was

was[英] [wɒz [美][wʌz, wɑz,wəz

v.用來表示某人或某物即主語本身，用來表示某人或某物屬於某一群體或有某種性質(is,am的過去式 )；在，存在；不受干擾

易混淆的單詞：Was Were

1、The system was state of the art.

這一系統是當時最先進的。

2、It was a time of peak demand for the product.

那是對該產品需求最旺的時期。

3、Much of the form was not applicable to me.

表格中很多部分不適用於我。

4、For a long time his death was concealed from her.

他的死瞞了很長時間都沒告訴她。

5、She was not only intelligent but also very musical.

她不僅聰明，而且極具音樂天分。

6、Inflation was so high that the notes were like Monopoly money.

通貨膨脹嚴重，貨幣變得跟“大富翁”遊戲鈔票無異。

7、She was still half asleep when she arrived at work.

她到了上班地點時仍然睡眼惺忪。

8、His life was drawing to a close.

他的生命正走向終點。

9、We were amazed to find that no one was hurt.

我們很驚異地發現竟沒有人受傷。

10、Don't worry; the deal was completely above board.

別擔心，交易是完全合法的。

11、His research work was attacked by animal rights activists.

他的研究受到了動物權益維護者的抨擊。

12、It was on TV not long ago.

電視不久以前播出了這個節目。

13、There was an almost complete lack of awareness of the issues involved.

對有關問題幾乎是一無所知。

14、The committee was influential in formulating government policy on employment.

委員會左右著政府就業政策的制定。

15、My initial reaction was to decline the offer.

我最初的反應是要婉言謝絕這個提議。

16、I was still awake when he came to bed.

他就寢時我還沒有入睡。

17、The information he provided was of inestimable value.

他提供的信息價值難以估量。

18、The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize.

這個國家的南部工業化進程緩慢。

19、The situation was described by one insider as ‘ absolute chaos ’.

據一名內部人士說，實情是亂作一團。

20、She was the only thing that made life bearable.

只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。

21、The house was in chaos after the party.

聚會後，房子里一片狼藉。

22、My hospital room was like Grand Central Station with everybody coming and going.

我的病房就像紐約的中央火車站，整天人來人往。

23、There was a bored expression on her face.

她臉上有一種厭倦的表情。

24、He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated.

他因遭受如此待遇而怒火滿腔。

25、The house was near a park but there was a road in between.

房子在一處公園附近，但兩者之間隔著一條馬路。

26、The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children.

這本書的文體適合兒童閱讀。

27、a question in reported speech, for example She asked where I was going.

間接疑問句

28、Our farm land was adjacent to the river.

我們的農田在河邊。

29、He was held in captivity for three years.

他被監禁了三年。

30、Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.

後來她後悔說了那些話。