字面拆解:"draw" 有“拉、吸引”的意思,"attention" 是“注意力”,整体表示“把注意力‘拉’到某个对象上”,即让某事物成为关注的焦点。
该短语是及物动词短语,需接宾语(关注的对象),常见结构和场景如下:
宾语可以是具体事物、抽象概念,或用 the fact that 从句 补充具体内容(不能直接接从句)。
示例:The charity event drew attention to the problem of child hunger.(这场慈善活动引起了对儿童饥饿问题的关注。)
Can you draw attention to the new rules in the email?(你能在邮件里让大家注意新规定吗?)
She drew my attention to the fact that I’d forgotten to sign the form.(她让我注意到我忘了在表格上签字。)
人作主语:强调“主动引导他人注意”(比如老师、记者、朋友等)。
例:The teacher drew the students’ attention to the key points in the lesson.(老师让学生注意课上的重点。)
物/事件作主语:强调“自身特性或发生的情况自然引起关注”(比如海报、新闻、异常现象等)。
例:The loud noise drew attention to the accident outside.(巨大的声响让人们注意到外面的事故。)
draw sb.’s attention to:让某人注意到……(明确对象)
例:I need to draw my boss’s attention to the budget overrun.(我得让老板注意预算超支的问题。)
draw public/global/national attention to:引起公众/全球/全国对……的关注(范围)
例:The documentary drew global attention to climate change.(这部纪录片引起了全球对气候变化的关注。)
draw more/little/no attention to:引起更多/很少/没有对……的关注(程度)
例:The new policy drew little attention to small businesses.(新政策没引起对小企业的多少关注。)
当强调“某事物被关注”时,常用被动语态,结构为 Attention is/was drawn to + 宾语。
示例:Recently, attention has been drawn to the rise in mental health issues among teenagers.(最近,青少年心理健康问题的增多引起了关注。)
In the meeting, attention was drawn to the need for better safety measures.(会议上,大家注意到需要更完善的安全措施。)
不能直接接从句:如需表达“注意到某个情况”,需用 the fact that 连接从句(如前面的示例)。
错误:He drew attention to he was late.
正确:He drew attention to the fact that he was late.
与 "attract attention to" 近义,但 "draw attention to" 更正式,常用于书面语或严肃语境;"attract attention to" 更口语化。
"draw attention to" 是“引导/引起关注”的常用短语,核心是“将注意力指向某对象”。记住它的结构(接名词/代词/the fact that...)和常见搭配(sb.’s/public attention),就能灵活运用啦!