You mean it will cause flooding?
请问 flooding 在这里是动名词还是名词呢?
曹老师:
flooding在此是名词,不是动名词。flood和flooding都可以指泛滥的洪水,在这一点上二者意义基本相同。但flooding还可以表示洪水泛滥这件事。虽然flooding最初来自动名词,但后来名词化了,可被形容词修饰。可见已经不是动名词了。如severe flooding。cause或prevent的是洪水的泛滥,所以用flooding更多。偶有用flood的。
陈老师:
You mean it will cause flooding?
请问 flooding 在这里是动名词还是名词呢?
解答如下:以上句子结构属于:主语+谓语+that 宾语从句
cause flooding 属于cause +名词 用法(属于动词cause单宾语用法)
flooding n.洪水泛滥;水灾
The flooding, caused by three days of torrential rain, is the worst in sixty-five years.
连续 3 天的倾盆大雨引发的洪水是 65 年来最严重的一次。
cause 作动词使用时,有以下几种结构
(单宾语,双宾语,不定式复合宾语)
(1)cause sth
What caused his illness?
他怎么会病的?
What caused his death?
他的死因是什么?
Films can cause harm.
胶片可能造成损害。
(2)cause sb sth=cause sth to sb
I'm afraid I am causing you much trouble.
我担心我给你增添麻烦。
This car has caused me a lot of trouble.
这辆车给我带来不少麻烦。
All that he did caused her much inconvenience.
所有这一切他都给她增添了麻烦。
(3)cause sth to sb=cause sb sth
You've caused trouble to the family.
你给这个家庭带来了麻烦。
You've caused a lot of trouble to all of us.
你给我们大家惹了许多麻烦。
(4)cause sb to do sth
The lightning caused the baby to cry.
闪电把孩子吓哭了。
The drought caused the vegetable prices to go up.
干旱导致蔬菜价格上涨。
What caused him to change his mind?
是什么使他改变了主意?