were

美 [wər]英 [wə(r)]
  • v.be 的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式;是;在
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  • 1
    (be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式)
    Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be.

  • 2
    (有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等)
    Were is sometimes used instead of 'was' in certain structures, for example in conditional clauses or after the verb 'wish'.

    He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field...

    他告诉一名外交官,如果允许他保留一个有争议油田的一部分,他可能就会撤兵。

  • 3
    as it were→ see:as

  1. There were 50 people there , at the very most .

    那儿最多只有50个人。

  2. What in the world did they think they were doing ?

    他们到底认为自己在做什么?

  3. There were a whole lot of people I didn 't know .

    有许多人我都不认识。

  4. When I left they were all still hard at it .

    我离开的时候他们都还在努力工作。

  5. At the end of the day we were £ 20 down .

    一天下来我们少了20英镑。

  6. There were 200 people present at the meeting .

    有200人出席会议。

  7. When they set out they were well prepared .

    他们出发时有很充分的准备。

  8. With the coming of modern technology , many jobs were lost .

    随着现代技术的到来,许多工作岗位不复存在。

  9. There were low banks of earth between the rice fields .

    稻田之间有低矮的田埂。

  10. They 've been best friends since they were children .

    他们从孩提时起就是最要好的朋友。

  11. These reforms were in the best interests of local government .

    这些改革对地方政府最有利。

  12. Where were they made ?

    这些是在哪里制造的?

  13. They were surprised to find that he 'd already left .

    他们惊奇地发现他已经走了。

  14. There was so much traffic that we were an hour late .

    路上车辆那么多,我们迟到了一个小时。

  15. Everywhere people were going about their daily business .

    无论哪里人们都在忙着干日常工作。

  16. They were promoted to the First Division last season .

    上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。

  17. It 's time the kids were in bed .

    孩子们该睡觉了。

  18. The emergency services were on hand with medical advice .

    随时都有急诊服务,并提供医疗咨询。

  19. They were all destroyed , to the last man .

    他们无一例外全部被歼。

  20. They were one of rock 's most impressive live acts .

    他们是最富感染力的现场表演摇滚乐组合之一。

  21. Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour .

    三个孩子因持续行为不检被学校开除。

  22. It was high summer and the rivers were dry .

    正值盛夏,河流都干涸了。

  23. The conditions were ripe for social change .

    社会变革的时机已经成熟。

  24. In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old .

    那时候,大多数人上学只上到十五岁。

  25. Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse .

    仓库失火使得事态更为严重。

  26. Certain of those present were unwilling to discuss the matter further .

    某些在场的人不愿意进一步讨论这个问题。

  27. Ten new cases of bird flu were reported yesterday .

    昨天新增十例禽流感病例报告。

  28. They were hoping for a better pay deal .

    他们希望达成一项提高工资的协议。

  29. The lights were low and romance was in the air .

    灯光暗淡,弥漫着浪漫情调。

  30. A quarter of all the people surveyed were don 't-knows .

    参加问卷调查的所有人中有四分之一没有表示明确意见。