lord it over sb
这是固定说法,it 不能省略,也不能换成别的代词。
He loves to lord it over his teammates whenever he gets the chance.
他一有机会就喜欢对队友作威作福。
作威作福;称王称霸
封……为勋爵;授予……贵族称号;专横或像领主一样行事;授予领主的尊严、权力和特权;授予领主称号;称王
常与 over 连用:lord it over sb 对某人指手画脚
专横或像领主一样行事
To domineer or act like a lord.
授予领主的尊严、权力和特权;授予领主称号
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
一般现在时
He lords over his subordinates.
他对下属作威作福。
一般过去时
He lorded it over everyone at the party.
他在派对上对所有人都趾高气扬。
现在进行时
He is lording it over his friends right now.
他现在正在对朋友们摆架子。
规则动词,意为‘称王、作威作福’或‘使成贵族’。
The manager lords over his employees with an iron fist.
经理用铁腕手段统治他的员工。
用法提示:lord over 表示对……作威作福/统治
She doesn't like being lorded over by anyone.
她不喜欢被任何人统治。
用法提示:被动形式 lorded over 表示被统治
In the old kingdom, the king lorded it over all the neighboring lands.
在古代王国,国王统治着所有邻近的土地。
用法提示:lord it over 表示主宰/统治
这是固定说法,it 不能省略,也不能换成别的代词。
He loves to lord it over his teammates whenever he gets the chance.
他一有机会就喜欢对队友作威作福。
此义较古旧,实际使用时多用被动式,如 He was lorded by the king。
The king lorded him for his loyal service.
国王因他忠诚的服务而封他为勋爵。
grammar · medium
易错句子He likes to lord over his classmates.
正确表达He likes to lord it over his classmates.
lord 表示“对……作威作福、逞威风”时,固定搭配是 lord it over sb.,中间的 it 没有实际指代对象,不能省略;少了它就不是英语的习惯说法。
grammar · medium
易错句子She lords it on her younger brother.
正确表达She lords it over her younger brother.
这个搭配用介词 over 引出被欺压、被支配的对象;on 表示位置“在……上面”,不能用来表示这种支配关系。
grammar · medium
易错句子He lord it over the new interns every day.
正确表达He lords it over the new interns every day.
主语 he 是第三人称单数,一般现在时的谓语动词要加 -s 写成 lords;用原形 lord 违反主谓一致的规则。
两者读音几乎相同(/lɔːd/),但 laud 是正式书面动词,指高度赞扬某人;lord 作动词并不表示赞扬,而是摆架子、作威作福,多用于 lord it over sb。写‘称赞’时绝不能借用 lord。
domineer 是可接宾语或搭配 over 的书面动词,直接表示以专横态度压制他人;lord 作动词几乎只出现在固定结构 lord it over sb 中,语气更口语、带轻蔑色彩,不能说 lord sb。
boss 多用于口语,常搭配 around(boss sb around),强调不断指挥别人做事;lord it over sb 强调以高人一等的姿态压人,结构固定为 lord it over,不能说 boss it over。
对……盛气凌人;在……面前作威作福
He likes to lord it over his younger brother.
他喜欢对弟弟盛气凌人。
领主属于贵族阶层,常出现在同一社会等级话题中。
授予领主称号是lord作为动词的含义之一。
行使领主权力、对人发号施令与lord的动词意义密切相关。
领主统治的对象是臣民,常出现在历史或政治语境中。
领主身份伴随特权,与lord所表示的授予尊严和特权相呼应。
对……颐指气使;对……盛气凌人
The new manager lorded it over everyone in the office.
新来的经理在办公室里对每个人颐指气使。
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