习惯上后接of doing sth的名词

22. purpose 目的

用于the purpose of doing sth，意为“做某事的目的”，尤其见于with the purpose of doing sth，表示“带着做某事的目的”(D8)或for the purpose of doing sth，表示“为了做某事”。如：

The purpose of going to school is to learn. 上学的目的就是要学习。

The president’s trip will have the purpose of negotiating a peace deal. 总统此行意在协商一项和平协议。

Did you come to London for the purpose of seeing your family? 你来伦敦是为了看你的家人吗?

但是，若purpose前用了物主代词，则通常后接in doing sth。如：

She came here with the purpose of seeing her husband.= Herpurposein coming here was to see her husband. 她来这儿的目的是看望她的丈夫。

23. risk 危险

用于risk of doing sth，表示“发生某情况的危险”。如：

There is a grave risk of flooding. 有闹水灾的极大危险。

A lot of people run the risk of being killed. 许多人冒着被杀害的危险。

She’s at the risk of failing in two subjects. 她面临两门课程不及格的危险。

She stopped smoking cigarettes and reduced her risk of getting lung cancer. 她戒烟因而降低了得肺癌的危险。

有时动名词前可能带有逻辑主语。如：

There’s no risk of her failing. 她不会有失败的危险。

If you skate on thin ice there is a risk of your falling through. 如果你在薄冰上溜冰，你就有掉下去的危险。

24. suspicion 嫌疑

主要用于以下两个搭配：

(1) 用于on suspicion of doing sth，表示“因涉嫌做某事”。如：

She’s been arrested on suspicion of spying. 她因涉嫌间谍活动而被捕。

He was arrested on suspicion of having stolen the money. 他因涉嫌偷那笔钱而被捕。

(2) 用于under suspicion of doing sth，表示“涉嫌做某事”“被怀疑做某事”。如：

She is under suspicion of having lied to the police. 她被怀疑曾向警察说谎。

Mitchell later came under suspicion of assaulting two young girls. 米切尔后来涉嫌侵犯两名小女孩。

25. thought 想法，打算

用于the thought of doing sth，表示“做某事的想法或打算”。如：

I had no thought of hurting your feelings. 我无意伤你的感情。

The thought of failing never entered his head. 他从没有过会失败的想法。

The thought of flying fills me with panic. 我一想到飞行便吓得战战兢兢。

有时动名词可以带有自己的逻辑主语。如(www.hxen.net)：

She cannot bear the thought of children going hungry. 她想到儿童挨饿就受不了。