集体名词作主语主谓一致: S1 j8 |. n! [3 q0 L- c; E
1)通常作复数的集体名词
. S+ ?5 y/ [- e5 u- M 集体名词，如：police, people, cattle, militia, poultry等，8 o0 T( _9 [$ Y: Z7 D
通常作复数，用复数动词。如： n/ t- ]! B" u7 X
domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.6 i O; M3 V1 V' h A$ U
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词! r6 i/ ~9 }; X$ @
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.( t! F2 \' r% m( K6 U2 @
3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词$ ?. Z; A9 t; h, k, f- I
集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。" x/ ?. t- I; _8 l f
the city council is meeting to set its agenda.
. o3 C4 l6 K2 I% t9 d1 Q4 i' s 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词
: k9 f% C" B9 H 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。" ]4 N3 u/ U- j! H
例如：
$ A1 r% f6 b( O" a& F- R. g5 E a committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.+ D x& \) w3 B6 p; o$ d o
近义词辨析0 P; V( K( {5 D, ]# J
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out
% o' a/ B- {0 A! Y0 }8 i# i 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
$ l% W+ S% E6 G+ s' ?. Y {3 t tired
$ r5 E. X8 | M5 t! }- ? 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。
0 x5 O2 V3 S$ [: b/ \2 M' w# N 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。 Q9 j1 a" E# F; t
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表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。( T L) v% J. N
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。
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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。: A- q0 z5 D% |' @( |2 |0 {
he felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。* s7 N4 A7 f3 Q& Z
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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。
$ t, v0 J3 L$ L8 u( P 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。
2 N( g: e0 p5 Y$ Q1 Y; r0 z worn out
8 q# A3 ^9 Z. m; S# u- M( e% C/ U 词不太正式，多用于口语。, a' e# m6 u' x$ o. o3 s% o
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
