were

根據《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》，意為：

1. Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of . (be)的複數形式和第二人稱單數過去式

2. Were is sometimes used instead of "was" in certain structures, for example, in conditional clauses or after the verb "wish." 有時代替(was)，如在條件從句中或動詞(wish)之後 [正式]

3. as it were →see as ^[1] 

were shot 被槍決

were reinstated 得以復職

Subjects were 被試者

Were rolling 滴溜溜

were created 創造了 ; 已創建 ; 創建了

as were 作為人 ; 作為被 ; 由於

you were 濱崎步 ; 黃義達 ; 完整的 ; 濱崎杞

WERE TECH 偉瑞天成

if i were you 如果我是你的話

as it were 可以説是，似乎就是；好像

were it not for （與事實相對的假定）若不是…的話 ^[1] 

1.Her memoirs were ghostwritten. 她的回憶錄是由別人代寫的。

2.I thought you were mocking me. 我以為你在嘲笑我。

3.Profits were at record levels. 利潤水平是創紀錄的。 ^[1]