unfit sb/sth for sth
及物动词,常用结构为 unfit + 宾语 + for + 名词,表示使某人或某物达不到某种要求。
A poor diet can unfit a person for hard physical work.
不良饮食会使人不适合从事繁重的体力劳动。
使不适合;使不合格;使失去资格
unfits — third person singular of unfit
使不合适;使不适用,破坏,取消资格;使不适合或不胜任;使不相宜
to make someone or something unsuitable or unfit for a purpose; to disqualify
使不合适;使不适用,破坏,取消资格
To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.
使不适合或不胜任
make unfit or unsuitable
一般现在时
His attitude unfits him for the job.
他的态度使他无法胜任这份工作。
一般过去时
The injury unfitted him for military service.
那次受伤使他不再适合服兵役。
present participle
Lack of exercise is unfitting him for the marathon.
缺乏锻炼正在使他无法适应马拉松。
unfit 作为动词意为“使不适合”,常用于使某人或某物失去资格或能力。
Her poor eyesight unfitted her for the position of pilot.
她的视力不佳使她不适合飞行员这个职位。
用法提示:动词 unfit 表示“使不适合”,此处用过去式 unfitted。
Working long nights unfits him for morning classes.
长期上夜班使他无法上好早上的课。
用法提示:unfits 是 unfit 的第三人称单数形式,表示“使不能胜任”。
The scandal unfitted the official for public office.
这起丑闻使这名官员失去了担任公职的资格。
用法提示:unfitted 为过去式,表达“使失去资格”的意思。
及物动词,常用结构为 unfit + 宾语 + for + 名词,表示使某人或某物达不到某种要求。
A poor diet can unfit a person for hard physical work.
不良饮食会使人不适合从事繁重的体力劳动。
后面接动词不定式,说明某人失去做某事的能力或资格。
His injury unfitted him to serve in the army.
他的伤势使他无法在军队服役。
被动形式比主动式更常见,强调处于不适合的状态,而非动作本身。
After the accident, he was unfitted for any kind of manual labour.
事故之后,他不再适合做任何体力工作。
grammar · medium
易错句子The injury unfit him to work.
正确表达The injury unfitted him to work.
unfit 作动词时是规则动词,过去式和过去分词都是 unfitted。由于 unfit 同时是常见的形容词,学习者常把原形直接当过去式用;句中说的是过去发生的事,谓语必须用过去式 unfitted。
grammar · medium
易错句子His illness unfitted for further study.
正确表达His illness unfitted him for further study.
unfit 作动词时是及物动词,必须带宾语,常用结构为 unfit sb for sth(使某人不能/不适合做某事)。这里漏掉了宾语 him,句子便没有说明是谁被弄得失去资格。
grammar · medium
易错句子The scandal unfitted him to holding public office.
正确表达The scandal unfitted him to hold public office.
unfit sb to do sth 中的 to 是动词不定式符号,后面要用动词原形;学习者受汉语和介词 to 的影响,容易误接动名词 -ing。若想接名词性成分,应改用 for + 名词或动名词,但不能写成 to doing。
使某人不再适合某事;使某人失去做某事的资格
His injury unfitted him for work.
他的伤使他不再适合工作。
使某物不能使用;使某物失去使用价值
The flood unfitted the equipment for further use.
洪水使这些设备无法继续使用。
使某物不宜供人食用;使某物不适合人类消费
The contamination unfitted the milk for human consumption.
污染使这些牛奶不宜供人食用。
unfit 表示使某人失去胜任某事的资格或能力,与 competence 的评定相关。
unfit 常指使人不符合某项要求或失去资格,和 eligibility 的判定关系密切。
身体或心智能力受损会使人 unfit 从事某项活动,因此与 capacity 相关。
unfit 常表示某物不再适合某一特定用途,如 unfit for purpose。
人或物的状况不佳时会被视为 unfit,所以 condition 是此语义场中的常用词。
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