| 词组 | both |
| 释义 | Contents overview both155 both1meaningBoth means 'each of two'.Both my parents were born in Scotland.When the meaning is not 'each of two', we normally use a different expression.My two brothers carried the piano upstairs. (More natural than Both my brothers carried the piano upstairs – they didn't each carry it separately.)2both and both ofBefore a noun with a determiner (e.g. the, my, these), both and both of are equally possible.She's eaten both (of) the chops.Both (of) these oranges are bad.He lost both (of) his parents when he was a child.We often drop the or a possessive after both; of is not used in this case.She's eaten both chops. (not … both of chops)He lost both parents when he was a child.3the not used before bothNote that we do not put the before both.both (the) children (not the both children)4personal pronouns: both ofWith personal pronouns, we use both of + us/you/them. Both of us/you/them can be a subject or object.Both of them can come tomorrow.She's invited both of us.Emily sends both of you her love.We can put both after pronouns used as objects.She's invited us both.Emily sends you both her love.But this structure is not used in complements (after be) or in short answers.'Who broke the window – Sarah or Alice?''It was both of them'. (not … them both.)'Who did she invite?''Both of us.' (not Us both.)5position with verbWhen both refers to the subject of a clause, it can go with the verb, in 'mid-position', like all and each (for details of word order, 200).We can both swim.The children have both gone to bed.Those oranges were both bad.My sisters both work in education.Note that these meanings can also be expressed by using both (of) with a subject (see above).Both of us can swim.Both (of) the children have gone to bed.6negative structuresInstead of both … not, we normally use neither (157).Neither of them is here. (not Both of them are not here.)Previous Next |
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