as it were = in a manner of speaking たとえて言えば、いわば 8;03 if we can stop it at an early state, nip in the bud as it were. then there's no need for it to grow into other areas, other regions. 第二次大戦中、フィリッピンが日本軍の侵攻をバターンやコレヒドール島で長く食い止めたからこそ、オーストラリアは日本軍に侵略されずに済んだ。だからこそ、もしも中国がフィリッピンに侵攻するなら（オーストラリアもフィリッピンに力を貸して）早い段階に中国の侵攻を食い止める、いわば、芽を摘むのです。すると、中国は他のアジア地域に侵攻しなくなるでしょう。
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1:55 and without sleep, the memory circuits of the brain essentially become waterlogged as it were. 睡眠がないと、脳内のメモリーサーキットが、たとえると、水浸しになるのです。
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5:13 it's kind of finding the courage to actually be in your full bloom as it were. いわば、自分が満開に咲ける勇気を出すことです。
Stephanie Hsu, who is making waves in Hollywood, says she once fought her love of art
参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.com/2023/08/as-you-were.html as you were なおれ、もとへ
練習問題解答
b-5397 as it were
b-5550 as it were
