【常用动词归纳】
admit承认 advise建议
allow允许 appreciate感激
avoid避免 consider考虑
delay推迟 deny否认
discuss讨论 dislike不喜欢
enjoy喜爱 escape逃脱
excuse原谅 fancy设想
finish完成 forbid禁止
forgive原谅 give up放弃
imagine想像 keep保持
mention提及 mind介意
miss没赶上 pardon原谅
permit允许 practise练习
prevent阻止 prohibit禁止
put off推迟 report报告
risk冒险 stop停止
suggest建议 understand理解
【典型用法实例】
I advise waiting a few more days. 我建议再等几天。
They avoided mentioning that name. 他们避免提到那个名字。
He denied having been there. 他否认到过那里。
He disliked being laughed at. 他不喜欢别人笑他。
I’ve enjoyed seeing you and talking about old times. 我见到你一起谈往事非常高兴。
We don’ t allow (permit) smoking on this plane. 在这架飞机上我们不允许抽烟。
I admit breaking the window. 我承认窗子是我打破的。
Try to imagine being on the moon. 设法想像你是在月球上。
He made a New Year’s resolution to give up smoking. 他下了新年决心要戒烟。
They risked losing everything. 他们冒失去一切的危险。
He tried to escape being punished. 他设法逃避惩罚。
You shouldn’ t keep thinking about it. 你不应老想着这事。
Would you mind going with her? 你可否同她一起去
I can’ t understand neglecting children like that. 对孩子那样毫不经心,我不能理解。
We only missed seeing each other by five minutes. 我们只因差五分钟而未能见面。
I suggest doing it in a different way. 我建议以另一种方法做这事。
I put off writing from day to day. 我日复一日地推迟写它。
【几点用法说明】
( 1)有的动词后接动名词作宾语时通常带有逻辑主语:
The rain prevented his coming. 下雨使他不能来。
Excuse my opening your letter by mistake. 原谅我不慎把你的信拆开。
( 2)有的动词(如 advise, allow, forbid, permit等)后虽然不能直接跟不定式作宾语,但可接不定式作宾语补足语:
He advised buying a computer. 他建议买台电脑。
He advised her to buy a computer. 他建议她买台电脑。
( 3)有些动词(如 consider, understand, discuss等)虽不接不定式作宾语,却可接“疑问词+不定式”作宾语:
Have you considered how to get there? 你是否考虑过如何到那儿去
She doesn’ t understand how to look after him. 她不知道应如何照顾他。
We discussed what to do and where we should go. 我们讨论了该怎么办及到哪里去。