Finally, worst of all, Herb was getting more and more out of hand.
句中more and more作什么语法成分? 为什么可以用在介词短语out of hand前呢?
◆句中more and more作什么语法成分?
more and more是 程度副词,相当于increasingly,做状语,修饰out of hand。
◆为什么可以用在介词短语out of hand前呢?
下面的例句可以解释这一点:
In my first year at college my drinking got completely out of hand. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Things got a little out of hand. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
The children are completely out of hand.孩子们完全不受管束。(《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》
The football fans have got completely out of hand. (《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》)