“as much…as”是英语中常用的比较结构,核心含义围绕“和…一样多/程度相同”,具体用法需结合语境,可分为以下几类:
“as much…as”用于比较不可数名词的数量或动作/状态的程度,基本结构为:
修饰不可数名词:as much + 不可数名词 + as
省略名词(侧重程度):as much as + 从句/名词/代词
表示“和…一样多的(不可数事物)”,对应可数名词的“as many…as”。
I drank as much water as you did.(我喝的水和你一样多。)
She doesn’t have as much money as her sister.(她的钱不如她姐姐多。)
表示“和…一样(程度)”,常省略重复的名词/动词,侧重“程度相同”。
I don’t love this movie as much as that one.(我没那么喜欢这部电影,不如那部。)
He cares about you as much as he cares about his own family.(他关心你像关心自己家人一样。)
She was as much surprised as I was.(她和我一样惊讶。)
后接具体数值或数量,突出“数量之多”。
The project cost as much as $1 million.(这个项目花费高达100万美元。)
The box weighs as much as 50 kilograms.(这个箱子重达50公斤。)
结构为“as much + a/an + 名词 + as”,表示“既是…又是…/和…一样都是…”。
She is as much a writer as a painter.(她既是画家,也是作家。)
He is as much a poet as a musician.(他既是音乐家,也是诗人。)
表示“虽然/尽管…(但…)”,相当于“even though”。
As much as I like chocolate, I can’t eat too much.(虽然我喜欢巧克力,但不能吃太多。)
As much as I want to go with you, I have to finish my work.(尽管我想和你一起去,但我得完成工作。)
as much as possible:尽可能多
Please drink water as much as possible in summer.(夏天请尽量多喝水。)
as much as sb. can/could:尽某人所能
I’ll help you as much as I can.(我会尽我所能帮你。)
1、 与“as many…as”的区别:
“as much…as”修饰不可数名词(water, money, time);
“as many…as”修饰可数名词复数(books, apples, people)。
例:I have as many books as you, but not as much time to read.(我的书和你一样多,但读书的时间没你多。)
2、 否定句中的用法:
“not as much…as”表示“不如…多/不如…程度深”,是最常见的否定比较。
I don’t sleep as much as I used to.(我现在睡的觉不如以前多。)
3、 避免歧义:
当“as much as”后接代词时,可能产生歧义,需补充完整结构:
歧义句:I love you as much as her.(可能理解为“我爱你像爱她一样”或“我和她一样爱你”)
明确句:I love you as much as I love her.(我爱你像爱她一样。)
“as much…as”的核心是“等量/等程度”,既可以比较不可数名词的数量,也可以描述动作/状态的程度,还能表达让步或强调数量。结合具体语境和结构,就能准确使用啦!