作zok3為wai4

English

1. one's conduct
2. accomplishment
3. as, used to refer to the function or character of something
4. deed
5. activity
6. accomplishment
7. achievement
8. to act as
9. as (in the capacity of)
10. qua
11. to view as
12. to look upon (sth as)
13. to take sth to be

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 同成就（量詞：番）
2. 帶出某樣嘢嘅相關功能、特質

Examples

• 冇乜作為

  to make no attempt and achieve nothing in life

• 作為藉口

  as an excuse

• 佢希望事業上有一番作為。

  She hopes that she will have great success in her career.

• 呢十萬蚊係作為對你嘅補償。

  Here is a hundred thousand dollars, a compensation for you.

• 作為一個專業嘅汽車維修員，有個士巴拿傍身，係好合理。

  It is very reasonable as I, a professional auto mechanic, bring along a spanner.

• 儘管係噉，好多潮州人，特別係年輕一代，都轉向晒英文同中文作為佢哋嘅主要口語。

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• 特別係，作為調和平均值嘅實際使用例子，主要係討論「平均速度」，而解釋通常都係到呢度。

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• 今日嘅比賽以一個令人失望嘅結果結束，但我哋會用呢個失望作為跳板，為下一場比賽盡力而為。

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