集体名词作主语主谓一致0 G9 z& F& U+ k! a6 \0 M5 T& I2 B
1)通常作复数的集体名词- t- d1 g9 D5 ^7 L9 l* _- u$ c( J
集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，( Z4 F" }$ \! h$ r) |( W: O$ l
通常作复数，用复数动词。如：
. x2 a- c/ u0 H* |2 l Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
7 F; h' Q# `+ s! d) o 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词* P" d5 G+ p7 Q6 ]0 T! }
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.
0 u% X7 o+ a6 f5 G0 n 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
" s5 B* }& K8 R# w' j7 B) M2 H 集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。1 G* _6 a1 C7 M' w$ G9 F6 N/ L
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.3 Z# G2 D! c$ K
4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词; @9 Y. c4 l: x1 J" \" ?) a
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：
/ B- |! p) {6 J( S% c A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.1 n$ x/ O9 O. {! f4 N7 h5 G
近义词辨析* s4 @2 f' T; g8 r+ s/ l
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
3 R7 A8 V B E9 E3 Z6 \ 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。# i6 f: ^: N; X' ~- k+ C
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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。
/ e: _ q+ C& e3 r, G) f9 h 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。
8 y. [7 B6 [( O' n# }; I6 X6 \ exhausted* Y8 |! c- c3 |0 q* y/ {
表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。0 Y# c9 `0 P7 v2 P: v$ n; W
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。& W, M5 u( ?- Z- b. s
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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。# d4 n% T% N y3 P9 {/ Z
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。
) D7 u; F) v2 P1 t2 `; t7 s weary
2 ^3 f8 i1 L( R4 X% F, H 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。
' H# z, `2 A! ?) N' z' F5 i# l 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。! H+ p) s* a/ ^$ z' D" M
wornout, ]) n6 K* U' w$ \* ~4 O$ f9 w' [/ Y3 a
这个词不太正式，多用于口语。. p8 U" y' R' l
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
