这里的set是动词原型还是过去分词

问题描述

I could say I didn't care all I wanted...

but seeing Bryce walk out in his jacket and tie...

holding that picnic basket...

set my head spinning again.

老师答疑

刘老师：

I could say I didn't care all I wanted...

but seeing Bryce walk out in his jacket and tie...

holding that picnic basket...

set my head spinning again.

【直译】

我可以说我不在乎我想要的一切…

但看到布莱斯身穿夹克、佩着领带走了出去…

手里举着那野餐的篮子…

让我的头再次眩晕。

 【分析】

set 的宾语后可接现在分词作宾补，意为“使......怎么样”。例如：

The joke set all of us laughing. 这笑话让我们都大笑。

set my head spinning again. 意思是：“让我的头再次眩晕”。

可以判断set是动词原形或者过去时，不是过去分词。考虑到set的主语是动名词短语seeing Bryce walk out in his jacket and tie，所以，根据主谓一致原则，这里的set 是过去时。从整个诗歌的时态看，如：could, didn't care, wanted 等，set在这里是过去时。