英语中make一词用法很多,是使用频率最高的动词之一,make作使役动词的用法很常见。意为“使成为”、“使作为”、“使变成”, 其后的复合宾语(即宾语+宾语补足语)有以下表达方式:
一、make sb./sth. + 形容词 意为“使某人或某物......”。如:
Our English teacher always makes his class lively. 我们英语老师总是让他的课堂很活泼。
But I was happy to help because I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white people equal. 但是我乐于帮忙, 因为我知道, 这是为了实现我们黑人和白人平等的梦想。
The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, not to make it more difficult.新技术的目的是使生活变得更加容易, 而不是变得更加困难。
二、make sb. + 名词 意为“使某人成为......”。如:
Most pop singers make music their career. 大多数流行歌手把音乐当作他们的职业。
Bill Gates’ Microsoft makes him a phenomenon in the business world. 比尔·盖茨的微软使他成为商界的一个奇才。
三、make sb. do sth. 意为“使某人做某事”。在被动语态中,要还原 to,变为 be made to do sth. 。如:
Nobody made us go to bed at a certain time. 没有人让我们在某一固定时间就寝。
Nothing can make me turn against my country.什么也不能使我背叛我的祖国。
四、make it +形容词 + to do sth. 意为“使做某事......”。如:
Don't make it impossible to realize your dream. 不要让实现你的梦想成为不可能。
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