“greet”是英语动词,基本意思是“迎接;问候;向……致意”,常用于描述人们见面时的互动行为。其用法多样,可接不同宾语,构成不同短语,且在句中可作谓语,根据语境有不同时态和语态变化。
“greet”主要有以下几个意思:
迎接:当有人到达某个地方时,去迎接他们。例如:He went to the airport to greet his friend.(他去机场迎接他的朋友。)
问候:用语言或行动向某人表达友好或关注。例如:She always greets her neighbors with a smile.(她总是微笑着和邻居们打招呼。)
向……致意:对某种情况、事件或人表示祝贺、欢迎等。例如:The crowd greeted the news with cheers.(人群听到这个消息欢呼起来。)
接宾语:
直接接人作宾语:如前面提到的“greet his friend”“greet her neighbors”,这里“his friend”“her neighbors”都是直接宾语,表示迎接或问候的对象。
接名词短语作宾语:例如“greet the new year”(迎接新年),“greet the dawn”(迎接黎明),这里的“the new year”“the dawn”是名词短语作宾语。
常用短语:
greet sb. with sth.:用……迎接/问候某人。例如:He greeted me with a warm handshake.(他用热情的握手迎接我。)这里“with a warm handshake”表示迎接的方式。
be greeted by/with...:被……迎接/问候;面临…… 。例如:When we arrived at the village, we were greeted by a group of children.(当我们到达村庄时,一群孩子迎接了我们。)“be greeted by”强调被动的迎接动作;“The new year was greeted with fireworks.”(新年以烟花来迎接。)“be greeted with”表示面临某种情况。
在句中的用法:
作谓语:“greet”在句子中主要作谓语动词。例如:The teacher greets the students every morning.(老师每天早上都问候学生们。)
时态和语态变化:
一般现在时:主语是第三人称单数时,“greet”加“s”,如“He greets his colleagues every day.”(他每天问候他的同事们。)
一般过去时:“greet”变为“greeted”,例如“They greeted the guests warmly last night.”(他们昨晚热情地迎接了客人。)
一般将来时:可以用“will greet”或“be going to greet”,如“I will greet him at the station tomorrow.”(我明天将在车站迎接他。)“She is going to greet her teacher after class.”(她打算课后问候她的老师。)
被动语态:结构为“be + 过去分词”,如“The visitors were greeted by the mayor.”(来访者受到了市长的迎接。)