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本帖最后由 klwo2 于 2020-4-30 19:51 编辑
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https://www.pdawiki.com/forum/thread-40157-1-1.html
https://www.pdawiki.com/forum/thread-40235-1-1.html
https://www.pdawiki.com/forum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=40246
 我发现Big Mess Construction好像是比较新的英语语法现象，所以利用Goldendict 全文搜索搜了一下「 as big a 」，你们猜怎么着，真的哎！
先说原句：Even though gas-fired heating and cooking can be at least as big a source of greenhouse-gas emissions, renewable heating gets minuscule attention.
虽说用天然气取暖啊做饭啊也是挺大的一个排放源，排放起温室气体来，不比别的能源逊色，可是那些个可再生的取暖法、取暖能源也没多少人关注。
这句子还是有点绕的。全文搜索发现，有的词典里面有类似的句子。牛津高阶10：
Housing has become almost as big a problem as education.
老版的牛津高阶没有。
W3:
<Unanswered e-mail is as big a turnoff as unanswered calls. Consider using your ISP's autoresponder to acknowledge received e-mail. It lets the visitors know their message arrived and gives you an opportunity to thank them for visiting the site. —Victoria Hall Smith, PC World, January 1999>
1999年的句子
OED：
1929
Variety 10 Apr. 1/2
There is almost as big a market for bootleg disk records as there is for bootlegged books.
1929年的句子
1958
Spectator 7 Feb. 175/3
The Liu was almost as big a pain in the neck as the previous night's Preziosilla.
1958年
World Book Dictionary, 2015：
Intrapreneurs, the people who start new businesses inside established companies, will soon be as big a catchword as entrepreneurs (Economist).
经济学人原句，1985年
可是例子最多最丰富的是这本！！！Vocabulary.com Examples！！
没有抱回家的赶快抱回家，学英语不能没有它！（金坷拉！）
随便一摘就是哗啦啦的句子，名报名刊名家！！
150. Ms. Johnson, while not a native of Louisiana, was as big a champion of the region as anyone.
Jul 25, 2015 - New York Times 179. This one seemed as big a mismatch with the Harrison twins and bevy of big bodies to control the struggling Gamecocks.
Jan 24, 2015 - Washington Times 42. "It put a little dampener on it, but it's just as big a race," Gay said.
Dec 13, 2010 - The Guardian 26. “That was about as big a shot of adrenaline as you could ask for,” Robinson said.
Jul 4, 2015 - Washington Times 53. According to the film, nearly 50% of young white Americans believe discrimination against whites is as big a problem as discrimination against blacks.
Jul 24, 2015 - Time 96. For now, caveat emptor is going to remain as big a part of sushi culture as soy sauce and wasabi.
Feb 21, 2013 - Time
我知道有人要笑话我，这不是老宝贝了嘛，怎么又广告起来了？只当是给新来的看看呗！
例句第二多的是Urban Dictionary，不过这本有点太俗了，就不多说啦。
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发表于 2020-4-30 19:51:02
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