as many/much as ……
结构︰as many/much as+数字+复数名词/不可数名词
说明︰此句型意为“多达…”。不要与“as many/much+<名词>”（同数量的…）混淆。同理，此类<词组>还有：as long as+数字+<名词>（长达…），as wide as+数字+<名词>（宽达…）， as high as+数字+<名词>（高达…），as early as+数字+<名词>（早在…），as late as+数字+<名词>（迟在…）等。
She has as many as seven sisters.
她的姊妹有七人之多。
As many as 100 people were killed in the air crash.
这次空难中多达一百人丧生。
I gave the beggar as much as 1,000 yen.
我给了这乞丐整整一千元。
Building costs ran up to as much as NT$ 20 million.
建筑费用涨到高达新台币两千万。
I have been learning English （for） as long as 15 years.
我学英文已有十五年之久。
He came home as late as two in the morning.
他迟至清晨两点才回家。
I saw your brother as late as last week.
上个礼拜我还看到你哥哥。
The river is as wide as 100 meters.
这条河宽达一百公尺。
I mailed the letter as early as Friday.
我早在星期五就把信寄了。
