flood的可數(shù)性與及物性問(wèn)題 1. 用作名詞,,注意以下用法: (1)若指一次洪水,為可數(shù)名詞,;若泛指一般意義的洪水,,則為不可數(shù)名詞。如: It was a serious flood. 那是一次嚴(yán)重的水災(zāi),。 War, famine, and flood are terrible evils. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),、饑荒、洪水都是可怕的災(zāi)難,。 但是,,用作不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)也可用復(fù)數(shù)形式,此時(shí)并不表示多次洪水。如: Floods in this area caused more than 500 deaths. 這個(gè)地區(qū)漲洪水造成了500多人的死亡,。 The heavy rain caused floods in the houses by the river. 這場(chǎng)大雨下得河邊的房子都進(jìn)了水,。 (2)雖然本身表示“洪水”,但有時(shí)仍可用于water之前使用,。如: The flood waters are going down. 洪水漸退,。 Flood water covered the fields by the river. 洪水淹沒(méi)了河邊的田地。 (3)用于in flood,,表示“洪水泛濫”,。如: We can’t cross the meadow there because the river is in flood. 我們不能從那里穿過(guò)草地,因?yàn)楹铀簽E了,。 (4)有時(shí)用于引申義,,表示“大量”“大批”,為可數(shù)名詞,,尤其用于a flood of或floods of這類(lèi)結(jié)構(gòu),。如: The child was in floods of tears. 那孩子哭成了淚人兒。 I received a flood of letters this morning. 我今天早晨收到一大批來(lái)信,。 2. 用作動(dòng)詞,可用作及物或不及物動(dòng)詞,。如: Every spring the river floods (the valley). 每年春季河水泛濫(淹沒(méi)山谷),。 The river burst its banks and flooded the town. 河水沖決了堤岸,淹沒(méi)了城鎮(zhèn),。 Rivers (were) flooded by a heavy rain. 一陣大雨后河水猛漲,。 有時(shí)用于引申義,表示像洪水一樣涌來(lái),。如: Letters of thanks flooded in. 感謝信大量涌來(lái),。 Applications flooded into the office. 申請(qǐng)書(shū)像潮水般涌進(jìn)辦公室。 A powerful light flooded (into) the grounds. 有一道強(qiáng)光照進(jìn)了庭院,。 |
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