词组 | cattle |
释义 | cattle 【问】 Cattle were allowed to graze on the village common. cattle是个单数名词,为什么其谓语动词要用复数呢? 【答】 cattle,如同people和police一样,是个无标记复数名词,因此其谓语动词照例要用复数: 1. All his cattle were grazing in the field. 他所有的牛都在田野里吃草。 2. He has 20 cattle on the farm. 他农场里有20头牛。 3. These cattle are from Holland. 这些牛是从荷兰来的。 poultry作“家禽”解时,也是个无标记复数名词: 1. The poultry are being fed. 家禽正在吃食。 2. Our poultry are kept at the bottom of the garden. 我们的家禽养在花园的尽头。 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第244页. |
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