make ends meet(勉强维持生计)是一种怎样的语法?
我知道这是固定结构,那么这是怎么形成的?还是固定结构不讲究语法?
make ends meet(勉强维持生计),是固定搭配,也是符合语法结构(动词+宾语+宾语补足语)。
1. 分析如下:
make 是及物动词;
ends,是名词作make的宾语;
meet,是动词作宾语补足语。
所以,这个短语是动宾+宾语补足语构成的。
2. 语法:
make +宾语+宾语补足语,表达:“使....怎么样或者干什么”
宾语补足语可以是形容词、名词、代词、动词原形、过去分词。
注意:make是使役动词,当宾语补足语和宾语是主动关系的时候,宾语补足语是动词原形。
例句:
Nothing would make him change his mind.
没有什么会使他改变主意。
I wouldn't make him speak.
我不能使他开口。
Many families struggle to make ends meet.
许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。
I wish to make him a present.
我想送他一件礼物。
Experiences make him better.
经历让他成长。
Does it make him feel like that?
这让他有那种感觉吗?