"be accused of" 是英语中常用的被动语态短语,核心含义是:被指控/指责(犯有某种过错、罪行或不当行为)。
其中:
"accuse" 是及物动词,原意为“指控;指责”(主动形式为 "accuse sb of sth",即“指控/指责某人做了某事”);
"be accused of" 是其被动形式,强调“某人成为被指控/指责的对象”。
"be accused of" 后需接名词、代词或动名词(doing),因为 "of" 是介词,介词后需跟名词性成分。
基本结构:
接名词(指控具体的“罪行”“过错”等):
He was accused of theft (偷窃) last week. (他上周被指控偷窃。)
The politician was accused of corruption (腐败). (这位政客被指控腐败。)
接动名词(指控具体的“行为”):
She was accused of lying to the police. (她被指责向警方撒谎。)
The company was accused of polluting the river. (这家公司被指控污染河流。)
He was accused of being late for the meeting again. (他被指责又一次开会迟到。)
与 "charge with" 的区别:
两者都有“指控”之意,但 "accuse" 更侧重“指责(过错/小罪)”,"charge" 更正式,侧重“起诉(重罪)”。
例:He was accused of shoplifting (小偷小摸) → 他被指责入店行窃;
He was charged with murder (谋杀) → 他被起诉谋杀罪。
时态变化:
"be" 动词需根据时态调整,如:
过去时:was/were accused of
现在时:am/is/are accused of
完成时:have/has been accused of
"be accused of" 是被动语态短语,用于表达“某人被指控/指责做了某事”,后接名词或动名词,是描述“被指责”场景的常用表达。