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officially recognize [sth/sb] as [sth], also UK: officially recognise [sth/sb] as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (confer specific legal status) | 将…正式承认为
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| British Sign Language was officially recognised as a language of the UK in 2003. |
old as the hills adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (very old, ancient) (非正式用语) | 非常古老的,老掉牙的
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| That legend is as old as the hills. |
old as time, as old as time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (very ancient) | 年代久远的 nián dài jiǔ yuǎn de |
| | 古老的 gǔ lǎo de |
| | 陈年的 chén nián de |
| The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
out, out [sb] as [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (reveal or expose: as [sth]) (俚语) | 泄露,透露
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| The speaker outed him as the author of the controversial report. |
parade as [sth] vi + prep | figurative (masquerade as) | 装扮成
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pass [sth/sb] off as [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (present falsely) | 把…冒充成 bǎ … mào chōng chéng |
| He tried to pass himself off as an expert, but we could tell he didn't know much. |
pay as you go nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (prepaid mobile phone use) (电话付费方法) | 手机预充值消费
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pay as you go, pay-as-you-go adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (debts paid as they are incurred) | 即付的
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pay as you go v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (pay debts as they are incurred) | 即付
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| | 即时还款
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peg [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | informal, figurative (identify: [sb] as [sth]) | 把…认定成
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| Dorothy pegged Alan as a busybody. |
pigeonhole [sb/sth] as [sth], also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth] as [sth], invisible pigeon hole vtr + prep | figurative (categorize as) | 轻率分类
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| The media pigeonholed the demonstrators as \\communists and anarchists.\\" |
plain as day adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (obvious) | 一清二楚 yì qīng èr chǔ |
| After that fall, the bumps on his head were plain as day. |
pleased as Punch adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (extremely satisfied) | 非常快乐的 fēi cháng kuài lè de |
| | 非常满足的 fēi cháng mǎn zú de |
| I was pleased as punch when I found my shoes. |
pose as [sb/sth] vi + prep | (pretend to be) | 假装 jiǎ zhuāng |
| | 冒充 mào chōng |
| The kidnapper posed as the child's mother. |
pretty as a picture adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (girl: sweetly attractive) | 非常美丽 fēi cháng měi lì |
| | 优美如画 yōu měi rú huà |
| Sophie looks as pretty as a picture in her new dress. |
put [sb/sth] down as [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (consider [sb/sth] to be [sth]) | 认为…是,把…看作
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qualify as [sth] vi + prep | (pass exams for: a job) | 能够胜任,有资格担任
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| Evelyn has qualified as a plumber. |
| 伊芙琳已经能够胜任水管工的工作。 |
rate [sth] [sth], rate [sth] as [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (film, etc.: classify) | 对(影片等)分级 duì yǐng piàn děng fēn jí |
| (电影等) | 将...分为...级
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| The board rated the movie "R." |
| 委员会将电影分为R级。 |
rate [sb/sth] [sth], rate [sb/sth] as [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be ranked) | 分级 fēn jí |
| | 排名 pái míng |
| He rates second in the world. |
| 他在全球排名第二。 |
rebrand, rebrand [sth], rebrand [sth] as [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (market under a new image) | 重塑品牌
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| | 重塑形象
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| The auto company rebranded their luxury car into an economical one. |
recast [sth] as [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (represent in a new way) | 改写 gǎi xiě |
| The author wished to recast the novel as a movie. |
refer to [sb] as [sth] vi + prep | (call: [sb] [sth]) | 把某人称作
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| People refer to Emily as "The Queen" because she always gets her way. |
| 因为艾米丽总是随心所欲,所以人们称她为“女王大人”。 |
replace [sb], replace [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | ([sb]: in job, position) (工作中) | 取代 qǔ dài |
| | 替换 tì huàn |
| | 代替 dài tì |
| Joyce has replaced Carl as finance director. |
| 乔伊斯取代卡尔成为了财务总监。 |
right as rain adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (perfectly healthy) | 非常准确,一丝不差
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| | 非常健康 fēi cháng jiàn kāng |
| After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain. |
the same as exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (saying two things are similar) | 与…一样,与…相同
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seeing, seeing that, seeing as conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (considering, given that) (连词) | 由于…,鉴于…
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| Seeing I won't be here, why don't you chair next week's meeting? |
| 鉴于我不能到场,为什么不能由你来主持下周的会议呢? |
seeing as how conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | informal (considering, given that) | 鉴于 jiàn yú |
| | 既然 jì rán |
| Seeing as how the wedding is only days away, we need to finish making the decorations as quickly as possible. |
serve, serve as viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (act as) | 作为 zuò wéi |
| | 担任(职务) dān rèn ( zhí wù ) |
| He served as the secretary for this meeting and took notes. |
| 他担任本次会议的秘书,并做了记录。
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serve, serve as viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (function: as) | 当作 dàng zuò |
| | 作为 zuò wéi |
| The office also serves as a guest bedroom. |
| 办公室也可当作客房。
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serve, serve as viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (spend time: in a duty) | 履行职责 lǚ xíng zhí zé |
| | 担任职务 dān rèn zhí wù |
| I served as a medic for ten years. |
simple as ABC, easy as ABC adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (straightforward) | 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng |
| Learning how to make popcorn at home is simple as ABC. |
so as to exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (in order to) | 为了 wèi le |
| So as not to be late, Jerry left the house early. |
so bold as to preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (daring enough to) | 胆敢… dǎn gǎn |
| | 竟然敢… jìng rán gǎn |
| | 竟然敢… jìng rán gǎn |
| Anna was so bold as to question her manager's decision to his face. |
so far as conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (as far as, in as much as) | 就…而言 jiù … ér yán |
| | 到…程度 dào chéng dù |
| | 在…范围内 zài fàn wéi nèi |
| So far as I know, everything's still going well on the project. |
so much as advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (even) | 甚至 shèn zhì |
| | 即便 jí biàn |
| | 即使 jí shǐ |
| Cross that line by so much as a hair and you'll see what anger means. |
so much as advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (merely, no more than) | 只 zhī |
| | 仅仅 jǐn jǐn |
| | 只不过 zhǐ bù guò |
sound as though, sound as if v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (would seem) | 好像 hǎo xiàng |
| | 仿佛 fǎng fú |
| | 似乎 sì hū |
| It sounds as though you could do with a vacation! |
| 听起来好像是你亟需休假! |
straight as an arrow adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (direct, unwavering) (非正式用语) | 像箭杆一样直,挺拔
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| His concentration was straight as an arrow. |
straight as an arrow adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | slang (honest, not criminal) (俚语) | 正直的,循规蹈矩的
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strike [sb] as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (give the impression) | 给…留下…的印象
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| Greg's story strikes me as an exaggeration. |
strike, strike [sb] as vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give the impression) | 给人以…的印象 gěi rén yǐ de yìn xiàng |
| | 让…觉得 ràng jué de |
| His attitude really struck me as strange. |
such as preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (for instance) | 像…那样的 xiàng … nà yàng de |
| | 诸如 zhū rú |
| She has lots of good qualities, such as intelligence and wit. |
such as adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of that character) | 那样的 nà yàng de |
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| All the boys want to meet a girl such as her. |
| 所有的男孩都想认识她那样的女孩。 |
such as adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (similar, like) | 诸如此类的
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| It was a helmet, such as football players wear. |
sure as hell advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | slang (definitely, certainly) | 绝对肯定 jué duì kěn dìng |
| | 毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn |
| Whenever I bake cookies, sure as hell Jim will show up. I sure as hell don't want to eat here anymore – there's mould on my bread! |
sweet as honey adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (very sugary) | 甜如蜜的 tián rú mì de |
| These cupcakes are as sweet as honey! |
sweet as honey adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (adorable, very cute) | 可爱的 kě ài de |
| Your innocent face was as sweet as honey the very first time I met you. |
tag [sb] as [sth/sb] vtr + conj | (identify: as) (比喻) | 给某人贴上…的标签
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| At an early age, Karen's teachers tagged her as a troublemaker. |
| 小时候,凯伦的老师管她叫小捣蛋鬼。 |
that's as may be interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (even so) | 即便这样
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There is no such thing as a free lunch exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (Everything has a cost) | 天下没有免费的午餐 tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān |
| I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
twice as much adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (double the amount of) | 两倍的 liǎng bèi de |
| | 双倍的 shuāng bèi de |
twice as much nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (double the amount) | 两倍 liǎng bèi |
| | 双倍 shuāng bèi |
| I've decided to give twice as much to charity this year. |
typecast [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | (stereotype [sb]) (演员) | 选…反复扮演…角色
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use [sth/sb] as [sth] vtr + conj | (put to a certain purpose) | 把…用作…,用…作为…
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| The adder uses its tail as a lure. |
view [sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | (regard in some way) | 把…看作…,把…视为…,认为…是…
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| The government viewed the latest scandal as a disaster. |
view as vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (consider to be) | 视作 shì zuò |
| | 视为 shì wéi |
| I view your shortcomings as a challenge. |
white as a sheet adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (pale: from shock, fright, etc.) (非正式用语,比喻) | 面如白纸的,极苍白的
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| You look like you've seen a ghost – you're white as a sheet! |
white as snow adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (extremely white) | 雪白的 xuě bái de |
| My grandmother had a quilt on her bed that was white as snow. |
work as [sth] vi + prep | (make a living as) | 任…职 rèn zhí |
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| Right now I am working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, but I want to be an actress. |
work as a team v | (co-operate) | 团队合作 tuán duì hé zuò |
| If we work as a team we'll finish much sooner. |
would as soon, had as soon, would sooner, would just as soon v auxauxiliary verb: Helping verb--for example, "She is running." "It has been lost." | (would rather) | 宁可 nìng kě |
write [sth] off as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (record as total loss) | 把…减记为…
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| If someone owes you money and they do not pay it, you can cancel the debt and write it off as a loss for your business. |
write [sb] off as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (consider a failure) | 把…看作 bǎ … kàn zuò |
| Alison's teachers had written her off as a failure. |