单词 | group verb |
释义 | > as lemmasgroup verb group verb n. Grammar a multi-word verb consisting of a verb and one or more further elements which together function as a single syntactical unit; a phrasal or prepositional verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > phrasal verb phrasal verb1879 group verb1892 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 138 We may regard pass-by and run-across in such constructions as group-verbs, logically equivalent to such simple transitive verbs as pass and cross in he passed the house, he crossed the road. 1924 H. E. Palmer Gram. Spoken Eng. ii. 169 Some adverbs are so intimately associated with verbs that such combinations may be considered as group-verbs. 1963 F. T. Visser Hist. Syntax Eng. Lang. I. iv. 407 Prepositional object after such group-verbs as break in upon, look out for. 1999 Machine Transl. 14 55 Group verbs..also exhibit a characteristic syntactic behaviour which distinguishes them from the rest. < as lemmas |
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