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动词cause用法要点

2016-12-05来源:和谐英语

动词cause用法要点

cause 用作动词时,有两类用法需注意:

要点一:表示“造成”“使(发生)”,注意以下搭配:

①其后可直接用造成的结果或发生的事情作宾语。如:

Smoking can cause lung cancer. 吸烟可导致肺癌。

Careless drivers cause accidents. 司机不小心就出事故。

②后接双宾语。如:

The car caused me a lot of trouble. 这车给我引来了不少麻烦。

I hope this will not cause you any inconvenience. 希望这不会给你造成不便。

③后接不定式的复合结构作宾语。如:

Heating a copper bar will cause it to expand. 对铜棒加热会使它膨胀。

What caused your wife to change her mind? 是什么使你的妻子改变了主意?

若双宾语易位,可用介词 to / for 来引出间接宾语。如:

Her irresponsible behaviour has caused her family a great deal of anxiety.=Her irresponsible behaviour has caused a great deal of anxiety to [for] her family. 她不负责任的行为已引起她的家人的莫大担扰。

要点二:表示“使”“迫使”,通常接不定式的复合结构作宾语,注意不要受动词 make 的影响而用错句型。比较:

是什么使她哭了?

正:What caused her to cry? / What made her cry?

误:What caused her cry [crying]? / What made her to cry?

这个坏消息使她伤心。

正:The bad news caused her to be sad.

正:The bad news made her sad.

误:The bad news caused her sad.(www.hxen.net)