1、这条蛇还活着。The child is asleep over there.(=Theres a sleeping child over there.)(不能说:Theres an asleep child over there.)这孩子在那边睡着了。The girl is afraid.(=She is a frightened girl.)She is an afraid girl).这姑娘很害怕。另外,有些形容词只能作定语而不能作表语。little(小的),many(许多),golden(金色的),wooden(木制的)。This is a wooden bridge.这是一座木桥。Th
2、is bridge is wooden.)I have many friends.我有许多朋友。My friends are many.)The girl is very small.这姑娘很小。The girl is little.)It is like a golden sun.那就像一轮金色的太阳。The sun is golden.)其他词作形容词使用名词作形容词使用:一些表示物质的名词(如:plastic, stone, cotton等)和表示用途的名词可以用于修饰另一个名词而起到形容词的作用。这些词没有级的变化,也不能用副词来修饰。a cotton T-shirt 一件全棉T恤衫a
3、 stone bridge 一座石桥a school bus 一辆校车a class meeting 一次班会现在分词和过去分词作形容词使用:现在分词作形容词表示主动;过去分词作形容词表示被动。a frightening film 一部恐怖电影a frightened girl 一个吓坏了的女孩an interesting story 一个有趣的故事a locked gate 一个上了锁的大门2.形容词的用法作定语It is a beautiful city.这是一个美丽的城市。That film is nothing amusing.那个电影没什么意思。作表语This little dog
4、is lovely.这小狗很可爱。I am glad to see you here.很高兴在这儿看见你。The teacher seems unhappy.这位老师似乎不高兴。作宾语补足语The TV play made her moved.这部电视剧令她非常感动。They always left the door open when they were out.他们外出的时候,总是不关门。某些形容词之前加定冠词the,表示一类人或事物,相当于名词,可作主语或宾语。注意:表示一类人时,看作复数;表示一类事物时,看作单数。I like the novel The Rich and The Po
5、or .我喜欢富人穷人这部小说。The new always replaces the old.新事物总是在取代旧事物。记住下列词汇:the old (or the aged) 老人the young 年轻人the sick 病人the healthy 健康人the blind 盲人the deaf 聋子the white 白人the black 黑人the brave 勇敢的人the dead 死者the wounded 伤员the false 谬误the evil 邪恶the unexpected 出乎意料的事the unknown 未知之事the impossible 不可能的事the
6、smooth 顺事the good 优点the bad 缺点3.形容词的位置形容词作定语修饰名词,一般情况下都放在名词之前。但修饰不定代词(即以-thing为结尾的词)时,要放在它们的后面,也称后置定语。Something strange happened in this house last night.昨夜这所房子里发生了奇怪的事情。There s nothing serious with the boy.这孩子没有什么要紧的毛病。Is there anything important in today s newspaper?今天报上有重要消息吗?形容词与数量词或词组连用时,要放在后面。
7、The road is about 50 metres wide.这条路大约宽50米。The new building is twenty five storeys high.这座新楼有25层高。Her two-year-old daughter is lovely.她的2岁的女儿非常可爱。形容词或词组作状语使用时,可放在句首、句中或句尾。Cold and hungry, the old man kept working at the work=place.又冷又饿,那位老人坚持在工地干活。The young man rushed into that room, angry and wrath
8、ful.那个年轻人极度愤怒地冲进了那屋子。形容词之后有介词短语或不定式短语时,形容词要后置。Is it a question easy to answer?这是一个很容易回答的问题吗?This is the student worth of praise.这是个值得表扬的学生。4.形容词的顺序形容词与冠词(a, an, the)或代词(his, this, that.等)连用时,其词序是:冠词或 代词+形容词+名词。a round table 一个圆桌an ugly duck 一只丑小鸭his little daughter 他的小女儿this important article 这篇重要文章
9、作形容词使用的名词和分词同时出现,其词序是:冠词或代词+分词+名词+名词。an exciting car race一场激动人心的汽车大赛an amusing magic performance一场有趣的魔术表演an interesting cartoon film一部有意思的动画片表示色彩的形容词要放在作形容词使用的名词、分词以及表示质量的形容词之前。a pink book shelf一个粉红色的书架a black woolen sweater一件黑色的纯毛毛衣a blue sports shirt一件蓝色的运动衫表示形状、尺寸或重量的形容词要放在色彩形容词(名词定语,分词以及表示质量的形容词
10、)之前。a light white shoes shelf一个轻便的白色鞋架a heavy black steel chair一把笨重的黑色钢椅5形容词做系动词的表语 表示“转变为某状态”的系动词:go, get, grow come, become, fall, make, turn, wear 。It suddenly became (got) dark.天突然暗了下来。The boy fell asleep in his mothers arms.那个孩子在他妈妈的怀里睡着了。Her face turned (went) red when she heard the word.当她听到此
11、话时,脸变得通红。表示“保持某状态”的系动词:keep, remain, stay, lie, hold, continue。It is going to stay hot for the next few days.天气还要继续热些日子。One should remain modest and prudent.人应该保持谦虚和谨慎。They tried their best to keep alive in the forest.他们在那片原始林里尽一切努力保持生命。表示感觉的系动词:feel, look, smell, sound, seem, taste, know, appear。Th
12、e soup tastes delicious.这汤尝起来很鲜美。She appeared very upset.她显得很不安。This piece of music sounds beautiful.这一段儿音乐听起来很优美。6.带有形容词结构的句型It is + 形容词 + of + 代词(或不定代词)这种结构的句型常用于表示赞赏或厌恶。常用的形容词有:kind 善良的,nice 美好的,clever聪明的,foolish 愚蠢的,wise 明智的,silly 笨的,stupid 愚蠢的,cruel 残忍的,brave 勇敢的,rude 粗鲁的,wrong 错误的。s very kind
13、of you to do so.你这样做真是太好了。It is cruel of you to play with that cat.你那样玩弄那只猫真是太残忍了。It is foolish of him not to accept your advice.他不接受你的劝告真是愚蠢至极!It is brave of that boy to admit his mistake.那男孩承认错误很勇敢。形容词like, unlike, worth, near接名词,代词或动名词作宾语。其中 like 经常与 feel 和 look 连用。He looks like his mother.他长得像他的
14、母亲。The film is worth seeing again.这部电影值得再看一遍。Wearing a lot of jewelry, she looked unlike a teacher.戴着许多的首饰,她看上去不像老师。注意下列以-ly 结尾的形容词,不要错记为副词。lovely 可爱的friendly 友好的brotherly 兄弟般的lively 活泼的fatherly 慈父般的orderly 有秩序的sisterly 姐妹般的deadly 致命的lonely 孤独的likely 可能的beastly 野兽般的ugly 丑陋的一些与时间有关的以-ly结尾的词汇可以作形容词,也可
15、以作副词:daily 每日(的),week ly 每周(的),monthly 每月(的),yearly 每年(的),hourly 每小时(的)。有一些形容词不加-ly仍可作副词使用:late, early, hard, fast, straight, clean, clear, cheap, long, half等。判断这些词的词性要看它们在句 中所起的作用。I gave him a straight answer.我给了他一个直截了当的回答。(形容词)I gave him an answer straight.我直接给了他一个回答。(副词)Im sorry Im late.抱歉我迟到了。Dont come late again.别再迟到了。
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