最近身边好多朋友都很热衷于锻炼, “锻炼”对应的英文是exercise,那大家知道除了这层含义以外,exercise是什么意思吗?exercise到底可数不可数呢?带着这些问题,我们一起走进今天的高中英语口语。
一、全面分析名词exercise是什么意思(身体或脑力的)活动,锻炼,运动
eg: People who do sedentary work need exercise.
做久坐工作的人需要锻炼。
(保持健康或培养技能的)一套动作,训练活动,练习
eg: He does stretching exercises every morning.
他每天早上都做伸展运动。
习题;练习
eg: I have to finish the grammar exercises before I go out.
我出去之前必须先做完语法练习。
行使;运用;使用
eg: The government is exercising its military power.
政府正在行使自己的军事权。
(为达到特定结果的)活动
eg: The officer took part in an exercise in public relations.
这个官员参加了一场公共关系的活动。
操练,演习,演练
eg: The military exercises of Japan have threatened us.
日本的军事演习威胁到了我们。
典礼;仪式
eg: My parents attended my graduation exercise.
我的父母参加了我的毕业典礼。
二、原来exercise还能作动词行使;使用;运用
eg: His father has exercised considerable influence on him.
他的爸爸对他有相当大的影响。
锻炼;训练;操练
eg: I exercise three times a week.
我每周锻炼三次。
使焦虑;使不安;使烦恼
eg: Obesity has been a problem exercising many people around the world.
肥胖是一个让世界上很多人忧虑的问题。
锻炼(身体某部位)
eg: How can I exercise my waist and arms?
我要怎么才能锻炼腰和手臂呢?
三、exercise到底可数不可数?很多同学都很疑惑exercise到底可数不可数,真相是exercise既可以作可数名词,又可以作不可数名词。当表示“练习,习题,体操,功课,操练”等,exercise为可数名词,常用复数。表示“锻炼,运动”时为不可数名词。
eg: The teacher asked her to do more spelling exercise.
老师让她多做拼写练习。
The
boy is a bag of bones because of the lack of exercise.这个男孩瘦得皮包骨头,因为他缺乏锻炼。
四、exercise可以和这些词搭配opening exercises 开幕仪式
eg: We watched the opening exercises of Olympic Games on TV.
我们在电视上看了奥运会的开幕式。
mental exercise 智力训练