sheriff in + place
sheriff 作动词时通常不及物,用 in 引出担任治安官的地方。
He sheriffed in a small Texas town for six years.
他在得克萨斯州的一个小镇当了六年治安官。
履行治安官的职责
To perform the duties of a sheriff.
履行治安官的职责
To carry out the duties of a sheriff.
一般现在时
He sheriffs the remote county every day.
他每天在偏远的县担任治安官。
一般过去时
She sheriffed the town for five years.
她曾在该镇担任过五年治安官。
现在完成时
They have sheriffed in this region since 2015.
自2015年以来,他们一直在这个地区担任治安官。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词为 sheriffed,现在分词为 sheriffing。
She sheriffed the county for two terms before retiring.
她担任了该县两个任期的治安官,之后退休。
用法提示:“sheriffed”是“sheriff”的过去式,此处作及物动词,表示“担任……的治安官”。
He spent the summer sheriffing at the lake, handling minor disputes.
他整个夏天都在湖边履行治安官职责,处理一些小纠纷。
用法提示:“sheriffing”是现在分词,与“spent”后的结构配合表示“履行治安官职责”。
They sheriffed the festival grounds all weekend without any major incidents.
他们整个周末在节日活动现场执行治安官职责,没有发生任何重大事件。
用法提示:“sheriffed”是过去式,后接地点宾语表示“在……执行治安官职责”。
sheriff 作动词时通常不及物,用 in 引出担任治安官的地方。
He sheriffed in a small Texas town for six years.
他在得克萨斯州的一个小镇当了六年治安官。
用 for 引出担任治安官的时间长度。
She sheriffed for over a decade before retiring.
她当了十多年治安官才退休。
grammar · medium
易错句子She sheriff the county.
正确表达She sheriffs the county.
汉语动词没有人称和数的变化,中国学习者常漏掉第三人称单数的 -s;英语中主语为第三人称单数时,一般现在时的动词必须加 -s,sheriff 的三单形式是 sheriffs。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has sheriff the county for ten years.
正确表达He has sheriffed the county for ten years.
现在完成时用 have/has + 过去分词,sheriff 的过去分词是 sheriffed。汉语靠“了/过”等助词表示完成,动词本身不变,学习者容易直接沿用原形,需改为过去分词。
担任一个县的治安官
He sheriffed that county for over a decade.
他担任那个县的治安官长达十多年。
多年担任治安官
She sheriffed for years before entering politics.
她从政前当过多年治安官。
在旧西部当治安官
Many young men sheriffed in the Old West.
许多年轻人在旧西部当过治安官。
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