"be concerned about" 是一个系表结构的动词短语,核心含义是:关心;担忧;挂念(强调对某人/某事的状态、结果或发展感到在意或不安)。
该短语的结构为 主语 + be动词(根据时态/人称变化) + concerned about + 宾语,其中:
"about" 是介词,后面可接名词、代词、动名词(doing)或宾语从句,说明“关心/担忧的对象”。
接名词/代词(最常见):
例:① Parents are always concerned about their children's safety.(父母总是关心孩子的安全。)
② I'm concerned about your health—you look tired lately.(我担心你的健康——你最近看起来很累。)
接动名词(doing)(强调“对做某事的担忧”):
例:She is concerned about missing the flight to New York.(她担心赶不上去纽约的航班。)
接宾语从句(用that/whether/wh-引导,说明具体担忧的内容):
例:① We are concerned about whether the project can be finished on time.(我们担心项目能否按时完成。)
② The teacher is concerned about that some students are falling behind.(老师担忧有些学生跟不上进度。)
主语通常是人(表示“某人关心/担忧…”),偶尔也可以是“组织、机构”(如政府、公司等):
例:The government is concerned about the rising unemployment rate.(政府关注不断上升的失业率。)
be动词需根据时态调整(如一般现在时am/is/are,一般过去时was/were,现在完成时have/has been等):
例:① I was concerned about you last night—you didn't answer my calls.(昨晚我很担心你——你没接我电话。)
② They have been concerned about the environment for years.(他们多年来一直关注环境问题。)
在be动词后加"not",表示“不关心/不担忧”:
例:He is not concerned about what others think of him.(他不在乎别人对他的看法。)
be concerned about:强调“关心/担忧”(情感上的在意);
be concerned with:强调“与…有关;涉及”(逻辑上的关联)。
例:① She is concerned about her son's grades.(她担忧儿子的成绩。)—— 情感上的在意
② Her job is concerned with environmental protection.(她的工作涉及环境保护。)—— 逻辑上的关联
"be concerned about" 是表达“关心/担忧”的高频短语,适用于日常交流、写作、新闻等场景,核心是突出对某人/某事的“在意或不安”。只要记住“介词后接名词/动名词/从句”的规则,就能灵活使用啦!