bachelor
bachelor 作动词时不及物,表示过单身生活,不接宾语。
He bachelored quietly in a small apartment.
他在一间小公寓里过着安静的单身生活。
to live as a bachelor; lead an unmarried life
过单身生活
lead a bachelor's existence
一般现在时
He bachelors in the city and seems content.
他在城里过单身生活,似乎很满足。
一般过去时
After college, he bachelored abroad for several years.
大学毕业后,他在国外过了几年单身生活。
现在完成时
He has bachelored since his divorce.
自离婚以来,他一直过着单身生活。
作动词时意为“过单身生活”,规则变化。
After his divorce, Tom decided to bachelor in a small apartment near the office.
离婚后,汤姆决定在办公室附近的一间小公寓里过单身生活。
用法提示:bachelor 在此作动词不定式,意为“过单身生活”,说明汤姆离婚后选择的生活方式。
My uncle bachelored for years before he finally settled down and got married.
我叔叔单身生活了好多年,最后才安定下来结婚。
用法提示:bachelored 是 bachelor 作动词的过去式,表示过去一直“过单身生活”。
Jack has bachelored in this city for over a decade, cooking simple meals and living alone.
杰克在这座城市过了十多年的单身生活,自己做饭,独自居住。
用法提示:has bachelored 是 bachelor 作动词的现在完成时,表示从过去持续到现在“过单身生活”。
bachelor 作动词时不及物,表示过单身生活,不接宾语。
He bachelored quietly in a small apartment.
他在一间小公寓里过着安静的单身生活。
常用 for 引出持续的时间段,说明单身生活持续了多久。
She bachelored for ten years before settling down.
她过了十年单身生活才安定下来。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bachelor in a small apartment.
正确表达He bachelors in a small apartment.
一般现在时中,主语 he 是第三人称单数,动词 bachelor 要加 -s 变成 bachelors;不加 -s 是常见的中式英语错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bachelors a small apartment.
正确表达He bachelors in a small apartment.
bachelor 在这里表示“过单身生活”,是不及物动词,不能直接跟地点名词作宾语;表示地点要用介词 in。中文可以说“住小公寓”,但英文不能说 bachelors a small apartment。
过单身汉生活;打光棍
After the divorce he chose to bachelor it in a small flat downtown.
离婚后,他选择在市中心的一间小公寓里过单身汉生活。
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