mass together
together 可以省略,加上后强调人群汇成一片。
Thousands of demonstrators massed together in the square.
数千名示威者聚集在广场上。
聚集;群集;使成团
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
聚集;群集;使成团
to gather in large numbers; to form into a mass
一般现在时
The crowd masses at the gate every morning.
人群每天早上聚集在大门口。
一般过去时
Protesters massed in the square yesterday.
抗议者昨天聚集在广场上。
现在完成时
Troops have massed along the border.
部队已在边境集结。
masses 是动词 mass 的第三人称单数形式,表示大量聚集、集结。
The fog masses quickly in the valley every morning.
每天早晨,雾气迅速在山谷中聚集。
用法提示:此处 'masses' 为动词 mass 的第三人称单数形式,表示“聚集”。
The crowd masses at the entrance, eager to get inside.
人群聚集在入口处,急切地想进去。
用法提示:此处 'masses' 用作动词,表示人群“集结、聚集”。
Debris masses against the fence after every heavy rain.
每次大雨后,碎片都会堆积在栅栏旁。
用法提示:此处 'masses' 为动词,表示“使成团、堆积起来”。
together 可以省略,加上后强调人群汇成一片。
Thousands of demonstrators massed together in the square.
数千名示威者聚集在广场上。
用 at 或 in 引出人群聚集的地点。
Reporters massed at the entrance to the courthouse.
记者们聚集在法院入口处。
for 后接聚集所要参加或支持的事件。
Supporters massed for the rally well before dawn.
支持者在天亮前很久就为集会聚集起来。
及物用法常与 troops、forces 等搭配,表示把兵力集中起来。
The general massed his troops along the river.
将军把他的部队集结在河边。
grammar · medium
易错句子The crowd mass around the stage as soon as the band appears.
正确表达The crowd masses around the stage as soon as the band appears.
一般现在时里主语 the crowd 是第三人称单数,动词 mass 必须加 -s 写成 masses;汉语动词没有人称变化,学习者容易漏掉这个词尾。
grammar · medium
易错句子The protesters are mass outside the city hall.
正确表达The protesters are massing outside the city hall.
现在进行时的结构是 be + 动词 -ing,be 动词后不能直接跟原形;mass 的 -ing 形式要双写 s,写成 massing。汉语靠“正在”表示进行,没有词形变化,学习者常忘记加 -ing。
grammar · medium
易错句子Thousands of fans massed the square before dawn.
正确表达Thousands of fans massed in the square before dawn.
表示“聚集在某处”时 mass 作不及物动词,要用 in、at、outside 等介词引出地点;直接接地点名词会被理解成及物用法“把……堆成团”,与想表达的“聚集在广场”不符。
强调逐渐收集并积累起来,宾语多为财物、资料等;masses 只表示人或物聚集、成团,不强调积累过程。
强调为特定目的把人或部件聚到一起,常有组织者或组装之义;masses 更强调自然聚成一群或一团。
多指人群自发聚拢,主语通常是人,语体较正式;masses 还可指物质成团。
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