such

det.

pron.

1. （指上文）这样的，那样的，类似的
   of the type already mentioned
   1. 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。
   2. He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse.
      他说他没时间或别的诸如此类的借口。
   3. 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，她觉得他就是这样一个人。
   4. 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。
   5. 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这样想。
2. （指后文）这样的，那样的，下述一类的
   of the type that you are just going to mention
   1. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
      世上没有免费午餐之类的好事儿。
   2. 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。
   3. The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo.
      那个结系死了，没法解开。
   4. 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。
3. （强调程度）这样，非常，如此程度
   used to emphasize the great degree of sth
   1. 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。
   2. Why are you in such a hurry?
      你干吗这么急匆匆的？
   3. It's such a beautiful day!
      天气多么好哇！
   4. 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。

When such is used as a predeterminer, it is followed by ‘a’ and a count noun in the singular. When it is used as a determiner, it is followed by a count noun in the plural or by an uncount noun. such 用作前置限定词时后跟 a 和单数可数名词，用作限定词时后跟复数可数名词或不可数名词。


1. DET 这样的;那样的;上述的;诸如此类的
   You use such to refer back to the thing or person that you have just mentioned, or a thing or person like the one that you have just mentioned. You use such as and such...as to introduce a reference to the person or thing that has just been mentioned.
   1. There have been previous attempts at coups. We regard such methods as entirely unacceptable...
      以前也有人试图发动政变。我们绝对不能接受这种做法。
   2. You say you feel that you're being made to choose, and so you are. Such choices as this are a by-product of freedom...
      你说自己感觉是在被迫作选择，确实如此，而这样的选择是自由的附带品。
   3. There'd be no telling how John would react to such news as this.
      还不知道约翰听到这样的消息会作何反应。
   4. Such is also a predeterminer.
      
   5. If your request is for information about a child, please contact the Registrar to find out how to make such a request...
      如果你想了解某个孩子的信息，请联系户籍管理员以了解如何提出此类申请。
   6. She has told us that when she goes back to stay with her family, they make her pay rent. We could not believe such a thing...
      她曾经跟我们说过，如果她回去和家人一起住，他们就要求她付房租。我们简直不相信竟然有这种事情。
   7. How can we make sense of such a story as this?
      我们如何能理解这样的事？
   8. Such is also used before be .
      (亦用在 be 前)
   9. We are scared because we are being watched — such is the atmosphere in Pristina and other cities in Kosovo.
      我们很害怕，因为我们受到了监视——普里什蒂纳和科索沃的其他城市就是笼罩在这种氛围下。
   10. As such is also used.
       (亦使用 as such)
   11. There should be a law ensuring products tested on animals have to be labelled as such.
       应该制定一项法律，要求在动物身上进行过试验的产品必须就此贴上明确的标识。
   12. Such as is also used.
       (亦使用 such as)
   13. Issues such as these were not really his concern...
       他其实并不关心诸如此类的问题。
   14. I wouldn't see another chance such as this in my lifetime.
       我一生都不会再有这样的机会了。
2. DET (后接从句)…那种的，…那样的
   You use such...as to link something or someone with a clause in which you give a description of the kind of thing or person that you mean.
   1. Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force...
      该联盟的每一位成员国都同意采取其认为必要的行动，包括动用武力。
   2. Britain is not enjoying such prosperity as it was in the mid-1980s.
      英国现在已经不像 20 世纪 80 年代中期那么繁荣昌盛。
   3. Such as is also used.
      (亦使用 such as)
   4. Children do not use inflections such as are used in mature adult speech...
      孩子们说话时的语调不像成年人那样抑扬顿挫。
   5. His confessions to the two killings did reveal special knowledge such as could only have been known by the killer.
      他在两宗谋杀案的供状中的确透露出一些只有杀手本人才知道的特殊细节。
3. DET (用于举例)例如，像，诸如
   You use such...as to introduce one or more examples of the kind of thing or person that you have just mentioned.
   1. He was said to have written such books as The Day of Locusts and Miss Lonely Hearts.
      据说他曾经写过《蝗虫之日》和《寂寞芳心小姐》之类的小说。
   2. ...such careers as teaching, nursing, hairdressing and catering.
      教书、护理、美发和餐饮之类的工作
   3. ...delays caused by such things as bad weather or industrial disputes.
      由恶劣天气或劳资纷争之类的事件导致的延机
   4. Such as is also used.
      (亦使用 such as)
   5. ...serious offences, such as assault on a police officer...
      袭警等重罪
   6. He definitely wants to perform further tests, such as a biopsy and some x-rays...
      他肯定很想做进一步的检查，如活组织检查和 X 光片等。
   7. When I get tired, such as when I'm working on my computer, I turn to biscuits.
      我累了的时候，譬如说在电脑前工作累了，就会吃饼干。
4. DET (用于名词词组前强调某事的程度或某事了不起)如此，这样，非常
   You use such before noun groups to emphasize the extent of something or to emphasize that something is remarkable.
   1. I think most of us don't want to read what's in the newspaper anyway in such detail...
      我想我们大多数人无论如何都不想如此仔细地去读报纸。
   2. One will never be able to understand why these political issues can acquire such force...
      人们永远也不会明白为什么这些政治问题会有如此大的影响力。
   3. The economy was not in such bad shape, he says.
      他说经济状况并不是特别糟糕。
   4. Such is also a predeterminer.
      
   5. You know the health service is in such a state and it's getting desperate now...
      你知道，医疗卫生服务本来就够差的了，现在更是变本加厉了。
   6. He had such a way with the ladies...
      他非常善于和女士打交道。
   7. It was such a pleasant surprise...
      那真是个大大的惊喜。
   8. He's such a sweet boy, isn't he.
      他是一个非常可爱的男孩，不是吗？
5. PREDET (用于强调程度)如此…，非常…(以至于…)
   You use such...that in order to emphasize the degree of something by mentioning the result or consequence of it.
   1. The weather has brought such a demand for beer that one brewery will operate over the weekend...
      天气状况使得对啤酒的需求大增，一家啤酒厂周末要加班了。
   2. This is something where you can earn such a lot of money that there is not any risk that you will lose it...
      这可以让你挣一大笔钱，而且没有任何赔钱的风险。
   3. He was in such a hurry that he almost pushed me over on the stairs.
      他这么急匆匆的，差点把我推下楼梯。
   4. Such is also a determiner.
      
   5. She looked at him in such distress that he had to look away.
      她如此痛苦地看着他，他不得不把目光转向别处。
   6. Such is also used after be .
      (亦用在 be 后) 
   7. Though Vivaldi had earned a great deal in his lifetime, his extravagance was such that he died in poverty...
      虽然维瓦尔第一生赚钱无数，但是他挥霍无度，死的时候一贫如洗。
   8. He kept thinking the pain was such that he would faint.
      他不停地想太疼了，他会疼昏过去了。
6. DET (用于表示结果)如此…使得…
   You use such...that or such...as in order to say what the result or consequence of something that you have just mentioned is.
   1. The operation has uncovered such backstreet dealing in stolen property that police might now press for changes in the law.
      这次行动破获了这样的地下销赃活动，现在警方可能会因此敦促修改法律。
   2. Such is also a predeterminer.
      
   3. He could put an idea in such a way that Alan would believe it was his own.
      他能把观点表达得让艾伦认为那是他自己的主意。
   4. Such is also used after be .
      (亦用在 be 后)
   5. OFSTED's brief is such that it can conduct any inquiry or provide any advice which the Secretary of State requires.
      英格兰教育标准办公室的主要职责使其可以根据国务大臣的要求进行任何调查或提供任何建议。

Such is followed by a when the noun is something that can be counted. ...such a pleasant surprise. It is not followed by a when the noun is plural or something that cannot be counted. ...such beautiful girls. ...such power. You do not use such when you are talking about something that is present, or about the place where you are. You need to use the phrases like that or like this. Forexample, if you are admiring someone's watch, you do not say 'I'd like such a watch'. You say 'I'd like a watch like that'. Similarly, you do not say about the town where you are living 'There's not much to do in such a town'. You say 'There's not much to do in a town like this'. Such in other contexts is quite formal.
such 后跟可数名词时要加a，如：such a pleasant surprise (如此的惊喜)。当后跟的名词为复数或不可数形式时，不加 a，如：such beautiful girls (如此漂亮的女孩们)，such power (如此的权力)。谈论此时此地的事物时不用 such，而应用 like that，like this 等词组表示。例如，表示喜欢别人的手表，不说 I'd like such a watch，而说 I'd like a watch like that (我也想要那样的手表)。同样，当说到所居住的城镇时，不能说 There's not much to do in such a town，而说 There's not much to do in a town like this (在这样一个镇里没有多少事可做)。such 在其他语境中的用法较正式。

7. PHRASE (用于不想明确指出时)某，某个
   You use such and such to refer to a thing or person when you do not want to be exact or precise.
   1. I said, 'Well what time'll I get to Leeds?' and he said such and such a time but I missed my connection...
      我说：“那么我什么时候才能到利兹?”他说了一个时间，但是我没赶上联运车。
   2. They're informed that we've got this money to spend and we will do such and such with it.
      他们被告知我们已经拿到了这笔钱并将用它来做什么。
8. PHRASE 就是这样;就是如此;就是这么回事儿
   You use such as it is or such as they are to suggest that the thing you have just mentioned is not very good, important, or useful.
   1. Well my toilet's all blocked up and I've got it all coming into my flat and it'll ruin my home, such as it is...
      我的马桶堵死了，脏水全都涌到屋子里，家里脏得一塌糊涂，情况就是这样。
   2. The British Women's Movement, such as it is these days, came up with a programme of speeches at the House of Commons.
      如今波澜不惊的英国妇女运动提出要在下议院发表演讲的计划。
9. PHRASE (与否定词连用)严格来说，真正意义上
   You use as such with a negative to indicate that a word or expression is not a very accurate description of the actual situation.
   1. I am not a learner as such —I used to ride a bike years ago...
      严格说来，我并不完全是一个初学者——几年前我经常骑自行车。
   2. Mark joined as an office boy at the age of fourteen with no academic qualifications as such at all...
      马克在14岁的时候以勤杂员的身份进入公司，他当时根本就没有任何学历。
   3. There is no rudder as such, so the craft can be steered only when under power.
      没有真正的方向舵，所以只有在动力驱动的情况下才能操控船只。
10. PHRASE (用于名词后)本身
    You use as such after a noun to indicate that you are considering that thing on its own, separately from other things or factors.
    1. House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest on mortgages...
       房价很容易受与地产本身无关的因素所影响。东南部房价的下跌很大程度上是由于抵押贷款利率的上涨所引起的。
    2. Mr Simon said he was not against taxes as such, 'but I do object when taxation is justified on spurious or dishonest grounds,' he says.
       西蒙先生说他对税收本身并不反对，“但是我反对以虚假不实的理由巧立明目收税，”他说。
11. no such thing → see: thing

1. There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.
   也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。
2. This indicates the rarity of such attacks
   这显示出这种疾病发作的罕见性。
3. I'm sorry I made such a scene.
   对不起，我失态了。
4. Trees such as spruce, pine and oak have been planted.
   种植了云杉、松树和橡树等树木。
5. There have been previous attempts at coups. We regard such methods as entirely unacceptable
   以前也有人试图发动政变。我们绝对不能接受这种做法。
6. You say you feel that you're being made to choose, and so you are. Such choices as this are a by-product of freedom
   你说自己感觉是在被迫作选择，确实如此，而这样的选择是自由的附带品。
7. There'd be no telling how John would react to such news as this.
   还不知道约翰听到这样的消息会作何反应。
8. Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force
   该联盟的每一位成员国都同意采取其认为必要的行动，包括动用武力。
9. Britain is not enjoying such prosperity as it was in the mid-1980s.
   英国现在已经不像20世纪80年代中期那么繁荣昌盛。
10. He was said to have written such books as The Day of Locusts and Miss Lonely Hearts.
    据说他曾经写过《蝗虫之日》和《寂寞芳心小姐》之类的小说。
11. I think most of us don't want to read what's in the newspaper anyway in such detail
    我想我们大多数人无论如何都不想如此仔细地去读报纸。
12. One will never be able to understand why these political issues can acquire such force
    人们永远也不会明白为什么这些政治问题会有如此大的影响力。
13. The economy was not in such bad shape, he says.
    他说经济状况并不是特别糟糕。
14. The weather has brought such a demand for beer that one brewery will operate over the weekend
    天气状况使得对啤酒的需求大增，一家啤酒厂周末要加班了。
15. He was in such a hurry that he almost pushed me over on the stairs.
    他这么急匆匆的，差点把我推下楼梯。
16. The operation has uncovered such backstreet dealing in stolen property that police might now press for changes in the law.
    这次行动破获了这样的地下销赃活动，现在警方可能会因此敦促修改法律。
17. I said, 'Well what time'll I get to Leeds?' and he said such and such a time but I missed my connection
    我说：“那么我什么时候才能到利兹？”他说了一个时间，但是我没赶上联运车。
18. They're informed that we've got this money to spend and we will do such and such with it.
    他们被告知我们已经拿到了这笔钱并将用它来做什么。
19. Well my toilet's all blocked up and I've got it all coming into my flat and it'll ruin my home, such as it is
    我的马桶堵死了，脏水全都涌到屋子里，家里脏得一塌糊涂，情况就是这样。
20. The British Women's Movement, such as it is these days, came up with a programme of speeches at the House of Commons.
    如今波澜不惊的英国妇女运动提出要在下议院发表演讲的计划。
21. I am not a learner as such — I used to ride a bike years ago
    严格说来，我并不完全是一个初学者——几年前我经常骑自行车。
22. Mark joined as an office boy at the age of fourteen with no academic qualifications as such at all
    马克在14岁的时候以勤杂员的身份进入公司，他当时根本就没有任何学历。
23. There is no rudder as such, so the craft can be steered only when under power.
    没有真正的方向舵，所以只有在动力驱动的情况下才能操控船只。
24. House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest on mortgages
    房价很容易受与地产本身无关的因素所影响。东南部房价的下跌很大程度上是由于抵押贷款利率的上涨所引起的。
25. Mr Simon said he was not against taxes as such, 'but I do object when taxation is justified on spurious or dishonest grounds,' he says.
    西蒙先生说他对税收本身并不反对，“但是我反对以虚假不实的理由巧立明目收税，”他说。
26. Reading the ideas of the so-called experts, I am not surprised the country is in such a state.
    读了这些所谓的专家的想法后，我对于该国的这种现状一点也不感到奇怪了。
27. My brother's such a tease
    我弟弟太喜欢戏弄人了。
28. Could you have forgotten such an important matter?
    这么重要的事，难道你忘了吗？

pron.

… and such

• 诸如此类的事物（或人）
  and similar things or people
  1. The centre offers activities like canoeing and sailing and such.
     这个中心开展划艇、帆船之类的活动。

as such

• 从字面意义看；严格说来
  as the word is usually understood; in the exact sense of the word
  1. The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects.
     担任这一新的职务算不上是真正的提职，不过有美好的前途。
  2. ‘Well, did they offer it to you?’ ‘No, not as such, but they said I had a good chance.’
     “那么，他们把它给你了？”“不，不完全是那样，可是他们说我很有希望。”

such as

• 例如；…等
  for example
  1. Wild flowers such as primroses are becoming rare.
     报春花之类的野花越来越稀罕了。
  2. ‘There are loads of things to do.’ ‘Such as?’ (= give me an example)
     “该做的事有一大堆。”“比如呢？”
• 像…这样；像…那种；诸如…之类
  of a kind that; like
  1. Opportunities such as this did not come every day.
     这样的机会不是天天都有的。

such as it is/they are

• （数量不多或质量不好时说）虽说不多，尽管不好
  used to say that there is not much of sth or that it is of poor quality
  1. The food, such as it was, was served at nine o'clock.
     那饭虽说是粗茶淡饭，却到九点钟才端上来。

adv

1. to so extreme a degree
   1. he is such a baby
   2. Such rich people!