4 be able to不可以和官能动词连用吗

be able to可以和feelhear,seesmell,taste连用吗?

1. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典(第九版)can词条3used with the verbs 'feel','hear','see','smell','taste'

2. Sinclair:cancould可以和see,hear,smell之类的动词连用。如我能听到电话在响。

误:I hear a phone ringing.

正:I can hear a phone ringing.

3. Swan:see,hear,feel,smell,taste这些动词表示感知(通过眼、耳等接受信息)时,通常不用进行式。表达某一特定时刻看到、听到等意思时,常常用can see,can hear等(尤其是在英国英语中),在美国英语中,表达这类意思通常用I see/hear等。I can see a ship.I am able to see a ship.更自然。Can you knit?Are you able to knit?更自然。

4. L.G.Alexander:can+动词”表示天生的能力。表示天生的能力时,canam/is/are able to通常可以互换,但able to用得较少。不过,谈到说话时正在发生的事时,一般不用am/is/are able to

但是,查阅《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》blinddeaf词条,二者的英文释义如下:

1)blindnot able to see

2)deaf: unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well

所以,seehear等动词应该不能理解为“一定不可以和be able to连用”吧?Swan提到了“某一特定时刻”,L.G.Alexander提到“说话时正在发生的事”,似乎这里和cancould的搭配赋予了“在某个特定的时间意义”。

但是,下面的说法是否可以接受呢?

1)He isn't able /is unable to see/hear.(对比He can't see/hear.)

2)John wasn't able/was unable to see/hear when he was ten years old.(对比John couldn't see/hear when he was ten years old.)

3)The woman hasn't been able/has been unable to see/hear for twenty years.(对比The woman can't see/hear for twenty years.)

期待各位老师的帮助,十分感谢。

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最佳答案 2023-12-13 18:32

我理解你最后这三句的用法在相应的语境是可以的。我在此提供几个国外英语书刊上的类似用法例句供参考:

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此句出自:Cambridge English for Schools Starter Student's Book

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