were /wə, wɜː/ TEM4

• 1. 

  Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of . (be)的复数形式和第二人称单数过去式

• 2. 

  Were is sometimes used instead of "was" in certain structures, for example, in conditional clauses or after the verb "wish." 有时代替(was)，如在条件从句中或动词(wish)之后 [正式]

  例：

  He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field.

  他对一名外交官说，如果允许他保留一个有争议的油田的一部分，他可能会撤出。

• 3. 

  as it were →see as