形容词高级用法:形容词短语
一个形容词短语通常由一个形容词作为中心词,前后位置加上一些词或者短语组成。
形容词前面加修饰语:
That soup is pretty cold.
Many of the exercises are fairly difficult.
形容词后面加上修饰语:
The food was tasty enough. 这些食物非常好吃。
The car is economical for its size. 从尺寸上来说这辆车非常经济。
形容词需要加上一个单词或者短语才能完善它的意思(也就是说需要一个补足语):
She was aware of the danger of traveling alone. 她意识到了独自开车的危险性。
Some people weren't willing to pay extra to book a seat on the plane. 一些人不愿意多付钱在飞机上预定座位。
形容词可以前面加修饰语,后面加单词或者短语作为补足语来完善它的意思:
We‘re not very keen on having an activity holiday. 我们不是特别渴望一个热闹的假期。
Are you really interested in rock and roll? 你真的对摇滚感兴趣吗?
形容词短语中的形容词有时可以放在名词前面,有时也可以放在名词后面:
She was wearing a dress similar to the one that she wore when she first met her husband. 她穿着的这件衣服像她第一次见到她丈夫的时候穿的那件。(整个形容词短语都在名词后面)
I was living in a similar apartment to this one. 我住在一个跟这个差不多的公寓里。(形容词在名词前面,补足语在名词后面)
有一些形容词,当形容词短语有补足语的时候,形容词必须在名词之后,这类词包括:closed, eager, full, happy, keen, open, ready, responsible, (un)willing, worth.
Who is the person responsible for security? 谁是安全负责人?
Fans keen to get a ticket waited all night in the queue. 想要买到票的粉丝们整晚都在排队。
We have a boat ready to leave in an hour. 我们有一个船,随时准备着一小时内就能出发。
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