集体名词作主语主谓一致
; p! P. p9 U* J' K8 k7 ~ 1)通常作复数的集体名词# b, B) t* X2 N: w/ Q) ]- \. n
集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，
( w8 @1 l0 R; t. F1 G& L: ~ 通常作复数，用复数动词。如：( G5 L" R8 i% t$ D! F: L
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
' B* K2 c! d7 ^! q 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
' H4 M' L% ?3 |7 k& v; c 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.
! @: I' Q0 R- e0 R 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词' J8 c3 ^4 W3 o4 Q; B
集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。
- [6 R/ S4 G; P0 B/ M% H L, H, v3 q The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
) S+ e+ m/ h" F 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词2 {! x# B/ b2 o$ K4 \
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：+ J3 F! C) n. O( `* }' ]
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
) a: J$ ?% h3 B1 e/ K 近义词辨析# v& n! M6 ?7 }6 Z/ G; F
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
; y; F% `+ n" h3 d8 D+ ~, e 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。% a5 j: }9 F! n8 s) v
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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。& R7 q# r0 l$ O. l9 L0 s
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。
3 Q# i; S) ?" j* K: C5 f' l exhausted
$ Y# m# ^2 b$ K3 \ 表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
/ Z" F: y8 u, d4 ]9 T( H 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。! L, g& a8 I) m) h- A& w9 P' s7 }
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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。, m' Y# K$ H$ \+ @* F
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。( B1 J1 l$ p# c7 B/ a
weary
: l* K h- u9 i! V 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。
3 e4 X) z B4 @$ e7 c 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。9 F$ S4 F6 H% C+ C! f
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这个词不太正式，多用于口语。3 V" R# z: {5 l, O5 R
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
