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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++such /sʌtʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner, predeterminer, pronoun 1 TYPEof the same kind as the thing or person which has already been mentioned 上述一类，诸如此类，这种，这类〔用于指已提到的人或事物〕 Such behavior is just not acceptable in this school. 这类行为在本校绝不允许。 The rules make it quite clear what should be done in such a situation. 条例中明确规定了在这种情况下应当如何处理。 A victory for Brazil had been predicted, and such indeed was the result. 人们预测巴西队获胜，结果果真如此。 She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. 她得去找个心理医生之类的人看看。 ‘You said you’d be finished by today.’ ‘I said no such thing!’ “你说过你今天能完成的。”“我从来没这样说过！”such as this/these There is now a greater awareness of problems such as these. 现在大家对这类问题的意识提高了。treated/recognized/accepted etc as such Birth is a natural process, and should be treated as such. 分娩是一个自然的过程，也应该自然对待。2 such as used when giving an example of something 像，诸如，例如〔用于举例〕 Cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular. 米老鼠、史努比等卡通人物仍然流行。 large electrical goods such as television sets and washing machines 电视机和洗衣机等大型电器such as? (=used to ask someone to give an example) 举例来说呢？ ‘There are lots of useful things you could do.’ ‘Such as?’ “有很多有益的事你可以做。”“举例来说呢？”3 VERYused to emphasize your description of something or someone 这样，如此，非常〔用于强调〕 They’re such nice people. 他们真是好人。 It’s such a long way from here. 离这儿太远了。 I felt such an idiot. 我觉得自己太傻了。4 SO/CONSEQUENTLY a) used to mention the result of a quality that something or someone has 如此，这么〔用于谈到某个品质带来的结果〕 It’s such a tiny kitchen that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean. 这么小的厨房我不用怎么收拾就干净了。 He came to such a sudden stop that we almost hit him. 他突然停下来，我们差点撞上他。 b) formal used to say that something is so great, so bad etc that something else happens 如此程度be such that/as to do something The force of the explosion was such that windows were blown out. 巨大的爆炸力震得窗户都碎了。 His manner was such as to offend nearly everyone he met. 他态度很恶劣，几乎见谁得罪谁。in such a way/manner that/as to do something He lectured in such a way that many in the audience found him impossible to understand. 他这样讲课，听众中有许多人都觉得很难懂。to such an extent/degree that Her condition deteriorated to such an extent that a blood transfusion was considered necessary. 她的病情恶化到了被认为有必要输血的地步。5 GOOD ENOUGHused to show that you think that something is not good enough or that there is not enough of it 〔用于表示你认为某事不够好或不够多〕such as it is/such as they are etc We will look at the evidence, such as it is, for each of these theories. 我们会仔细研究这每一个说法的证据，虽然这些证据都不怎么样。such ... as formal 举例来说呢？ Such food as they gave us was scarcely fit to eat. 他们给我们的那些食物简直无法下咽。6 formalVARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS used to refer only to people or things of a particular group or kind 这一类的，这些7 there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/something EXISTused to say that a particular person or thing does not exist 没有如某人/某物这样的人/物等8 not (...) as such 9 and such spokenNAME OF A PERSONNAME OF A THING used to say that other people or things like the ones you have just mentioned are included 以及诸如此类的人[物]5 GRAMMAR 语法• When using such with a singular noun, put such before ‘a’. such 与单数名词连用时,置于 a 前She’s such a lovely person (NOT 不说 a such lovely person).她真是一个很亲切的人。I doubt if such a promise has any value.我怀疑这样的承诺有什么价值。n GRAMMAR: Word orderYou use such a before an adjective and a noun, or before a singular noun: I’m lucky to have such a wonderful teacher.He gave me such a fright. ✗Don’t say: a such wonderful teacher | a such fright
Examples from the Corpus
such• Few such experts know much about Russia's economy.• Such extreme conditions required thickly insulated clothing.or some such• I had been talking about him to some one the day before, so perhaps it was prior suggestion or some such concept.• You tell Cartier to send some one right away down the track looking for a rope or some such, eh?• I'd thought there might be a bit of rope or some such in the vestry.• Men fall in love through the effects of hormones on brain cells and vice versa, or some such physiological effect.• Tell him we're putting all the files in one place, or some such shit.• Then she notices a lady-bug or some such small creature and can not help but become fascinated by it.• And with this data they then make an estimate of the current computation on allies or some such thing.• Apparently he has a great estate beyond the Sierra Nevada - big hacienda or some such thing.be such that/as to do something• Indeed, no country is truly independent if its economy is such as to consign it at once to the Third World.• But I doubt that the net outcome will be such as to drag the rest of the world out of its pit.such ... as/who/that• There are other dates on which systems could malfunction. Such as?• For years he has denounced such cuts as a threat to budget-balancing.• The community or district nurses provide practical nursing services such as bathing and changing dressings.• Ecosystems consist of compartments such as communities, populations, organisms, cells and genes.• Developing expertise in a rapidly growing industry, such as health care, also may prove helpful.• It proved impossible; her senses were heightened to such a degree that she could hear every move he made.• Seldom did weather-boarding reach such architectural heights as this, and seldom did one short platform have such a fine building attached.• This broader problem touched on such philosophical conundrums as who we are and what our place is in the universe.Origin such Old English swilcsuch determiner →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChinese
the or same the which Corpus as kind of person thing
such
such S1 W1 /sʌtʃ/
determiner, predeterminer, pronoun
Such behavior is just not acceptable in this school.
The rules make it quite clear what should be done in such a situation.
A victory for Brazil had been predicted, and such indeed was the result.
She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person.
‘You said you’d be finished by today.’ ‘I said no such thing!’
such as this/these
There is now a greater awareness of problems such as these.
treated/recognized/accepted etc as such
Birth is a natural process, and should be treated as such.
2. such as used when giving an example of something:
Cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular.
large electrical goods such as television sets and washing machines
such as? (=used to ask someone to give an example)
‘There are lots of useful things you could do.’ ‘Such as?’
3. used to emphasize your description of something or someone:
They’re such nice people.
It’s such a long way from here.
I felt such an idiot.
4.
a. used to mention the result of a quality that something or someone has:
It’s such a tiny kitchen that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean.
He came to such a sudden stop that we almost hit him.
b. formal used to say that something is so great, so bad etc that something else happens
be such that/as to do something
The force of the explosion was such that windows were blown out.
His manner was such as to offend nearly everyone he met.
in such a way/manner that/as to do something
He lectured in such a way that many in the audience found him impossible to understand.
to such an extent/degree that
Her condition deteriorated to such an extent that a blood transfusion was considered necessary.
5. used to show that you think that something is not good enough or that there is not enough of it
such as it is/such as they are etc
We will look at the evidence, such as it is, for each of these theories.
such ... as formal:
Such food as they gave us was scarcely fit to eat.
6. formal used to refer only to people or things of a particular group or kind
such ... as/who/that
Such individuals who take up this role often find life frustrating.
such of somebody/something as
Such of you as wish to leave may do so now.
7. there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/something used to say that a particular person or thing does not exist:
There’s no such thing as magic.
8. not (...) as such
a. spoken used to say that the word you are using to describe something is not exactly correct:
There isn’t a garden as such, just a little vegetable patch.
b. used to say that something does not include or is not related to all things or people of a particular type:
We have nothing against men as such.
9. and such spoken used to say that other people or things like the ones you have just mentioned are included:
It won’t be anything special – just a few cakes and sandwiches and such.
GRAMMAR
When using such with a singular noun, put such before 'a':
▪She’s such a lovely person (NOT a such lovely person).
▪I doubt if such a promise has any value.
such S1 W1 /sʌtʃ/
determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Language: Old English
Origin: swilc
1. of the same kind as the thing or person which has already been mentioned:Origin: swilc
such as this/these
treated/recognized/accepted etc as such
2. such as used when giving an example of something:
such as? (=used to ask someone to give an example)
3. used to emphasize your description of something or someone:
4.
a. used to mention the result of a quality that something or someone has:
b. formal used to say that something is so great, so bad etc that something else happens
be such that/as to do something
in such a way/manner that/as to do something
to such an extent/degree that
5. used to show that you think that something is not good enough or that there is not enough of it
such as it is/such as they are etc
such ... as formal:
6. formal used to refer only to people or things of a particular group or kind
such ... as/who/that
such of somebody/something as
7. there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/something used to say that a particular person or thing does not exist:
8. not (...) as such
a. spoken used to say that the word you are using to describe something is not exactly correct:
b. used to say that something does not include or is not related to all things or people of a particular type:
9. and such spoken used to say that other people or things like the ones you have just mentioned are included:
GRAMMAR
When using such with a singular noun, put such before 'a':
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Giving examples 举例
◆ The website has a variety of interactive exercises ( e.g. matching games, crosswords and quizzes).这个网站有各种各样的互动练习（比如：配对游戏、纵横填字游戏和智力测试）。 ◆ The website has a variety of interactive exercises, including matching games, crosswords and quizzes.这个网站有各种各样的互动练习，包括配对游戏、纵横填字游戏和智力测试。 ◆ Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking sites, have changed the way that people use the Internet.* Web 2.0 技术，比如维基、博客及社交网站，改变了人们使用互联网的方式。 ◆ Many websites now allow users to contribute information. A good example of this is the 'wiki', a type of website that anyone can edit.现在许多网站都允许用户撰写信息。维基就是一个很好的例子，它是一种任何人都可以编辑的网站。 ◆ Wikis vary in how open they are. For example , some wikis allow anybody to edit content, while others only allow registered users to do this.各维基网的开放程度不同。比如，有些维基网允许任何人编辑内容，另一些则只允许注册用户进行内容编辑。 ◆ Wikis vary in how open they are. Some wikis, for example /for instance , allow anybody to edit content, while others only allow registered users to do this.各维基网的开放程度不同。比如，有些维基网允许任何人编辑内容，另一些则只允许注册用户进行内容编辑。 ◆ More and more people read their news on the Internet. To take one example, over 14 million people now read the online version of 'The Oxford Herald'.越来越多的人在网上阅读新闻。举个例子来说，现在有超过 1 400 万人阅读《牛津先驱报》的网络版。 ◆ Online newspapers are now more popular than paper ones. 'The Oxford Herald' is a case in point . Its print circulation has fallen in recent years, while its website attracts millions of users every month.现在，网络报纸比纸质报纸更受欢迎。《牛津先驱报》就是一个很好的例子。近年来，其印刷版发行量趋于减少，但其网站每个月却吸引上千万的用户。