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Urge

發佈時間: 2021/02/24

Urge

政府力勸(urge)市民盡快接種新冠疫苗,除了特首和一眾高官率先接種外,政府擬設立10億元保障基金。市民接種疫苗後,若出現不良反應,可獲經濟支援,死亡最多可獲賠250萬,嚴重受傷最多賠300萬。

Urge用作動詞時,語氣強烈,解「力勸、敦促、竭力主張」--strongly suggest/advise。由於urge解「努力勸告某人去做某事」,即是未做那件事情,所以urge後接to infinitive,而不是verb + -ing。常用句式urge somebody to do something。

例句︰The Government urges the public to carefully ascertain online information on the vaccines and not to believe in unverified rumours.(政府呼籲市民小心核實網上有關疫苗的資訊,切勿隨便相信未經核實的傳聞。)

The doctor urged parents to swap sugary drinks for healthier alternatives.(醫生敦促父母將含糖飲料換成更健康的替代品。)

Urge也可以用作名詞,指「強烈的慾望、衝動」。例句︰Last week I had a sudden urge to go hiking in the early morning.(上星期,我突然渴望清晨去行山。)He couldn't resist the urge to shop online.(他無法抗拒網上購物的衝動。)

(本欄逢周三、五刊登)

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