无论是紧挨着名词的前置形容词和后置形容词,还是与名词通常有一词之隔的形容词,它们的天生使命就是修饰名词。只要记住一些常见的连系动词或类似用法的动词,就能为形容词找到更多的栖息地。
I am really excited about the party.Sam is being extremely polite to me.Akshay was the best bowler of our team.This year has been terrible for most people.Tina may be upset with you.
Appear 作连系词时,意为”显得,看来,似乎“,此时不用于进行时,例如:They appear very disappointed.She didn't appear surprised at the news at all.
Become 作连系动词时,意为”开始变得,变成“,此时相当于 come,例如:He has become lazy having not had a job for weeks.It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary.If you put in the work, dreams come true.
Fall 作连系动词时,意为”进入(某状态)“,例如:Your story never falls true.
Feel 作连系动词时,意为”觉得,感到,体会到“,例如:The heat made him feel faint.
Go 作连系动词时,意为”变成,变为,变得(尤指朝坏的方面) “,例如:
Get 作连系动词时,意为”(使)达到,进入“,例如:Your coffee is getting cold.He’s gotten so big, I hardly recognized him.
Keep 作连系动词时,意为”(使)保持,处于“,例如:We huddled together to keep warm.
Look 作连系动词时,意为”看来好像,似乎,显得“,例如:That book looks interesting.You look beautiful without makeup.
Remain 作连系动词时,意为”仍然是,保持不变“,此时相当于 stay,例如:Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
Smell 作连系动词时,意为”有(或发出)…气味“时,例如:
Sound 作连系动词时,意为”听起来好像;让人听着好像“,通常不用于进行时,例如:His voice sounded strange on the phone.His explanation sounds reasonable to me.
Stay 作连系动词时,意为”保持,继续是“,例如:He never stays angry for long.The store stays open until late on Thursdays.
Taste 作连系动词时,意为”有…味道“,不用于进行时,例如:That pizza tastes fantastic.You must try this. It tasted extremely good.
Turn 作系动词时,意为”(使)变成,成为“,例如:The leaves were turning brown.He decided to turn professional.
有些动词如 fall ,come 或 smell 等,它们虽不是明显的系动词,但是它们后面确实可以接形容词,因此也要牢牢记住它们作为此类用法时的意思,而且还要跟不是系动词的用法区分开来,例如:
Your dog smells badly.
解析:这句中的 smell 不是系动词,因此后面的 badly 是修饰 smell,表示狗的嗅觉不灵敏。
My dog smells bad.
解析:这句中的 smell 是系动词,因此后面的 bad 是修饰 my dog,表示狗很臭。