有讀者朋友在我們的“用戶留言”問,playground前用介詞on還是in,我們查到手頭的一本金盾出版社出版的《英語基礎(chǔ)詞匯用法詞典》(周貞雄編著),該書認(rèn)為:表示“在運動場上”或“在操場上”,playground前既可用介詞in也可用介詞on,但以用in為普通,并舉如下:
The children were all in [on] the playground. 孩子們都在操場上。
They are playing baseball in the playground. 他們在運動場上打棒球。
The sports meeting was held on the playground. 運動會在操場上舉行。
我們也贊成這個觀點,下面是本站編輯從不同權(quán)威詞典查到的例句,可供參考:
■用in的例證:
1. He bullies all other little boys in the playground. 他在運動場上稱王稱霸,欺負(fù)其他小男孩。見商務(wù)印書館的《朗文當(dāng)代高級英語辭典》bully詞條
2. He was bashed up in the playground by some older boys. 有幾個年齡較大的男孩子在操場上對他動武。見商務(wù)印書館的《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(第四版)bash詞條
3. children skipping in the playground 在操場中跳繩的兒童,見商務(wù)印書館的《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(第四版)skip詞條
4. The children were out in the playground letting off steam. 那些孩子在操場上玩,宣泄過剩的精力。見商務(wù)印書館的《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(第四版)steam詞條
5. The children were running about in the playground. 孩子們在運動場上跑來跑去。見上海外教社的《朗文多功能分類詞典》
6. There were children fighting in the playground. 見《劍橋高級英語詞典》 (Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)的fight詞條
■用on的例證:
The children ran out and played on the playground at recess. 休息的時候孩子奔出來到操場上玩耍。見王文昌主編的《英語搭配大詞典》
The boys chalked out goalposts on the playground wall. 男孩子們在運動場的墻上用粉筆畫上了球門柱。見商務(wù)印書館的《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(第四版)chalk詞條
■另補(bǔ)充用at的例證:
He supervised the children at the playground. 他看管在操場上的孩子們。見外研社的《當(dāng)代美國英語學(xué)習(xí)詞典》的supervise詞條