and similar things; et cetera
等等
these savouries include cheeses, cold meats, and so on.
这些开胃食品包括干酪,冷肉等等。
(chiefly derogatory)emphasizing a large amount of something
(主贬)(物)太多的
it's just so much ideological cant.
这些太多都是流于空谈的假话。
not —— but rather ——
与其说…,还不如说…
the novel was not so much unfinished as unfinishable.
这部小说与其说未完成,还不如说根本就完成不了。
a limited amount
有限的
there is only so much you can do to protect yourself.
你为保护自己所能做的只有这么多了。
there is only so much you can do to protect yourself.
你为保护自己所能做的只有这么多了。
in order to do something
为使,以便
she had put her hair up so as to look older.
她把头发盘起来以便让自己看起来更成熟些。
an expression of acceptance or resignation
[表示接受、顺从用语]就这样吧
到目前为止
(informal)goodbye till we meet again
(非正式)再见
indicating a particular but unspecified quantity
那么多
so many hours at such-and-such a speed.
以这种速度要那么多小时呢。
[with negative]even
甚至
he sat down without so much as a word to anyone.
他坐下来甚至没和任何人说一个字。
indicating that one has finished talking about something
[暗示谈话结束]…到此为止
So much for the melodic line. We now turn our attention to the accompaniment.
关于主旋律就到此为止吧,我们现在把注意力转移到伴奏上。
suggesting that something has not been successful or useful
[表示不成功或没用]不过如此
so much for that idea!.
那个主意不行。