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used to emphasize the great degree of something （强调程度）这样，非常，如此程度 This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it. 这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。 - such a/an…
Why are you in such a hurry? 你干吗这么急匆匆的？ It's such a beautiful day! 天气多么好哇！ - such is something that… (formal)
Such is the elegance of this typeface that it is still a favourite of designers. 这种字体很优美，至今仍深受设计人员喜欢。
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of the type already mentioned （指上文）这样的，那样的，类似的 They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. 有人邀请他们去参加一个印度教徒的婚礼，但他们不清楚这样的庆典会是怎样一种场面。 He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse. 他说他没时间或找了别的诸如此类的借口。 She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person. 她渴望找一个理解她困难的人，觉得他就是这样一个人。 We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such. 我们是二等公民，他们也就这样对待我们。 Accountants were boring. Such (= that) was her opinion before meeting Ian! 做会计的个个乏味，在认识伊恩以前她一直是这样想的！
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of the type that you are just going to mention （指后文）这样的，那样的，下述一类的 There is no such thing as a free lunch. 世上没有免费午餐之类的好事儿。 Such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless. 他所得到的那点建议结果证明几乎完全没用。 The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo. 那个结系死了，没法解开。 The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair. 损坏严重，要修好就得花几千块钱。
Word OriginOld English swilc, swylc; related to Dutch zulk, German solch, from the Germanic bases of so and alike.
Idioms
… and such
as such
such as
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for example 例如；…等 of a kind that; like 像…这样；像…那种；诸如…之类
Language Bank e.g.e.g.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。
Internet technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking sites, have changed the way that people find information and interact with it. 维基、博客和社交网站等互联网技术已经改变了人们寻找信息和与之互动的方式。
Many websites allow users to contribute information. A good example of this is the ‘wiki’, a type of website that anyone can edit. 许多网站允许用户贡献信息。一个很好的例子是“维基”，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。
such as it is/they are