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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- as it were
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仿佛，好像，可以说是
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He is my teacher, my father, as it were.
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他是我的老师，也可以说，他是我的父亲。
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My grandfather lives there, as it were.
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我的祖父曾经住在那里。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- as it were
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conj
in a way; so to speak; as if it were really so
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My grandfather lives there, as it were.
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我的祖父曾经住在那里。
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As luck would have it，conditions were absolutely perfect.
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幸运地，各项条件都十分完美。
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I just took it as read that we were invited to the party.
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我认为我们真的被邀请参加派对了。
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As we were watching it，a second bird flew by.
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正当我们观察它的时候，第二只小鸟飞了过去。
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轻罪重判不对，重罪轻判也不对。
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It is wrong to deal with a minor offence as if it were a major one and vice versa.
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十年如一日
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persevere for ten years as if it were one day
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他对故宫设计讲解甚详，如数家珍。
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His description of the layout of the Imperial Palace was so detailed that it was as if he were enumerating the heirlooms of his own family.
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你说得倒轻巧。
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You talk as if it were a simple matter.
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