People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” .这里的 be referred to as,其中的 refer 是不及物动词吧,所以才接介词 to;可是不及物动词不是没有被动式吗?以及后面的 as 又做什么成分?
The portion of Americans aged 18 to 29 who claim to have had no sex for 12 months has more than doubled in a decade—to 23% last year. That is, counter-intuitively, despite the removal of many impediments to sex.介词 despite可以连用 be 吗?比如最后一句话。
Most of the matter strictly appropriate to a Preface you may find, if you so elect, in the Foreword addressed to Sinclair Lewis.为什么这里的appropriate to前面没加be系动词,如果换做动词也只有及物动词。
...Herein, all chemicals used for this study were analytical reagent grade or better.与 Herein, all chemicals used for this study were of analytical reagent grade or better.区别在哪?我的理解是这里的be of是下面用法,请问老师,理解是否正确呢?二、“be of+集...
...ow that my former headmaster,Mr.Page,is retiring,pupils of the school will be sending him a gift and an album with the signatures of all those who have contributed.Many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour.本句中be retiring表示即将要退休(将来时),还是...
...tures of good-will are highly commendable,
and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate
will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered
olive branch. I cannot be otherwise than concerned at being the means of
injuring your amiable daught...
The antismoking lobby was out to destory our way of life and the government should stay out of the way. 请问这里的 be out to do是复合谓语吗?out是形容词,还是 to destory our way...是状语?