Eg.Thiscoatdrieseasily.Nyloncleaneasily.
Thedoorwon’tlock.Foodcankeepfreshinafridge.
Yourspeechreadswell.Thismaterialhaswornthin.
Hisbookdoesnotsellwell.Yourpenwritessmoothly.
Thematchwon’tcatch.Theplanworkedoutwonderfully.
Therecorderwon’tplay.Theenginewon’tstart.
Thisknifecutswell.Theclothwasheswell.
(4).少数动词用于进行时,其主动形式表示被动含义.如:print,cook,fry,hang,build,make.
Eg.Thebooksareprinting.
Themeatiscooking.
(5).介词in,on,under等+名词短语表示被动意义.
表方位的介词于含动作意义的名词合用,含被动意义,其意义相当于该名词相应动词的被动形式,名词前一般不用冠词.
常见的有:undercontrol;undertreatment;underrepair;underdiscussion;underconstruction;beyondbelief;beyondone’sreach;beyondone’scontrol;beyondourhope(我们史料不及);forsale;forrent;inprint;insight;onsale;onshow;ontrial;outcontrol;outsight;outofone’sreach;outoffashion.
Eg.Thebuildingisunderconstruction.
Therumorisbeyondbelief.
Hishonestcharacterisaboveallpraise.
Thathouseisforsale.
Thebookisnotyetinprint.
Todaysometreasuresarenotonshowinthemuseum.
Theplanewasoutofcontrol.
Hetooktwodaysoffwithintheteacher’spermission.
(6).不能用于被动语态的及物动词或及物动词短语:
Fit,have,wish,cost,agreewith,arriveat/in,shakehandswith,succeedin,sufferfrom,happento,takepartin,walkinto,belongto
Eg.Thiskeyjustfitsthelock.
Yourstoryagreeswithwhathadalreadybeenheard.