как будто бы
• This species will be treated as though it were a well-defined molecule.
• The laser beam spot size increased as if a diverging lens had been placed in the resonator.
• The effect is a horizontal shift in portions of the reproduced picture as though (or as if) there were a loss in horizontal synchronization.
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