英语中接不定式和动名词含义相同的动词

 

有的动词后接另一动词作宾语,用作宾语的动词用不定式或动名词均可,且意义相同。这类动词主要有like(喜欢)love(喜欢)hate(憎恨)prefer(宁可)begin(开始)start(开始)continue(继续)can’t bear(不能忍受)bother(麻烦)intend(想要)attempt(试图)cease(停止)等。如:

He likes travelling [to travel] alone. 他喜欢单独旅行。

I love being [to be] with her. 我喜欢与她在一起。

The baby continued to cry [crying] all night. 这孩子哭了一整夜。

Some people hate working [to work] in the early morning. 有些人不爱在清晨工作。

Don't bother to get [getting] dinner ready for me. 请不必费事为我准备饭了。

注:当 like, love, hate, prefer would, should 连用时,其后只能接不定式。如:

I’d like drop in and see you tonight. 我想今晚来看你。

We would prefer to do it later. 我们宁愿以后做它。

另外,当 begin, start 本身为进行时态或后接 know, realize, understand 等静态动词时,其后的动词只能用不定式。如:

The river was beginning to run dry. 河水开始干涸了。

He started to realize that he was wrong. 他开始意识到自己错了。