need, want, require 后接不定式还是动名词
这三个动词均可表示“需要”,其后接不定式和动名词均可,且意义相同,但是所有语态有所不同:接动名词时要用主动式表示被动含义,而接不定式时则要用被动形式表示被动含义。如:
The room needs cleaning.
=The room needs to be cleaned.
这房间需要打扫了。
The room needs cleaning.
=The room needs to be cleaned.
这房间需要打扫了。