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關(guān)閉窗口 三、用前綴和后綴構(gòu)成的復合形容詞
復合形容詞可由各種前綴和后綴構(gòu)成（即在本來是形容詞的前或后加上某些表示特定意義的前綴或后綴構(gòu)成復合形容詞）。如：
We offer interest-free credit on all new cars. 所有新車我們都提供無息貸款服務(wù)。
Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health-conscious. 隨著消費者健康意識的增強，運動型飲料開始流行起來。
He began to insist upon a bullet-proof limousine, just for peace of mind. 他開始堅持要防彈豪華轎車，僅僅是為了安心而已。
They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties. 他們成功地對植物進行了實驗，發(fā)現(xiàn)了抗病品種。
四、用well, bad, ill, poorly等構(gòu)成的復合形容詞
——well
There is a special need for well-trained teachers. 特別需要訓練有素的老師。
At last she managed to have a well-deserved rest. 她終于爭取到了完全應該得到的休息。
Tonight’s speaker is a well-known writer and journalist. 今晚的講話人是出名的作家兼新聞記者。
The well-established firm closed down with the loss of 600 jobs. 那家地位鞏固的公司倒閉了，造成600 個職位喪失。
The hotel has a well-run restaurant offering a good choice of dishes. 這家賓館內(nèi)有一家經(jīng)營得很好的餐廳，提供各種各樣的飯菜。
A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot. 設(shè)計精良的運動鞋應能減輕沖擊力以保護每只腳的28 塊骨頭。
——bad
It is his illness that makes him bad-tempered. 他因為生病，脾氣變得暴躁。
He acknowledges that when he’s tired he gets bad-tempered. 他承認自己累了就會發(fā)脾氣。
Eric was really bad-mannered. I’m never going to invite him again. 埃里克真沒禮貌。我永遠不想再請他來了。
When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent. 尼克出現(xiàn)頭痛時脾氣就變得很差，甚至還會動粗。
——ill
They accepted her claim that she had been ill-treated. 他們相信她受虐待的說法。
She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left. 她把不義之財塞入錢包后就離開了。
There’s nothing worse than for a parent to ill-treat a child. 沒有什么比父母虐待自己的小孩那樣更糟糕。
Once again an official inquiry has spoken of weak management and ill-trained workers. 官方調(diào)查又一次提到了管理不力與工人缺乏訓練的問題。
The British are considered ill-mannered, badly dressed and unsophisticated. 英國人被認為缺乏教養(yǎng)、衣著邋遢、頭腦簡單。
If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation. 如果這些銀行不再對這個倒霉的項目提供支持，它也就破產(chǎn)了。
It seemed a singularly ill-judged enterprise for Truman to undertake. 這對于杜魯門來說似乎是一項特別不明智的事業(yè)。
Every government is ill-disposed to the press, all or some of the time. 歷屆政府一直以來——或者說某些時候——都對新聞界冷面相待。
——poorly
My office is poorly-ventilated. 我的辦公室通風不良。
Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work. 沒有學歷使他們一輩子都得從事枯燥乏味而且通常報酬很低的工作。
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