核心问题
“Can he buy the car?” “He is as poor as poor ____ be.”
A. may B. man C. people D. can(TOEFL)
答案为 D(can)。但 as poor as poor can be 是什么意思呢？
词典解答
as...as...can(could) be 是一个强调形容词含义的格式,一般可译为“到了最……的程度”“极其”。请看下面的实例：
-
I'm as happy as happy can be. 我快乐极了。
-
You are as wrong as wrong can be. 你大错特错了。