following的三种词性及语法特点
following的三种词性及语法特点
1. 用作形容词,意为“下列的”“接着的”,通常只用作定语(不用作表语),且其前通常要用定冠词。如:
Please focus your minds on the following problem. 请集中考虑以下问题。
Write out the plural form of the following nouns. 请写出下列名词的复数形式。
Bill said he would be 21 the following day. 比尔说第2天他就满
2. 用作名词,意为“下面的人或物”,其前通常要用定冠词,位于主语位置时,谓语的数要视具体含义确定。如:
The following is of the greatest importance. 下面一点最为重要。
The following are extracts from the original article. 下面是原文的节选。
比较下面两句:
The following is my full name. 下面是我的全名。
The following are our full names. 下面是我们的全名。
3. 用作介词,表示“在……之后”,相当于 after。如:
Following dinner he went home. 宴会之后他就回家了。
Following the speech, there will be a few minutes for questions. 演讲之后有几分钟提问的时间。
用作介词有时还可表示原因,意为“由于”。如:
Following a bomb warning, police have sealed off the whole area. 由于接到警告会有炸弹袭击,警察已封锁了整个地区。
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