Word
bemiring
/biˈmaiə/
verb
弄脏；弄污
bemiring is the present participle of bemire.
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- 1.
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
玷污或损害,如名誉或耻辱；使变得污秽。
玷污或损害,如名誉或耻辱；使变得污秽。；使弄得混身泥巴
In use
The heavy rain bemired our boots before we reached the house.
Don't bemire your new trousers by playing in the muddy field.
The car's wheels bemired the clean driveway with clods of earth.
bemire something
The children bemired their clothes in the swamp.
孩子们在沼泽里把衣服弄脏了。
be bemired with something
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。
Verb forms
base bemire · third person bemires · -ing bemiring · past bemired · past participle bemired
规则变化
Common mistakes
The dog bemired.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’。
The car bemired in the mud.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。
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Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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