◆電梯慢慢下降。
誤:The elevator descended down slowly.
正:The elevator descended slowly.
析:因 descend(下降,使下降)已含有 down 的意思,所以通常不再與 down 連用,以免語義重復(fù)。
◆他已淪落到行騙的地步。
誤:He descended to cheat.
誤:He was descended to cheating.
正:He descended to cheating.
析:descend to (doing) sth意為“淪落為...”、“墮落為...” 等,其中的 to 是介詞,不是不定式符號。另外,此用法中的 descend 是不及物動(dòng)詞,因此不用被動(dòng)語態(tài)。
◆我聽見了下了樓梯。
誤:I heard him descenting the stairs.
正:I heard him descending the stairs.
析:descend(下降)是動(dòng)詞,descent(下降)是名詞,兩者只差一個(gè)字母,注意不要弄混了。