英语短语 "show concern for sb." 的核心含义是“对某人表示关心/担忧;关心某人”,强调通过言行向他人传达“在意、关注其状况”的态度。
show:动词,意为“展示、表示”(通过行为或语言传达某种情感);
concern:名词,意为“关心、担忧”(对他人境遇的在意);
for:介词,引出“关心的对象”(即“某人”)。
该短语是“主语+谓语+宾语+介词短语”的结构,核心是突出“关心的对象(sb.)”,常见搭配和变体如下:
结构:主语 + show concern for + sb.(某人)
例:
Parents always show concern for their children's health.(父母总是关心孩子的健康。)
The manager showed concern for the employee who lost his job.(经理对失业的员工表示关心。)
可在concern前加形容词(如great/deep/little/no等),表示“非常/深深/很少/不关心”:
例:
She showed great concern for her sick grandmother.(她非常关心生病的奶奶。)
He shows little concern for his teammates' opinions.(他很少关心队友的意见。)
The company showed no concern for the workers' safety.(公司根本不关心工人的安全。)
若要说明“关心某人的什么方面”,可在sb.后加“介词(about/over)+ 具体事项”:
例:
Teachers often show concern for students about their study pressure.(老师常关心学生的学习压力。)
I showed concern for my friend over his financial problems.(我关心朋友的经济问题。)
过去式:showed concern for(强调“过去某时的关心”);
例:He showed concern for me when I was in trouble last year.(去年我遇到麻烦时,他很关心我。)
现在分词:showing concern for(强调“正在进行的关心”);
例:She is showing concern for her neighbor's missing cat.(她正在关心邻居失踪的猫。)
show concern for sb.:侧重“关心的对象(人)”(对“某人”本身的在意);
show concern about/over sth.:侧重“关心的内容(事)”(对“某件事”的担忧)。
例:
She shows concern for the elderly.(她关心老人。)→ 关心“人”;
She shows concern about the elderly's living conditions.(她关心老人的生活条件。)→ 关心“事”。
可替换为 express concern for sb.(“表达对某人的关心”),但show更强调“通过行动/细节体现”,express更强调“用语言明确表达”。
总结:"show concern for sb." 是表达“关心他人”的常用短语,核心是“指向具体的人”,通过添加程度副词或补充细节,能更精准地描述“关心的程度”或“关心的内容”。