Word · Frequency #14
that
那么；那样
to that extent or degree
- 1.
To a given extent or degree.
达到某种程度或程度
- 2.
To a great extent or degree; very, particularly.
达到很大程度或程度；非常,特别
很；非常；达到某种程度或程度；达到很大程度或程度；非常,特别；那么；那样
In use
The movie wasn't that good, but we stayed until the end.
Can you really run that fast?
I didn't realize the test would be that hard.
that + adjective
常用于否定句，表示程度不如预想的高。
It wasn't that bad.
没那么糟。
that + adverb
She can't run that fast.
她跑不了那么快。
not that + adjective/adverb
‘not that’常用来弱化否定，表示‘不太’或‘没那么’。
It's not that simple.
没那么简单。
Common mistakes
He is not that smart as his sister.He is not as smart as his sister.
在否定比较结构中，英语使用“as...as”而非“that...as”。“that”作为副词表示“那么”时，不能与“as”搭配构成比较。
It is that hot today!It is so hot today!
在肯定句中，“that”作为副词表示“那么”通常用于否定或疑问句，或伴有手势；直接用于肯定感叹句不自然，应用“so”作为标准程度副词。
Connections
Collocations
- that much
- 那么多
- I didn't know it would cost that much.我不知道它会花那么多钱。
- that bad
- 那么糟糕
- Is the situation really that bad?情况真的那么糟糕吗？
- that good
- 那么好
- The movie wasn't that good.这部电影没那么好。
- that far
- 那么远
- You don't need to walk that far.你不需要走那么远。
- that long
- 那么长
- I can't wait that long.我不能等那么久。
- that many
- 那么多
- There aren't that many people here.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
that作副词意为‘那么’，读作‘δæt’，可联想‘这特’（‘这’特别），表示程度高。如‘that big’（那么大）。
Context & Register
通常用于非正式口语，表示程度，相当于“那么”；多用于否定句或疑问句。
Grammar Note
修饰形容词或副词，表示程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /æt/ ending and rhyme with 'that'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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