writhing

grammar · medium

易错句子The injured bird was writing on the grass.

正确表达The injured bird was writhing on the grass.

writhing 意为“扭动、挣扎”，writing 意为“写字”，两者读音相近，但意思完全不同；此处描述鸟在地上挣扎，应使用 writhing。

grammar · medium

易错句子The man writhing in pain after the fall.

正确表达The man was writhing in pain after the fall.

writhing 是动词 writhe 的现在分词，构成进行时的时候必须与 be 动词连用；汉语没有这种助动词，学习者容易把它漏掉，导致句子缺少谓语。

grammar · medium

易错句子The snake was writhing its body on the ground.

正确表达The snake was writhing on the ground.

writhing 在这里是不及物动词，表示自身扭动，后面不能直接接 its body 作宾语；汉语的“扭动身体”是动宾结构，直译成英语就会多出宾语，应删去。