as long as有只要的意思。并不影响他有其他意思。
在表示during the whole time that(长达……之久)或while(只要)的含义时,往往用as long as。如:
1. They all continued their regard for me as long as they lived. 他们毕生都在关心着我.
For almost as long as Juanita could remember, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing seemed as easy as breathing, and as natural. 在胡安妮塔的记忆中,加减乘除对自己来说早就是如同呼吸一样简单而自然了.
还有既然的意思
在表示since, considering that(既然,因为)的含义时,多用as long as。如:
1. As long as we've driven this far, we might as well go on. 我们既然已经驶得这么远了,就不妨继续前进.