系动词多用于主系表结构中.be(is
/am
/are/was/were)最常见.
还有一些感官动词:smell,sound,feel,look,taste依次译为:闻起来,听起来,摸起来,看起来,吃起来.后面皆跟形容词.
The
rice
smells
nice.
Her
voice
sounds
sweet.
The
cloth
feels
soft.
You
look
tired.
The
fish
tastes
delicious.
还有一些在特定情况下是系动词:stay,get,remain,go.
例如:
The
food
can
stay
fresh
when
frozen.
He
got
angry
at
my
words.
The
handsome
man
remains
single.
Her
face
went
pale
on
hearing
the
news.
还有turn/grow
Her
face
turned
red
then.
Milk
makes
us
grow
strong.