committee + singular/plural verb
英国英语中常用复数动词,美国英语常用单数。
The committee has/have decided to postpone the meeting.
委员会已决定推迟会议。
委员会
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委员会
A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
The committee has/have decided to postpone the meeting.
委员会已决定推迟会议。
为特定目的召集的一人或多人组成的机构,通常有正式程序。
A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
The committee will meet every Monday to discuss the new policies.
委员会每周一开会讨论新政策。
She was appointed to the finance committee last year.
她去年被任命为财务委员会的成员。
The committee has unanimously approved the proposal.
委员会一致通过了该提案。
英国英语中常用复数动词,美国英语常用单数。
The committee has/have decided to postpone the meeting.
委员会已决定推迟会议。
She serves on the finance committee.
她在财务委员会任职。
A committee of experts is reviewing the proposal.
一个专家委员会正在审查这项提案。
Not this
Committee decided to postpone the meeting.
Use this
The committee decided to postpone the meeting.
可数名词committee前需加冠词(如the),指特定委员会时用the。
Not this
He is in the committee that reviews the budget.
Use this
He is on the committee that reviews the budget.
表示“委员会成员”时,介词用on,而非in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
委员会会议
The committee meeting will be held on Friday.
委员会会议将于周五举行。
委员会成员
She was elected as a committee member.
她被选为委员会成员。
常务委员会
The standing committee meets monthly.
常务委员会每月开会。
组织委员会
The organizing committee planned the entire event.
组织委员会策划了整个活动。
执行委员会
The executive committee approved the new policy.
执行委员会批准了新政策。
骆驼就是委员会设计的马
The new product turned out to be a camel, as the saying goes — a horse designed by a committee.
新产品最终成了俗话说的骆驼——委员会设计的马。
委员会是一群记录会议纪要却浪费时间的家伙
I spent the whole afternoon in that pointless meeting — truly, a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.
我整个下午都浪费在那个无意义的会议上——真的,委员会就是一群记会议纪要却浪费时间的家伙。
全体委员会
The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole to debate the proposal.
众议院改组为全体委员会以辩论该提案。
这不是委员会,这是单人秀。
When the boss said 'this is not a committee', everyone knew he would make the final decision alone.
当老板说'这不是委员会'时,每个人都知道他会独自做最终决定。
我们不是委员会,我们是公司!
In a startup, there are no committees; decisions are made quickly.
在初创公司,没有委员会;决策快速做出。
Use committee naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
委员会是“共同承诺(commit)的一群人(tee)”。
通常用于正式场合,如政府、公司或学术机构中的专门小组。
常被视为集合名词,谓语动词可用单数(强调整体)或复数(强调成员)
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