as many/much as ……

　　结构�Uas many/much as+数字+复数名词/不可数名词

　　说明�U此句型意为“多达…”。不要与“as many/much+<名词>”（同数量的…）混淆。同理，此类<词组>还有：as long as+数字+<名词>（长达…），as wide as+数字+<名词>（宽达…）， as high as+数字+<名词>（高达…），as early as+数字+<名词>（早在…），as late as+数字+<名词>（迟在…）等。

　　She has as many as seven sisters.
　　她的姊妹有七人之多。

　　As many as 100 people were killed in the air crash.
　　这次空难中多达一百人丧生。

　　I gave the beggar as much as 1,000 yen.
　　我给了这乞丐整整一千元。

　　Building costs ran up to as much as NT$ 20 million.
　　建筑费用涨到高达新台币两千万。

　　I have been learning English （for） as long as 15 years.
　　我学英文已有十五年之久。

　　He came home as late as two in the morning.
　　他迟至清晨两点才回家。

　　I saw your brother as late as last week.
　　上个礼拜我还看到你哥哥。

　　The river is as wide as 100 meters.
　　这条河宽达一百公尺。

　　I mailed the letter as early as Friday.
　　我早在星期五就把信寄了。