so much ...as.的用法归纳总结

　　1.表示模糊的数量时，有时much后可接被修饰的名词(不可数)，意为“与……一样多”。

　　例句：Cats sleep twice as much as people.

　　猫睡觉的时间比人长一倍。

　　I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.

　　我和别人一样愉快。

　　I ate as much as I could.

　　我能吃多少就吃了多少。

　　2.表示程度的时候，意思有“尽量”“尽最大努力(可能)”、“像……一样(的程度)”、“与……一样多”。

　　例句：Find out as much as you can about him and report back to me.

　　尽量查找有关他的资料，向我汇报。

　　Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his.

　　萨姆反驳说我和他同样有错。

　　3.表示具体的数量时，其后其后接的可能是可数名词，但由于它们意义上仍然为不可数，故用as much as，不用as many as，含义为……之多”“多达”“整整”，强调“多”。

　　例句：

　　Temperatures can fluctuate by as much as 10 degrees.

　　温差可达10度之多。