#英语学习##英语语法##英语习语#
在很多人眼中,full 是”满,充满“等意思,此时通常指某个”容器”里面塞满或充满具体的东西,没有剩余空间了,常用于搭配 full of sth 中,如 the basket is full of beans,意为”篮子装满了豆“,但是这不意味着 full of beans 都是这个意思。
在英语中,我们经常用介词跟在形容词后面,如 afraid of,famous for 或 bored with 等,但是什么样的介词要跟什么样的形容词却没有规律可言,只能在学习过程中记住这些固定搭配。在实际用法中,full 后面常接介词 of。
现实中的 full 的用法远不止某物充满某物,它还有很多“抽象”的用法,主要有以下几种:
一、full 指某人想或谈太多的“满”,例如:
I has been full of my interview for the manager's job recently.
最近我对经理职位的面试想太多。
二、full 指完整或详尽的“满”,例如:
A full refund is fully supported if there are any defects of the machine.
如果机器有任何缺陷,我们将全额退款。
三、full 指忙或活动有很多的“满”,例如:
The teacher's work is too full to make time for hobbies.
老师的工作太忙,没有业余爱好的时间。
因此“忙碌”常可以用习语 have your hands full 来形象地表示,例如:
There is small wonder that he has his hands full with a lot on his plate.
事情那么多,难怪他忙得不可开交。
四、full 指丰满或圆鼓鼓的“满”,例如:
They specialize in clothes for women with a fuller figure.
他们专为体形较丰满的女士做衣服。
五、full 指圆的“满”,例如:
The moon will get fuller and fuller in coming days.
未来几天月亮会越来越圆。
因此,满月可以用 full moon 来表示。
六、full 指最大量或最高级的“满”,例如:
The train picked up speed and drove through the tunnel at full speed.
火车加速,全速驶过隧道。
七、full 指肚子饱的“满”,其实此时的 full 指的也是具体的满,那就是肚子装满了食物,例如:
You can't run on a full stomach.
饱餐之后不能跑步。
八、full 指大量或许多的“满”,例如:
I was full of admiration for her every time she received a bunch of flowers.
每次她收到一束花时,我都对她充满钦佩。
物极必反,当一个人用自己把自己充满,也就是 full of oneself 时,就是自满的表现了,意为“自视甚高,只顾自己,自满”等,例如:
He is very full of himself after being promoted.
升职后,他非常自视甚高。
由此可见,full of beans 可以指某物装满豆,主语通常是某个“容器”,然而当主语不是什么“容器”时,它的意思就完全不一样了,此时的 beans 也不是“豆”等意思。
Full of beans,还可以表示人精力充沛,相当于 have a lot of energy,例如:
We were young and full of beans.
我们年轻,精力旺盛。
Isobel is full of beans after she's back on her feet.
伊莎贝尔痊愈后,精神饱满。
关注外语行天下,后期会更精彩。
,