动词object的及物性及用法
动词object的及物性及用法
可用及物或不及物动词,使用时注意以下几点:
1. 用作不及物动词时,其基本义为“反对”,若需带宾语,须后接介词 to。如:
I object to all this noise. 我不喜欢这些嘈杂的声音。
Do you object to Sunday work? 你反对星期日上班吗?
由于其中的to为介词,所以后接动词时要用动名词。如:
Do you object to working on Sundays? 你反对星期日上班吗?
I really object to being charged for parking. 我非常反对收停车费。
若表示反对某人做某事,object to后可接带有逻辑主语的动名,注意不要想当然地使用object sb to do sth。如:
He strongly objected to your saying that. 他强烈反对你这样讲话。
I object to him [his] smoking in restaurants. 我反对他在饭店里吸烟。
2. 用作及物动词时,意为“反对说”“反对的理由是”,其后通常只接that从句作宾语,而不接名词或代词作宾语。如:
Bill objected that it would take longer. 比尔反对说,这会花更长时间。
Mother objected that Jimmy was too weak to take up the job. 母亲反对说,吉米身体虚弱,不可承担那份工作。
用作及物动词的object也可用于引出直接引语,这与后接宾语从句本质上是一样的(因为宾语从句可视为由直接引语转化来的间接引语)。如:
“But he’s too young,” I objected. “但是他太年轻了,”我反对说。
3. 根据上面的说明可知,object用作及物或不及物动词时,不仅用法不一样,而且意思也不一样:不及物时表示“反对”,及物时表示“反对的理由是”“提出……作为反对的理由”。比较以下例子:
我父母反对我与她结婚。
误:My parents objected that I married her.
正:My parents objected to my marrying her.
他反对被当作小孩子看待。
误:He objected that he was treated like a child.
正:He objected to being treated like a child.
他说我不够仔细而提出反对。
误:He objected to my not being careful enough.
正:He objected that I was not careful enough.
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