如下面的句子,nearer是比较级,但它后面接了宾语(注意没有带介词to),说明这里的nearer本身用作介词:
We want to find a house nearer the station. 我们想找一所离车站更近一些的房子。
请问一下,closer也可以这样用吗?上面一句中的nearer也可改成closer吗?
We want to find a house closer the station. 我们想找一所离车站更近一些的房子。
当然,如果加上to肯定是没问题的。如:
We want to find a house closer to / nearer to the station. 我们想找一所离车站更近一些的房子。
表示空间上接近的中的科研省略,而中的是不可省略的。例如:
She was sitting near (to) / nearer (to) / nearest (to) me. (She was sitting close to / closer to / closest to me .)她坐得离我很近 / 更近 / 最近。(《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版p.893)
又如:She runs a dress shop near (to) the station. 她在车站附近经营一家服装店。(《薄冰英语惯用法词典》p.596)
所以,We want to find a house closer the station.是错误的。应该改为:We want to find a house closer to the station.