1)作主语。例如: Fighting broke out between the South and the North. 南方与北方开战了。 2)作宾语 a. 有些动词可以用动名词作宾语。例如: admit 承认appreciate 感激avoid 避免complete完成consider认为delay 耽误deny 否认detest 讨厌endure 忍受enjoy 喜欢escape 逃脱fancy 想象finish 完成imagine 想象mind 介意miss 想念postpone推迟practice 训练recall 回忆resent 讨厌resume 继续resist 抵抗risk 冒险suggest 建议face 面对include 包括stand 忍受understand 理解forgive 宽恕keep 继续 例如:Would you mind turning down your radio a little, please? 你把收音机音量调小一点,好吗 The squirrel was lucky that it just missed being caught. 这松鼠幸运得很,刚逃避了被逮住的厄运。 b. 有些结构后面可以用动名词作宾语或其他成分。例如: admit toprefertobe used tolead todevote oneself toobject tostick tono goodno usebe fond oflook forward tobe proud ofbe busycant helpbe tired ofbe capable ofbe afraid ofthink ofburst outkeep oninsist oncount onset about put offbe good attake upgive upbe successful in |