不太明白下面句子中 spent 的用法:
The children arrived home spent after playing a whole day in the park.
这是不是有所省略什么的啊?
句子没有省略。这里的 spent 是形容词,意思是 extremely tired(精疲力竭的),多用于文学语言,在口语或非正式文体用得较少。又如:
We arrived home spent after our long journey. 长途旅行之后,我们回到家时已疲惫不堪。(剑桥词典)
The children arrived home spent after playing a whole day in the park. 孩子们在公园里玩了一整天,回到家里时已疲惫不堪。