Frasa dengan "As … As …" dalam Bahasa Inggris

Dalam bahasa Inggris, frasa “as … as …” digunakan untuk membuat perbandingan. Struktur ini sering digunakan dalam kalimat positif untuk menyatakan bahwa dua hal memiliki kualitas yang sama. Artikel ini menyajikan berbagai frasa “as … as …” yang umum digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris informal beserta arti dan contoh penggunaannya.

Cara Menggunakan “As … As …”

Struktur: as + adjective/adverb + as

Frasa ini digunakan untuk membandingkan dua hal yang setara.

Contoh:

She is as tall as her sister. (Dia setinggi kakak perempuannya.)
He runs as fast as a cheetah. (Dia berlari secepat cheetah.)

Frasa “As … As …” tentang Penampilan Fisik

Frasa	Arti	Contoh
as black as hell	sangat hitam	The room was as black as hell.
as blind as a bat	buta sekali	Without my glasses, I’m as blind as a bat.
as fat as a pig	gemuk sekali	He ate until he was as fat as a pig.
as fit as a fiddle	sangat sehat/bugar	My grandfather is as fit as a fiddle.
as flat as a pancake	datar sekali	The landscape was as flat as a pancake.
as fresh as a daisy	segar bugar	After a good sleep, she looked as fresh as a daisy.
as light as a feather	sangat ringan	This feather is as light as a feather.
as pale as death	pucat pasi	She was as pale as death after the shock.
as pretty as a picture	cantik sekali	The garden looks as pretty as a picture.
as slim as a willow	sangat ramping	She was as slim as a willow.
as thin as a stick	kurus sekali	He was as thin as a stick after the illness.
as white as snow	putih seperti salju	Her skin was as white as snow.
as white as a ghost	pucat seperti hantu	He turned as white as a ghost when he saw the blood.

Frasa “As … As …” tentang Sifat dan Perilaku

Frasa	Arti	Contoh
as bold as brass	sangat berani/bodoh	He walked in as bold as brass.
as brave as a lion	berani seperti singa	The soldier was as brave as a lion.
as bright as a button	cerdas/cerdik	The child is as bright as a button.
as busy as a bee	sibuk sekali	She was as busy as a bee all day.
as calm as a millpond	sangat tenang	The lake was as calm as a millpond.
as cool as a cucumber	sangat tenang/dingin	Even under pressure, he stays as cool as a cucumber.
as cunning as a fox	licik seperti rubah	The politician was as cunning as a fox.
as gentle as a lamb	lembut seperti domba	She is as gentle as a lamb with children.
as good as gold	sangat baik/berharga	The children were as good as gold.
as hard as nails	keras kepala/tidak bermoral	He was as hard as nails in business.
as harmless as a dove	tidak berbahaya	The puppy looks fierce but is as harmless as a dove.
as mad as a hatter	gila sekali	The old man was as mad as a hatter.
as mean as a snake	jahat/kikir	Don’t trust him, he’s as mean as a snake.
as nutty as a fruitcake	gila/aneh	He’s as nutty as a fruitcake.
as proud as a peacock	sombong sekali	He strutted around as proud as a peacock.
as sober as a judge	sangat sadar/tidak mabuk	Despite drinking, he was as sober as a judge.
as thick as thieves	sangat akrab	The two friends are as thick as thieves.
as tough as old boots	sangat tangguh	The old soldier was as tough as old boots.

Frasa “As … As …” tentang Kondisi dan Keadaan

Frasa	Arti	Contoh
as cheap as dirt	sangat murah	These clothes are as cheap as dirt.
as clean as a whistle	sangat bersih	The room was as clean as a whistle.
as clear as day	jelas sekali	The answer was as clear as day.
as clear as mud	tidak jelas sama sekali	The instructions were as clear as mud.
as cold as marble	dingin sekali	Her hands were as cold as marble.
as cold as steel/stone	dingin seperti baja/batu	His heart was as cold as stone.
as dead as a dodo	sudah mati/tidak ada	That idea is as dead as a dodo.
as dead as a doornail	benar-benar mati	The engine is as dead as a doornail.
as deaf as a post	tuli sekali	My grandfather is as deaf as a post.
as dry as dust	sangat kering/membosankan	The lecture was as dry as dust.
as dull as ditchwater	membosankan sekali	The book was as dull as ditchwater.
as easy as pie	sangat mudah	The test was as easy as pie.
as good as new	seperti baru	After repair, the car looks as good as new.
as heavy as lead	sangat berat	My legs felt as heavy as lead.
as high as a kite	sangat tinggi/mabuk	He was as high as a kite after winning.
as hot as fire	panas sekali	The curry was as hot as fire.
as hungry as a wolf	lapar sekali	I was as hungry as a wolf after hiking.
as large as life	sangat nyata/terang-terangan	There he was, as large as life.
as old as the hills	sangat tua	That story is as old as the hills.
as poor as a church mouse	sangat miskin	The writer was as poor as a church mouse.
as right as rain	sangat sehat/baik	After some rest, he felt as right as rain.
as safe as houses	sangat aman	Your investment is as safe as houses.
as sick as a dog	sangat sakit	After the party, he was as sick as a dog.
as sound as a bell	sangat sehat/baik	The engine is as sound as a bell.
as steady as a rock	sangat stabil	Her hand was as steady as a rock.
as warm as toast	hangat sekali	The house felt as warm as toast.
as weak as water	sangat lemah	After the illness, he was as weak as water.

Frasa “As … As …” tentang Emosi

Frasa	Arti	Contoh
as angry as hell	marah sekali	He was as angry as hell when he found out.
as bitter as gall	pahit sekali	Her words were as bitter as gall.
as happy as a lark	sangat bahagia	She was as happy as a lark on her birthday.

Frasa “As … As …” tentang Kecepatan dan Waktu

Frasa	Arti	Contoh
as fast as a deer	cepat seperti rusa	He ran as fast as a deer.
as quick as a flash	sangat cepat	She answered as quick as a flash.
as regular as clockwork	sangat teratur	The bus arrives as regular as clockwork.

Tabel Ringkasan

Kategori	Contoh Frasa
Penampilan fisik	as fit as a fiddle, as thin as a stick, as white as snow
Sifat	as brave as a lion, as cunning as a fox, as proud as a peacock
Kondisi	as easy as pie, as good as new, as right as rain
Emosi	as angry as hell, as happy as a lark
Kecepatan	as fast as a deer, as quick as a flash

Latihan Singkat

Lengkapi dengan frasa “as … as …” yang tepat:

After a good night’s sleep, I felt _.
The exam was _, I finished it in 10 minutes.
She was _ after hearing the bad news.
My grandmother is 90 but she’s _.
The two brothers are _, they do everything together.
Don’t worry about the money, it’s _.

Kunci Jawaban:

as fresh as a daisy
as easy as pie
as pale as death
as fit as a fiddle
as thick as thieves
as safe as houses

Tips Penggunaan

Gunakan dalam konteks informal: Sebagian besar frasa ini cocok untuk percakapan sehari-hari.

Hafalkan berdasarkan kategori: Kelompokkan frasa berdasarkan tema untuk memudahkan mengingat.

Perhatikan konteks: Beberapa frasa memiliki konotasi negatif (as mean as a snake), gunakan dengan hati-hati.

Kombinasikan dengan konteks yang tepat: Pastikan perbandingan yang Anda gunakan sesuai dengan situasi yang dijelaskan.