“及物动词…from…”的常见用法
在英语教学中,我们发现“及物动词…from…”结构屡见不鲜,现将其用法归纳如下,以利大家学习时参考。
一、英语中表示“辨别/分辨/区分…与…”等时
如:
1.tell…from…意为“辨别,识别,认出”
(1)I am less capable Alice her of telling truth from falhood.我辨别真假的能力不如艾丽丝。
(2)She can never tell natural silk from artificial.她不能辨别真丝和人造丝。
2.know…from…“辨别,识别,认出”
(1)Infants don’t know right from wrong.婴/幼儿不会辨别是非。
(2)Do you know him from his twin brother?你能把他和他的孪生兄弟分清楚吗?
3.distinguish…from…“辨别…与…,把…与…区别开”
(1)Plea tell me how to distinguish a poisonous snake from a harmless one.请告诉我怎样分辨毒蛇和无毒蛇。
(2)Can you distinguish cotton cloth from wool.你能区分棉布和毛料吗?
(3)Speech distinguishes man from the other animals.人类区别于其他动物,是因为人会说话。
4.discriminate…from…“辨别/分辨…与…”
(1)He can’t discriminate fact from fiction.他不能辨别事实和虚构。
(2)Can’t you discriminate good from bad?难道你不会辨别好坏吗?
(3)Communicating knowledge discriminate human from animals.传播知识是人类区别于动物之处。
二、英语中表示“阻止/妨碍(某人/事物)做…”,“阻止/妨碍…使不能”等时
如:
1.prevent…from…“阻止;妨碍”
(1)No one prevent the plan from being carried out.谁也阻止不了这项计划的实施。
(2)I wonder what prevented him entering for the sports meet.我不明白他为什么没报名参加运动会。
2.keep…from…“阻止;妨碍”
(1)His advice kept me from making a rious mistake.他的忠告使我免于犯下严重的错误。
(2)How can we keep him from staying up late?我们要怎么才能不让他熬夜?
3.stop…from…“阻止;妨碍”
(1)I stopped her from telling the news to her friends.我不让她把那个消息告诉她的朋友。
(2)Nothing could stop me from achieving my ambition.什么都不能阻止我实现自己的抱负。
4.prohibit…from…“阻止;妨碍”
(1)His poor eyesight prohibited
him from becoming a pilot.他因视力弱而不能当飞行员。
(2)The heavy rain prohibited the players from playing football.雨下得太大,队员们无法踢球。
5.inhibit…from…“妨碍;抑制;制止”
(1)His poor English inhibits him from communicating with others freely.他糟糕的英语使他不能与他人自由交流。
(2)This feature of the book would be enough to inhibit a lot of people from reading it.该书的这个特点足以让许多读者望而却步。
6.deter…from…“制止;阻止;防止”
(1)Failure didn’t deter him from making another attempt.失败未能使他放弃努力。
(2)Several factors deter new industry from coming to the area.多种因素阻碍了新兴工业在该地区的出现。
(3)Do you believe that nuclear weapons will deter countries from making war?你相信核
武器能阻止国家之间爆发战争吗?
7.hinder…from…“妨碍;阻碍”
(1)Frequent telephone hindered us from falling asleep.频繁的电话使我们无法入睡。
(2)The child’s hysterical crying hindered the doctor from completing the examination.那孩子拼命的哭闹,搅得医生无法对他进行检查。
8.preclude…from…“妨碍;阻止”
(1)It would preclude them (from ) taking proceedings.这样也许能阻止他们起诉。
(2)The high fever precluded him from attending the opening ceremony.高烧使他不能出席开幕式。
三、表示“保护/保卫/防御…不/免受…”等时
如:
1.protect…from…“保护…不受…;保卫…不受…”
(1)You mustn’t protect your brother from blame in the accident.你不能包庇你兄弟逃脱事故的罪责。
(2)He was wearing dark glass to protect his eyes from the sun.他戴着墨镜以避阳光。
2.prerve…from…“保护…不受/免于…”
(1)Oil can prerve metal from rust.油可以保护金属使其免于生锈。
(2)We all should make every effort
to prerve the environment from pollution.我们应当尽一切努力保护环境不受污染。
3.defend…from…“防御…不受…;保护…不受…;保卫…不受…”
(1)The law defends people from injustice.法律保护人民的正当权益不受侵犯。
(2)Parents need to defend their children from a mad dog.父母需要保护自己的孩子不受疯狗伤害。
4.guard…from…“保护/守护…免受…”
(1)A helmet guards your head from/against injuries.头盔可以保护头部免受伤害。
(2)Heavily armed soldiers guarded the airport from the terrorists.全副武装的士兵守卫着机场,以防恐怖分子袭击。
