sth misgives sb
常用结构,表示某事让某人产生怀疑或不安。
His heart misgave him.
他的内心感到不安。
使担心;使疑虑
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使担心;使疑虑
suggest fear or doubt
His heart misgave him.
他的内心感到不安。
使担心;使疑虑;使害怕
suggest fear or doubt
misgive
Base
原形
misgives
3rd person
第三人称单数
misgiving
-ing
现在分词
misgave
Past
过去式
misgiven
Past participle
过去分词
My heart misgives me about the outcome.
我对结果感到疑虑。
His conscience misgave him after the lie.
撒谎后,他的良心感到不安。
She has never misgiven her decision.
她从未怀疑过自己的决定。
不规则动词,过去式与过去分词特殊变化。
Her heart misgave her as she stepped onto the stage.
当她走上舞台时,她的内心感到疑虑。
I hope nothing misgives you about our plan.
我希望我们的计划没有让你感到不安。
His confidence never misgave him during the trial.
在审判期间,他的信心从未动摇过。
常用结构,表示某事让某人产生怀疑或不安。
His heart misgave him.
他的内心感到不安。
固定短语,表示某人心里担忧。
My mind misgives me about the outcome.
我对结果感到疑虑。
Not this
I have a misgive about the outcome.
Use this
I have a misgiving about the outcome.
‘misgive’是动词,不能用作名词。应使用名词形式‘misgiving’表示‘疑虑’。
Not this
His actions have misgave me.
Use this
His actions have misgiven me.
完成时态中需使用过去分词‘misgiven’,而不是过去式‘misgave’。
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我的内心感到不安;我不由得担心起来
When I saw the dark clouds, my heart misgave me.
看到乌云时,我的内心不由担忧起来。
她心中起了疑虑;她感到不安
Her mind misgave her when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时,她心里起了疑虑。
他失去了勇气;他胆怯起来
At the crucial moment, his courage misgave him.
在关键时刻,他胆怯了。
某人心生疑虑;某人感到不安
Her heart misgave her when the phone rang at midnight.
午夜电话响起时,她心中一阵不安。
我担心得太早;因为我的内心预感着:悬在星辰间的某种后果,将在今晚的欢宴上冷酷地开启它可怕的日子。
In Act 1, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's mind misgives him, and he feels an inexplicable dread before going to the Capulets' masked ball.
在《罗密欧与朱丽叶》第一幕第四场,罗密欧内心惴惴不安,在前往凯普莱特家的化装舞会前感到一种莫名的恐惧。
Use misgive naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 mis-(错)和 give(给)联想:心里被‘给’进一丝‘错’的预感,于是担心、疑虑。
语域:formal 常见场景:literary narrative、formal essays、historical fiction misgive 通常用于正式或文学性较强的书面语,口语中很少见;常见于“my heart misgives me”这类表达。
作及物动词时宾语常为表示怀疑或恐惧的对象;作不及物动词时主语常为心或预感
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