时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:手把手教你学口语


英语课

Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is to be aware of how some verbs in English, transitive verbs, require an object.


Not using an object after a transitive verb is a common mistake made by learners of English. For example, although in Chinese, you can say, “我喜欢”or “我不喜欢”without mentioning what you are talking about, in English, “like” requires an object. So you can’t say, “I like.” or “I don’t like.” You must say, “I like it.” or “I like them.” “I like her.” “I like you.” “I like Taiwan.” or “I don’t like it.” “I don’t like them.” “I don’t like him.” “I don’t like singing at KTVs.” You must use an object after “like” because it is a transitive verb. Another common word which is misused 1 is “want”. “want” is also a transitive verb and must be followed by an object. You cannot ask “do you want” as in the Chinese “你要不要?”“你要吗?”You must ask “Do you want some?” if you are asking about something uncountable like coffee or tea. “Do you want it?” if you are asking about a singular countable 2 object like the last piece of pizza. “Do you want them?” if you are asking about plural 3 countable objects such as some books. And “Do you want to?” or “Do you want to do it?” if you are asking about doing something like going to a movie or going to a concert. The two verbs “like” and “want” are the two most commonly misused transitive verbs as in “I like” or “I want”. Be careful to complete the meaning of these transitive verbs by adding an object. And when using a pronoun, be careful to choose the proper pronoun. In English, certain verbs are used only transitively, some are used only intransitively, and some are used at times transitively and at other times intransitively.


Today’s tip is to pay special attention when learning verbs, to learn whether or not the verb is transitive, and not to neglect adding an object if it is. This has been today’s daily tips on learning English. Tune 4 in tomorrow for another tip.



1 misused
v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 );把…派作不正当的用途;虐待;滥用
  • He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 countable
adj.可数的,可以计算的
  • The word "person" is a countable noun.person这个词是个可数名词。
  • Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.可数名词有单数和复数之分。
3 plural
n.复数;复数形式;adj.复数的
  • Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
  • Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。
4 tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
学英语单词
abnormal termination abort
Acomatacarus major
allantoicase
amoureuse
antifoundational
banausic
bathurst
Blerick
bracket light
car mirror
centre of dispersal
cepheid variables
ceramic DIP
chamazulenogene
chloranilate
circuit tester
coeruleum thymolis
coordiator
copyright infringement
cortex granati
cosyntropin
counter-clockwise angle
court trusts
cover type map
cupressus arizonicas
cylinder band
declaimeth
deener
dense-graded asphalt concrete
Deutzia nanchuanensis
diesel reduction drive
different diameter roll type husker
distribution account of national income
double-occupancy
draw beam
dustbathing
enprisoning
fitted value
fractional digit
gastricisin
georg ohm
goatburger
guinea keets
Herzegowina
high muckety-muck
Hopf mapping
hypoventilating
Ijesa-Tedo
infrahepatic
kerin
macphersonite
matrimony vines
memorialis hirta (bl.) wedd.
metallic hydrogen
milk tanker transporter
miniseriess
misrepresentation of health information
mother-fuckers
mountain-making movement
neon filledtube
Ness, River
objective analysis value
Oosterdijk
opening of the telescope
overall logic
pearl knitting
periaqueduct
policy credibility
polychromatic light
potassium cobalto-nitrite
Potentilla nervosa
powdered vulcanized rubber
Przysucha
recovery process
red flower
rediverted
relapseth
retroarcs
rexman
Ruhinda
saddle friction-plates
second-string
single-speeds
stealings
stop valve spindle
structural component
supmmeatai triangle
thermal initiation
thermal underwears
topographic interpretation
trapezium segment
trial-for-ignition period
UKBA
umbworld
unbind
uniquely defining class
vehide currency
veiniest
wasn't
witnessest
xenogenesis
Yagi-Uda array