摘要:three days late的中心词是late, 它是形容词。three days相当于程度状语,修饰late, 因此three days late的含义是“晚了三天”,如
three days late的中心词是late, 它是形容词。three days相当于程度状语,修饰late, 因此three days late的含义是“晚了三天”,如
【例句1】The birthday card arrived three days late. (生日卡迟到了三天。 )[牛津高级学者辞典]
对其它时间段名词,用法相同,如
【例句2】The bus came ten minutes late. (公共汽车晚点了十分钟。)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句3】Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.(由于罢工,我们的渡船晚点了两个小时。) [剑桥高级学者辞典]
【例句4】The talks began some fifteen minutes late. (会谈晚了大约十五分钟才开始。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
three days later的中心词是later。later有点像名词,它与当下时间相对,即“之后”。three days修饰later, 这样three days later便是“三天之后”,如
【例句5】Three days later, he received a letter from his friend.(三天之后,他收到了朋友的一封信。 )
对其它时间段名词,有相同用法,如
【例句6】He resigned ten years later. (十年之后他辞职了。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句7】He became Senator two years later. (两年之后,他成为了参议员。)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句8】I met her again three years later. (三年之后,我再次见到了她。 )[牛津高级学者辞典]
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