pocked

grammar · medium

易错句子Years of illness had pock his face badly.

正确表达Years of illness had pocked his face badly.

完成时由 have/had 加过去分词构成，pock 的过去分词是 pocked，不能用动词原形 pock；这里表示“疾病在他脸上留下凹坑”这一已完成的结果。

grammar · medium

易错句子She pocked the campfire with a stick to make it burn brighter.

正确表达She poked the campfire with a stick to make it burn brighter.

pock 的意思是“使留下凹坑、麻点”，不能表示“捅、拨（火）”；表示用棍子拨火应该用 poke。两词拼写和读音相近，容易混用，改正时只替换这个动词即可。

grammar · medium

易错句子The ground pocked with small craters after the bombing.

正确表达The ground was pocked with small craters after the bombing.

pock 是及物动词，意为“使……布满凹坑”，需要宾语；当地面是“被留下凹坑”的一方作主语时，必须用被动语态 be pocked with，不能把受事主语直接放在主动形式的动词前。