bemire something
The children bemired their clothes in the swamp.
孩子们在沼泽里把衣服弄脏了。
弄脏;弄污
玷污或损害,如名誉或耻辱;使变得污秽。;使弄得混身泥巴
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
玷污或损害,如名誉或耻辱;使变得污秽。
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
一般现在时
He bemires his shoes.
他弄脏了鞋子。
规则变化
The heavy rain bemired our boots before we reached the house.
大雨在我们到达房子之前就把我们的靴子弄得满是泥巴。
用法提示:bemired 是 bemire 的过去式,作及物动词,意为‘弄脏、弄得满是泥巴’。
Don't bemire your new trousers by playing in the muddy field.
别在泥泞的田野里玩耍,把你的新裤子弄得满是泥。
用法提示:bemire 是原形,用于否定祈使句,表示‘使……沾满泥巴’。
The car's wheels bemired the clean driveway with clods of earth.
车轮把干净的私家车道弄得满是泥土块。
用法提示:bemired 此处是过去式,描述弄脏这一动作,后接宾语。
The children bemired their clothes in the swamp.
孩子们在沼泽里把衣服弄脏了。
常用被动语态表示状态。
The dog was bemired with mud.
那条狗浑身沾满了泥巴。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog bemired.
正确表达The dog was bemired.
Bemire 是及物动词,必须接宾语或用被动语态。错误句中缺少宾语。正确句使用被动语态,表示‘狗被弄脏了’。
grammar · medium
易错句子The car bemired in the mud.
正确表达The car was mired in the mud.
Bemire 意为‘使沾满泥巴’,强调弄脏;而 'mire' 意为‘陷入泥沼’,强调被困。错误句混淆了这两个词。正确句使用'mired'表达被困在泥中。
形近词,bemire 指弄脏,bemuse 指使困惑,意义不同
同根词,bemire 是及物动词表示‘使沾满泥’,mire 常作不及物动词或名词表示‘陷入泥潭’或‘泥潭’
近义词,besmirch 常用于抽象意义(玷污声誉),bemire 更具体指沾满泥巴
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