The plane looked as if it was going to crash.飞机看上去好像要坠落。
He was as sad as if he had lost his last friend.他那么伤心,仿佛失去了最后一个朋友一般。
The dog wagged its tail as if to say “Welcome back!” = The dog wagged its tail as if it was/were saying “Welcome back!”那条狗摇着尾巴,好像在说:“欢迎回来!”
The day seemed as though it would never end. = It seemed as though the day would never end.那一天好像永远也过不完。
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:as someone would do if好像
He ran as if ghosts were chasing him.他跑得好像有鬼在追着他似的。
He had his hands together as though in prayer.他双手合十,好像在做祈祷。
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— used in spoken phrases to say that something is not true, will not happen, etc.好像,跟…似的(用于口语,表示某事不真实或不会发生)
“She's afraid you might try to take the job yourself.” “As if I ever would!” [=I never would]“她担心你自己要干那份工作。”“好像我那样干过似的!”
“He'll never come back, you know!” “As if I cared!” [=I don't care]“他不会回来了,你知道!”“好像我在乎似的!”
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◊ The phrase as if is sometimes used informally as an interjection to say that something suggested or claimed is impossible or very unlikely.短语as if有时用作感叹词,表示所提之事不大可能,非正式用法。
“He thinks you like him.” “As if!” [=I don't like him at all; there is no chance that I would like him]“他以为你喜欢他。”“绝不可能!”
—used to say that something is not true, not possible, will not happen, etc.
"I am sure I am very affectionate," said Dora; "you oughtn't to be cruel to me, Doady!" "Cruel, my precious love! As if I would—or could—be cruel to you, for the world!" Charles Dickens
—sometimes used informally as an interjection to say that something suggested or claimed is impossible, incorrect, or ridiculously unlikely to be true
A simple collection of songs? As if. How about a conceptual ode to London's millennia-old history? Craig McLeanBig budgets? High-priced actresses? As if! The film cost a modest $13 million, a figure achieved by not casting stars, but rather stars-in-the-making … Nicholas Fonseca