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。
5GOOD 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。
6formalVARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS used to refer only to people or things of a particular group or kind 这一类的,这些
such ... as/who/that
Such individuals who take up this role often find life frustrating.
承担这种角色的人常常觉得生活令人沮丧。
such of somebody/something as
Such of you as wish to leave may do so now.
你们想走的现在可以走了。
7there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/somethingEXISTused to say that a particular person or thing does not exist 没有如某人/某物这样的人/物等
There’s no such thing as magic.
魔法这类东西是不存在的。
Examples from the Corpus
there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/something• He says there's no such thing as a citizensarrest.• Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a freelunch.• To the professionals who work with troubledcouples, however, there's no such thing as the wrongedspouse.
8not (...) as such
a)spokenIN FACT used to say that the word you are using to describe something is not exactly correct 并不是真正的…,并非名副其实的…
There isn’t a garden as such, just a little vegetable patch.
哪有什么花园,只是一块小小的菜地而已。
b)used to say that something does not include or is not related to all things or people of a particular type 〔用于表示并不包括全部某类人或物,或并非与全部某类人或物有关〕
We have nothing against men as such.
我们对这样的男人并不反感。
9and suchspokenNAME 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]
It won’t be anything special – just a few cakes and sandwiches and such.
or some such• I had been talking about him to some one the day before, so perhaps it was priorsuggestionor some suchconcept.• You tell Cartier to send some one right away down the track looking for a ropeor 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 braincells and vice versa, or some such physiological effect.• Tell him we're putting all the files in one place, or some suchshit.• 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 currentcomputation on alliesor some such thing.• Apparently he has a great estatebeyond the SierraNevada - big haciendaor some such thing.
be such that/as to do something• Indeed, no country is truly independent if its economy is such as toconsign it at once to the Third World.• But I doubt that the netoutcome will be such as todrag the rest of the world out of its pit.