集体名词作主语主谓一致
. _& Q1 h, R9 s, U$ b 1)通常作复数的集体名词
% B7 K& A9 Z b" J5 R 集体名词,如:police, people, cattle, militia, poultry等,
t' k2 x! x4 f' q! J; t 通常作复数,用复数动词。如:/ G" Y3 o- J/ l; M0 I
domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.# _* s) n; a6 S0 D! V
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词# B/ f& b1 c% P8 F7 O2 [: 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.
/ Q5 X( ?% N% S0 { l: M 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
; `$ S( X" E1 x( e4 p* l 集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。5 ~# N5 g! [$ T3 C
the city council is meeting to set its agenda. h/ W0 C# T) }2 u
4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词1 a7 o" C, v& D7 z4 t d9 R2 `4 N
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。
* O" U- E$ E3 M4 l* Q2 M 例如:4 R1 B2 w% d4 r I1 U9 p
a committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.( t& A5 p) e& C, }
近义词辨析1 b" f2 _' T0 s+ o
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out1 i, c7 Q) E$ m# O
这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
6 [( f% |: W+ U tired6 ^( V, ]7 L6 v: ]6 U8 p" ^. t8 z
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。
$ P% r, B# p" ? 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 ?, }& E, ]' g1 @' t" Q
exhausted
5 }+ V4 l5 T8 z7 k" i 表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。5 ?. L8 n! g. U" R! C
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。
4 L! x' c2 ]' y) H5 ? ` fatigued
( T0 P4 s g# t 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。! o' s4 M" p* m
he felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。- z& i1 A+ W" L) |( O
weary( p6 `& s% T- C- }4 A" j* b- 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。
& B! i+ R( {8 R1 P1 Z& T& p$ d 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。 i: Y$ ]1 \6 K0 ~/ X4 z
worn out
+ R8 J2 q/ H7 u3 S* M 词不太正式,多用于口语。7 J- e3 q( x% z% d/ X/ K8 V2 h
the troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。 |