英语词汇:afraid的正误用法
时间:2019-02-03 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇
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英语词汇:afraid的正误用法
◆他叫我不要怕。
误:He told her not to afraid.
正:He told her not to be afraid.
析:afraid 是形容词, 不是动词。
◆你瞧这个受惊的孩子。
误:Look at the afraid boy.
正:Look at the frightened 1 boy.
析:afraid 是表语形容词, 一般不能放在名词前作定语。但是若 afraid 本身有修饰语, 则也可以放在名词前作定语:a very much afraid boy (十分胆怯的男孩);另外有时构成短语可放在被修饰的名词后作后置定语:a boy afraid of dogs (怕狗 的男孩)
◆你自己能修吗? ---- 恐怕不行。
误:Can you repair 2 it yourself 3? ---- I’m not afraid.
正:Can you repair it yourself? ---- I’m afraid not.
析:比较:I’m not afraid. 意为“我不怕”;I’m afraid not.意为“恐怕不行”、“恐怕不会”、“恐怕不是”等(表示委婉的否定)。
◆他担心会吵醒婴儿。
误:He is afraid to wake 4 the baby.
正:He is afraid of waking 5 the baby.
析:要表示“不敢做某事”或“害怕做某事”,用以下两类结构均 可以:be afraid of doing sth / be afraid to do sth:I’m afraid to jump (=of jumping).(我不敢跳)。但是若要表示担心可能会发生某事, 则要用 be afraid of doing。
adj.受惊的,受恐吓的
- I was frightened of him when I saw him first.我第一次见他时怕他。
- You frightened me to death,staying out all night!你整夜不回家,把我急死了!
n.修理,补救;v.修理,补救,补偿
- We can repair this car.我们可以修理这辆车。
- The road is still under repair.这条路还在修复中。
pron.你自己
- I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
- Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆,又迟到了?我希望你能说明理由。
vt.叫醒,激发;vi.醒来,醒着;警觉,振奋;n.醒;守夜;尾迹,痕迹
- Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
- Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点!别把全家人都吵醒了!
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