类似的还有clean ,lock ,write ,play ,start ,cut等。
八、最后要说的是另一种情况:英语中有不少动词及动词短语常用被动形式来表示主动的含义。
1.Be seated, please!
2.We must be prepared for the worst.
类似的还有be determined to ,be absorbed in , be gone , be married to , be hidden , be interested in ……and advanced mathematics ,experienced school , learned man 等中这些定语用的过去分词也是用过去分词表主动。
I dreamed a good dream.我做了一个好梦
一般不会说 A good dream was dreamed.
AS的基本用法
as ... as
用于比较句型,中间插入的是形容词或副词的原级。意思是"达到与什么相同的程度"。如:He is as strong as a horse. 他力大如牛。
二、习惯用法
1. as soon as
意思是"一......就......",引导一个时间状语从句。如:I'll call you as soon as I finish my homework. 我一完成我的作业,就给你打电话。
2. as long as
意思是"长达......之久;只要......"。如:She has searched the information about dinosaurs on the Internet as long as three hours. 她在因特网上搜索有关恐龙的信息已经长达三个小时。
3. as much as
意思是"高达......;与......一样多"。是用来表达极其多的语气。如:Some of the stones weigh as much as fifteen tons.有些石头重达15吨。
★as...as用法:
as...as意为"和……一样",表示同级的比较。使用时要注意第一个as为副词,第二个as为连词。其基本结构为:as+ adj./ adv. +as。
例如:
(1)This film is as interesting as that one.这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。 其否定式为not as/so +adj./ adv. +as。例如:
This dictionary is not as/so useful as you think.这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。 若有修饰成分,如twice, three times, half, a quarter等,则须置于第一个as之前。 例如:
Your bag is twice as expensive as mine.你的袋子比我的贵一倍。
几个关于as...as的常见句型:
(1)as...as possible
Please answer my question as soon as possible.请尽快回答我的问题。
(2)as...as usual/before