goof
不及物用法,主语自己犯错,不接宾语。
Everyone goofs sometimes.
每个人有时都会犯错。
犯错误;弄糟;混;打发时间;出差错
to make a silly mistake or blunder
犯错误
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
一般现在时
He often goofs off at work.
他经常在工作中偷懒。
一般过去时
I goofed and missed the meeting.
我搞砸了,错过了会议。
现在进行时
We are goofing around instead of studying.
我们正在闲逛而不是学习。
规则动词,过去式与过去分词均为goofed,注意常用短语goof off(偷懒)和goof around(闲逛)
I goofed and forgot to bring the tickets.
我搞砸了,忘了带票。
用法提示:动词过去式,表示犯错误
The kids are goofing around in the backyard.
孩子们在后院闲逛。
用法提示:动词现在分词,表示混时间
He goofs up every time he tries to bake a cake.
每次他试着烤蛋糕都会出错。
用法提示:动词第三人称单数+up,表示弄糟
不及物用法,主语自己犯错,不接宾语。
Everyone goofs sometimes.
每个人有时都会犯错。
by 后接动名词,说明犯错的具体行为。
He goofed by not checking the address.
他因没有核对地址而犯了错。
on 后接名词,指出犯错涉及的场合或事项。
She goofed on the final exam.
她在期末考试中犯了错。
grammar · medium
易错句子My roommate goofs all day instead of studying.
正确表达My roommate goofs off all day instead of studying.
goof 单独作动词时表示"犯错",不能表示"偷懒、磨洋工";要表达"偷懒、无所事事"必须用短语动词 goof off,副词 off 不能省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子She goofed a serious mistake on the contract.
正确表达She goofed on the contract.
表示"犯错"的 goof 是不及物动词,"错误"已经包含在词义里,所以不能再接 a mistake 作宾语;要说明出错的场合,用介词短语 goof on sth. 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子I goof yesterday when I sent the report.
正确表达I goofed yesterday when I sent the report.
汉语靠"昨天"这类时间词表示过去,动词本身不变;英语必须把动词变成过去式,goof 是规则动词,过去式加 -ed 构成 goofed。
blunder 指因粗心或愚蠢造成后果严重的大错,语气正式、分量重,既可作动词也可作名词;goof 多指日常小疏忽,口语随意,常单独使用或与 up 连用,程度轻得多。
err 是正式书面语,常用于道德判断或固定说法 err on the side of(宁可偏向……);goof 是口语词,指笨手笨脚地搞错小事,不用于正式文体或严肃论述。
flub 是美式口语,强调在表演、考试、发言等具体场合把事情做砸,通常带宾语(如 flub a line、flub an interview);goof 更常不带宾语或加 up,强调一时糊涂犯的错。
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