无意中看到 mixed up 是用作形容词,在词典上一查,果然是个形容词。如:
adj.
1. be/get mixed up in sth: to be involved in an illegal or dishonest activity
He's the last person I'd expect to be mixed up in something like this.
I'd have to be crazy to get mixed up in that kind of thing.
2. be/get mixed up with sb: to be involved with someone who has a bad influence on you
When he left college he got mixed up with the wrong people.
3. [not before noun] confused, for example because you have too many different details to remember or think about
I get all mixed up over the money whenever I travel abroad.
请教一下老师,像这样的含有副词up的短语形容词多吗?除了这个mix up外还有哪些?(主要的有哪些?)
网友提出的这个问题,很有意义。我们知道,英语中为数不少的形容词是由动词过去分词变来,我们称之为“过去分词形容词”,如:broken, satisfied, frightened 等等,这些是由单个的及物动词变来的。同理,有些含有up 的及物动词短语,也可以变成过去分词形容词:“过去分词+up”。除了mixed up外,我搜集了几组,供参考。
1. tied up 忙碌的,难以脱身的:
She was tied up with the housework all day. 她整天忙于家务。
2. used up 枯竭的;疲惫的:
The coal industry is running down as coal supplies are used up. 由于煤炭的来源枯竭,煤炭工业正在衰退。
He was pretty well used up after the long walk. 他长途跋涉後十分疲惫。
3. broken up 分解的,破碎的:
So, now that everything is broken up, where do we start? 那么,既然所有内容都是分解的,那么我们要从哪里开始?
4. set up 健康的:
He is strong and well set up. 他身体结实健康。
5. held up 延误的,滞留的:
The train is held up. We’ll have to wait for another hour. 火车延误了。我们不得不再等一个小时。
6. made up 捏造的,虚构的:
I think your story is made up. 我认为,你说的事是编造的。
7. dressed up 打扮整齐的:
Lulu is dressed up today. She looks so nice. 露露今天是打扮得整整齐齐的,她看起来真美丽。
8. fed up 厌倦的,厌烦的:
He became fed up with city life. 他已经厌倦了城市生活。
9. torn up 磨损的,受伤的:
Our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up. 我们的身躯长大但是我们的心被伤害。
这类形容词的用法特点,归纳如下:
1. “及物动词的过去分词 + up” ,虽然用作形容词,但主语与其仍然具有“被动”意味。
2. up与及物动词组合,往往表示该动词所表动作的结果,含有“完成,结束”之意。例如:use up all the oil (用完了所有的汽油);feed up the pigs (把猪喂饱了)。
3. 作为形容词的“过去分词 + up”,在意思上,与主动语态仍然有着千丝万缕的联系。例如:feed up 是“喂饱,养肥”,反过来来说,人一旦吃饱了,再吃就腻了,厌倦了。所以,形容词fed up 就是“腻了,厌烦了”。
4. 既然主语与该类形容词具有“被动”意味,那就要区别是形容词作表语还是被动语态。这可以从时态或句中是否有by sb.分辨出来。例如:
All the coal was used up by our company last month. (被动语态)
All the coal of our company is used up now. (形容词作表语)
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