advertise 还是advertise for
advertise 还是advertise for
请看看这个句子,该用advertise 还是advertise for?
If you want to sell your product you must _________ it.
A. advertise B. advertise for C. advertise on D. advertise to
【分析】此题正确答案为A,但容易误选B,认为 advertise 的意思是“做广告”,advertise for 的意思“为……做广告”。advertise 可用作及物和不及物动词,及物时,其意为“为……做广告”、“登广告宣传”;不及物时,其意为“做广告”、“登广告”,此时通常后接介词 for,表示“做广告征求”。比较:
advertise for sth (sb) 登广告征求或寻找某物或某人 (此时 advertise 不及物)
advertise sth 为……登广告,登广告宣传……(此时 advertise 是及物动词,其后要直接跟被宣传的东西作宾语)
He advertised for a new secretary. 他登广告招聘一名新秘书。
People advertise things that they wish to sell. 人们为要卖的东西登广告。
再比较:advertise jobs 招聘广告,advertise for jobs 求职广告
请做以下类似试题:
(1) We must _________ the people heart and soul.
A. serve B. serve for C. serve to D. serve on
答案选A,serve 意为“为……服务”,可直接用作及物动词,其后不能按汉语意思误加介词 for。
(2) I _________ you yesterday, but you weren’t in.
A. rang B. rang to C. rang with D. rang to
答案选A,ring 可以用作及物动词,表示“给……打电话”,故其后不用介词。
(3) How can I _________ you?
A. contact B. contact with C. contact to D. contact for
答案选A,contact 为及物动词,表示“与……联系”,其后不接介词。