"the building was in good repair"
"She repaired her TV set" "Repair my shoes please"
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich" "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
"He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
"remedy these deficiencies" "rectify the inequities in salaries" "repair an oversight"
"A hot soup will revive me" "This will renovate my spirits" "This treatment repaired my health"
误 The shop is closed during repair.
正 The shop is closed during repairs.
析 during repairs表示“在维修期间”,其中repair表示“维修工作”,是可数名词,并常用复数形式。
这座古建筑正在修缮之中。误 The ancient building is under repairs.
正 The ancient building is under repair.
析 under repair表示“在修理之中”,其中repair表示“修理”,是不可数名词,不能用复数形式。
尽管那座桥已用了50多年,但仍然维修良好。误 Although the bridge has been used for more than fifty years, it is still in a good repair.
正 Although the bridge has been used for more than fifty years, it is still in good repair.
析 in good repair表示“维修良好”。在这个词组中, repair是不可数名词,表示“维修状况”,前面不能加a。
我们只好改道,因为前面正在修路。误 We had to divert, because the road ahead was in repair.
正 We had to divert, because the road ahead was under repair.
析 in repair的意思是in good working condition(状况良好)。“正在被修理”应该是under repair,它相当于being repaired,介词under的意思是“在…中”“在…期间”。
