my affairs in order, as it were.National Theatre Live: Vanya2024
• In your infancy, as it were...Deathtrap1982
• Now, I understand that to be your bread and butter, as it were.We Are Marshall2006
• There's no bill at the end of it, as it were.Sicko2007

在完整场景里学

• 美食之旅2011
  • 上路闲聊订房出错：have someone down as（以为某人是某种人）
  • 旅馆只剩一间房：part of its charm（正是它的魅力所在）
  • 饭桌互学凯恩较劲：take a long, hard look in the mirror（好好反省一下自己）
• 死亡计中计1982
  • 首演之夜新剧惨败：truth in advertising（不过如此）
  • 首演惨败后收到新人剧本：add insult to injury（雪上加霜）
  • 密谋杀掉作者霸占剧本：top billing（挂头牌）

同一词条的短语

• as against
• as and when
• as for
• as from… of
• as if though
• as it is
• as to
• as you do
• may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
• as yet