集体名词作主语主谓一致* i3 Z) r5 v, v% \
1)通常作复数的集体名词
3 ?6 _# f( P. A2 @. q9 J5 P 集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，
4 V4 X+ ^0 j/ I4 U8 J 通常作复数，用复数动词。如：
; }( z- }+ }0 i3 b: J! J+ f Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
4 o# u- H) p3 {1 g- Y# g$ S 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
5 g. l* R( c5 ^1 ` 有些集体名词，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.1 s' j0 D+ h3 Q9 t2 Q" E6 u
3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
- |$ O8 N" I9 x) y' ` 集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。( {' k7 Y j$ q2 @
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.9 ^$ u# ?* D) l5 t9 ?
4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词7 h9 c! Y P/ G3 M; S/ p
如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如：
- K5 I) m5 w0 ]; x( s8 { A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.3 D0 c2 }, g3 e8 f
近义词辨析& C, Q! x$ u& P% Z4 O i( T
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
) y3 g1 Y* p9 g$ s 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。# U5 H2 h" X) X9 s! V6 S: G
tired
8 x2 H5 Q( `2 ]& g+ q 可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息，还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。3 q4 ]+ ^2 M/ `; F. j' m& i
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫，一到家就上床睡觉去了。
0 {! \% {& y9 \) X" w2 J exhausted0 v/ D- O6 g! A0 \7 K7 Z8 U2 H
表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。% Z1 p3 j4 p1 C. r
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。
/ j3 m7 C Y/ I% [5 Y. U fatigued2 c3 \, K) X( R8 k `1 F
所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强，表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏，不能再继续下去。
1 K6 B! w* S4 H He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。
; @# K3 I* s. R# z+ } weary
" n+ J+ j8 i% R9 Y 语气比tired强，指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。/ K0 e# B* W# R6 {/ Y% n6 U1 b
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后，飞机终于来接他们回去了。% g+ Y1 t+ E* O5 @2 k
wornout
: M4 A5 F, Y, f3 V. M% Z# J4 ` 这个词不太正式，多用于口语。
( e0 Z W1 ^ y! f* b The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
