以a-开头的形容词用法新探·alight 一、alight的用法 1. 基本词义：烧着，点着(on fire; lit) 2. 作表语。如： The house was alight with candles. 屋子里点着蜡烛,亮堂堂的。 Her dress caught alight in the gas fire. 她的衣服让煤气炉烧着了。 有时用于比喻义。如： Their faces were alight with joy. 他们因喜悦而容光焕发。 3. 作宾语补足语。如： A cigarette set …
以a-开头的形容词用法新探·akin 一、akin的用法 1. 基本词义：近似，有关系(similar; related) 2. 作表语。如： Pity and love are closely akin. 怜悯近乎爱。 Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel. 听他的生活经历近乎读一部冒险小说。 3. 作宾语补足语。如： They debase the polished and current language o…
以a-开头的形容词用法新探·akimbo 一、akimbo的用法 1. 基本词义：两手叉腰的 (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body 2. 作表语。如： He was akimbo upon the silent earth. 3. 作宾语补足语。如： He stood in front of the shop with arms akimbo. 他两手叉腰, 站在铺子前。 The exclusively pers…
以a-开头的形容词用法新探·ajar 一、ajar的用法 基本词义为：(指门)微开着，半开着((of a door) slightly open)。在句中可用作作表语和宾语补足语。如： The door was / stood ajar. 那扇门半开着。 He left his mouth slightly ajar. 他微张着嘴。 二、ajar的搭配 1. 用于be / stand ajar。如： The office door stood ajar. 办公室的门半开着。 2. 用于leave sth ajar。…
以a-开头的形容词用法新探 • aground 一、aground 的用法 ■基本义：(指船)搁浅 (of ships) touching the bottom in shallow water ■作表语。例如： The tanker was / went / ran aground. 油船搁浅了。 We were winning the boat race until our boat went aground (on an sand bank). 我们快要赢得这次赛艇比赛时，突然我们的船搁浅了。 When i…
以a-开头的形容词用法新探‧agape 一、agape 的用法 ◎基本义：张口发呆的; 目瞪口呆的 very surprised, expectant, or eager, esp as indicated by a wide open mouth ◎用作表语。例如： Nancy's mouth was agape. 南希目瞪口呆。 ◎用作作宾语补足语。例如： He watched with mouth agape. 他张着大嘴注视着。 Old Cheng who had woken was yawning. Hi…
以a-开头的形容词用法新探 • aghast 一、aghast 的用法 基本义：惊奇的；惊恐的 (filled with horror or amazement) ■作表语 1. aghast at sth。例如： Scarlett was aghast at such words coming from Melly of all people. 思嘉想不到媚兰竟说出这样的话来，觉得太可怕了。 2. aghast to do sth。例如： As I lay in that dark hour, I was agh…
以a-开头的形容词用法新探 • agog 一、agog 的用法 基本义：渴望的；急切的；兴奋的；激动的 (eager; excited) ■作表语 agog to do sth. 渴望做某事。例如： All London was agog to see the two “parents”of radium. 伦敦全城都渴望见到这两位镭的“父母”。 ■作宾语补足语 That set the whole town agog with excitement. 那件事使全镇的居民兴奋不已。 The prospect of …
以a-开头的形容词用法新探 • afraid 一、afraid的用法 A. 作表语 1. 不敢[害怕](做某事)的 (unwilling to do something because you are worried about what will happen if you do it.) 相当于frightened。 (1) afraid of sb / sth 害怕某人[物] 例如： Are you afraid of snakes? (=Are you frightened of snakes? / Do …
以a-开头的形容词用法新探·afoot 一、afoot的用法 在准备中；在进行中(being prepared or progressing) (1) 作表语。例如：Across the Taiwan Strait a second set of historically profound changes is afoot. 海峡对面的中国大陆正在发生着第二轮影响深刻的巨变。 (2) 作后置定语。例如： If there is any mischief afoot, he is sure to be in at i…