误Marathon runners are prone to stress fractures and a large number of feet ailments.
正Marathon runners are prone to stress fractures and a large number of foot ailments.
析误句中的feet应改用foot。在构成合成词时,应该用单数foot。
他把床留给老人,自己就睡在床脚边。误He left the bed to the old man and lay at foot of the bed himself.
正He left the bed to the old man and lay at the foot of the bed himself.
析at the foot of...是固定词组,不能省略定冠词the。
她给我的印象是,她的一只脚已进了坟墓。误She gave me the impression that she had a foot in the grave.
正She gave me the impression that she had one foot in the grave.
析“一只脚进坟墓(入土半截)”,英语的说法是have one foot in the grave,不能把one改成a。
这个间谍一踏上国土,就被逮捕了。误The spy was arrested as soon as he set a foot on the country.
正The spy was arrested as soon as he set foot on the country.
析set foot on是习惯用语,意思是“走进,进入”, foot前不可加不定冠词a。
我喜欢步行上学。误I like to go to school by foot.
正I like to go to school on foot.
他们徒步旅行。误They made the journey by foot.
正They made the journey on foot.
他们步行去而我们开车去。误They went by foot while we drove.
正They went on foot while we drove.
析“步行”应该说on foot,而不是by foot。
我们决定步行去博物馆。误We decide to walk to the museum on foot.
正We decide to go to the museum on foot.
析walk本身就是go on foot的意思,再与 on foot连用句意重复,所以应该去掉其中之一。
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