积累:as

“as”是英语中功能极丰富的词,可作介词、连词、副词,还能构成固定短语,不同词性和用法对应不同含义,需结合语境区分。

一、as 作介词:表“作为、当作”,后接名词/代词

介词词性的核心是“将A视作B”,强调身份、角色或用途,不引导句子,仅连接名词性成分。

常见用法及例句:

1. 表身份/职业:指某人/某物承担的角色,翻译为“作为……”。

She works as a doctor in a local hospital.(她作为一名医生在当地医院工作。)

He was elected as the president of the student union.(他被选为学生会主席。)

2. 表用途/功能:指某物被用作某种工具,翻译为“当作……用”。

We use this room as a meeting hall.(我们把这个房间当作会议室用。)

You can take this note as a reminder.(你可以把这张便条当作提醒。)

二、as 作连词:引导从句,功能多样

连词词性的核心是“连接两个句子”,根据从句类型不同,含义分为“当……时”“因为”“像……一样”“尽管”等,需重点区分从句逻辑。

1. 引导时间状语从句:表“当……时”,强调动作同步性

主从句动作常同时发生(或一个动作伴随另一个动作),从句谓语多为延续性动词(如 work, read, walk 等)。

I was reading a book as I waited for the bus.(我等公交车时,正在看书。)

As the sun rose, the birds started singing.(太阳升起时,鸟儿开始鸣叫。)

注意:与“when”的区别——“when”可接短暂性动词(如 arrive, rain),“as”更侧重“边……边……”的同步感,如:It rained when we arrived.(我们到的时候下雨了,不可用 as)。

2. 引导原因状语从句:表“因为、由于”,语气较弱

引导的原因多为“显而易见的理由”,常位于句首或句中,不如“because”强调因果,也不如“since”正式。

As she was late, she missed the first part of the lecture.(因为她迟到了,所以没赶上讲座的第一部分。)

He didn’t go out as he had a lot of homework to finish.(他没出去,因为有很多作业要做。)

3. 引导方式状语从句:表“像……一样、按照……的方式”

强调“模仿或遵循某种方式”,从句常省略与主句重复的成分(如主语+be动词)。

Do everything as I told you.(按照我告诉你的去做所有事。)

She dances as her sister (does).(她跳舞和她姐姐一样。)

常见结构“as + 主语 + do/be”,表“和……一样”,如:He runs fast as his brother does.(他跑得和他哥哥一样快。)

4. 引导比较状语从句:表“和……一样”,用于“as...as...”结构

核心结构为“as + 形容词/副词原级 + as + 比较对象”,否定式为“not as...as...”(不如……)。

This book is as interesting as that one.(这本书和那本一样有趣。)

He doesn’t study as hard as his classmates.(他学习不如他的同学努力。)

注意:比较对象需一致,如不可说“The weather in Beijing is as cold as Shanghai”(应改为“as that in Shanghai”,用“that”指代“weather”)。

5. 引导让步状语从句:表“尽管、虽然”,需“倒装”

用法特殊:将形容词、副词、名词(不带冠词)或动词原形置于句首,后接 as + 主语 + 谓语,翻译为“尽管……”,语气比“though”强,不可与“but”连用。

Young as he is, he knows a lot about history.(尽管他年轻,却懂很多历史。——形容词 young 提前)

Hard as she works, she never complains.(尽管她工作努力,却从不抱怨。——副词 hard 提前)

Child as he was, he could speak three languages.(尽管他是个孩子,却会说三种语言。——名词 child 提前,不加 a)

Try as you may, you won’t finish it in an hour.(尽管你努力尝试,一小时内也做不完。——动词 try 提前)

三、as 作副词:表“同样、也”,修饰形容词/副词

副词词性的“as”不单独使用,常与“so”搭配(so...as...),或用于“as well”“as usual”等短语中,核心含义是“和前面情况一致”。

常见用法及例句:

1. 修饰形容词/副词,表“同样地”,多与“so”呼应(口语中可省略“so”)。

She is smart, and her sister is as smart (so).(她很聪明,她妹妹也一样聪明。)

He runs fast, and his brother runs as fast.(他跑得很快,他哥哥也跑得一样快。)

2. 用于固定短语(见下文“as的高频短语”),如“as well”(也)、“as usual”(像往常一样)。

四、as 的高频固定短语

“as”构成的短语需整体记忆,含义往往不直接由单个词推导,以下是日常和考试中最常用的短语:

1. as well:“也、还”,相当于“too”,常用于句末,不用逗号隔开。

I’ll go to the party, and my friend will go as well.(我会去派对,我朋友也会去。)

2. as well as:“和、以及;除……之外还有”,连接两个并列成分(主语、宾语等),强调前者;若连接主语,谓语动词需与“前者”保持一致。

She can speak English as well as French.(她会说英语和法语。——连接宾语)

Tom, as well as his parents, likes hiking.(汤姆和他父母都喜欢徒步。——连接主语,谓语“likes”随 Tom 变化)

3. as soon as:“一……就……”,引导时间状语从句,遵循“主将从现”(主句将来时,从句一般现在时)。

I’ll call you as soon as I arrive in Beijing.(我一到北京就给你打电话。)

4. as if / as though:“好像、仿佛”,引导方式状语从句,从句可用陈述语气(表真实情况)或虚拟语气(表非真实情况)。

He talks as if he knows everything.(他说话好像什么都知道。——陈述语气,可能真的知道)

She looked at me as though I were a stranger.(她看着我,好像我是个陌生人。——虚拟语气,我不是陌生人,用 were 表虚拟)

5. as usual:“像往常一样”,作状语,可位于句首、句中或句末。

As usual, he got up early and went to work.(像往常一样,他早起去上班了。)

6. as a result:“结果、因此”,表因果关系,修饰整个主句,常位于句首(用逗号隔开)或句末。

He studied hard; as a result, he passed the exam easily.(他学习很努力,因此轻松通过了考试。)

7. as a matter of fact:“事实上、其实”,用于强调事实,相当于“in fact”,可位于句首、句中。

As a matter of fact, I don’t like spicy food at all.(其实我一点也不喜欢吃辣。)

8. as for:“至于、关于”,用于引出话题(常指前文未提及的内容),位于句首。

We talked about our plans for the holiday; as for him, he said he wanted to stay at home.(我们聊了假期计划,至于他,他说想待在家里。)

9. as long as:“只要”,引导条件状语从句,相当于“on condition that”,遵循“主将从现”。

You can borrow the book as long as you return it on time.(只要你按时还,就可以借这本书。)

10. such as:“例如、比如”,用于列举同类事物中的几个,后接名词/名词短语(不可接句子)。

I like fruits such as apples, bananas and oranges.(我喜欢水果,比如苹果、香蕉和橙子。)

11. as to:“关于、至于”,多用于书面语,常与“question, problem, doubt”等词搭配。

They had no idea as to how to solve the problem.(他们不知道如何解决这个问题。)

12. as far as:“就……而言;远至……”,有两个核心含义:

表“范围/程度”:As far as I know, he has never been abroad.(就我所知,他从没出过国。)

表“距离”:We walked as far as the river.(我们一直走到河边。)

总结:as 的用法核心区分

1. 看词性:后接名词→介词(作为);连接两个句子→连词(当/因为/像/尽管);修饰形容词/副词→副词(同样)。

2. 看结构:“as...as...”→比较;“形容词/副词/名词+as+主语”→让步;“as soon as/as long as”→固定短语。

3. 看语境:结合句意判断逻辑(时间、因果、方式等),比如“as he was late”中“as”表原因,“as he walked”中“as”表时间。

通过“词性+结构+语境”三重判断,可准确掌握“as”的用法,避免混淆。

英语基础