集体名词作主语主谓一致
" T& [/ g! I! I9 o2 R6 x! a 1)通常作复数的集体名词; p, _/ j9 R3 B& N0 C
集体名词，如：police, people, cattle, militia, poultry等，4 B# G8 L2 e8 ]
通常作复数，用复数动词。如：
2 m" l( P1 F5 A; X4 y3 R) I domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
4 a2 B. `% ^$ q5 j% b) N. f 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词1 ^! p: F9 J& W O7 k; `
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.% y: U' C3 _2 J% ~/ Z
3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词% R# o4 ]- T! Q, D! Y2 R( K
集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。! A ?- V9 t6 a5 ~5 z/ L: h9 b
the city council is meeting to set its agenda.
7 C* U" [# Y: X- H. t3 R, i1 M 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词
& F' t; r) z+ S! o! c/ n8 w 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 |1 X$ }) l, M4 K 例如：/ Q0 v7 E( T8 O) J+ a
a committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
: k8 `# n+ z/ G1 x/ U7 a4 Y 近义词辨析
* a' {% ?# i( @$ ^; C+ E! R8 U tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out
( G) }) y" {5 p6 Y6 { 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
1 \, ?% m( | y0 O0 t6 u5 V& T tired
6 V$ Q4 M& K* |$ W# r 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。* f, a5 _, g$ N4 Q& v% 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。
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表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。0 L6 I6 S- ~+ x
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。: l4 Q( T# K a" q
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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。2 c8 W% c% G( @8 E6 M, r
he felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。$ \1 R v {* ^$ p9 { |
weary8 ^9 g* t' h" s
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。# c( \% y3 N. _' G1 J2 \3 N0 {8 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。! S3 J# T# g- l8 D0 @
worn out* n: J( r+ q% c5 ?' H+ N
词不太正式，多用于口语。
# r( W! ]. m& x* j 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
