infinitive

US [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]
UK [ɪnˈfɪnətɪv]
  • adj.【语】(不受人称、数、时态限制的)动词不定式的
  • n.(动词的)不定式（英语中的动词不定式可单独使用，如she can swim中的swim，或带to，如she likes to swim.）
  • Web不定词；原形动词；动词原形
Plural Form：infinitives  

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infinitive
n.
1.
（动词的）不定式（英语中的动词不定式可单独使用，如 She can swim 中的 swim，或带 to，如 She likes to swim)the basic form of a verb such asbe orrun . In English, an infinitive is used by itself, for exampleswim inShe can swim (this use is sometimes called thebare infinitive ), or withto (theto-infinitive ) as inShe likes to swim .

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1.
In this phrase "to" is a preposition, not an infinitive sign, so it should be followed by a noun or a gerund, not the root form of a verb.
在这个短语中，是介词，to不是不定式符号。因此它后面要接名词或动名词，不能接动词原形。
zài zhè ge duǎn yǔ zhōng , shì jiè cí , to bú shì bù dìng shì fú hào 。 yīn cǐ tā hòu mian yào jiē míng cí huò dòng míng cí , bù néng jiē dòng cí yuán xíng 。
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2.
Like the word 'can', 'could' is always used with the base infinitive form of the verb.
就像单词can一样，could通常也用于动词不定式的基本形式中。
jiù xiàng dān cí can yí yàng , could tōng cháng yě yòng yú dòng cí bù dìng shì de jī běn xíng shì zhōng 。
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3.
finds the infinitive of a verb from one of its forms combined at a simple or composed tense.
认定不定式的动词从形式合并为一个简单的或组成紧张。
rèn dìng bù dìng shì de dòng cí cóng xíng shì hé bìng wéi yī gè jiǎn dān de huò zǔ chéng jǐn zhāng 。
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4.
An action name explains what the action actually does, and it is often a verb in the infinitive form (like show , list , edit , and so on).
一个动作的名称解释了什么是真正的行动确实有效，而且往往是在这样一个动词不定式形式（show，list，edit，等等）。
yī gè dòng zuò de míng chēng jiě shì le shén me shì zhēn zhèng de xíng dòng què shí yǒu xiào , ér qiě wǎng wǎng shì zài zhè yàng yī gè dòng cí bù dìng shì xíng shì ( show,list,edit , děng děng ) 。
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5.
But no, all that's left is an infinitive phrase.
但是，没有了。留下的是一个不定式短语。
dàn shì , méi yǒu le 。 liú xià de shì yī gè bù dìng shì duǎn yǔ 。
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6.
Specifically, they produce much more sentences of MAKE with bare infinitive as the object complements than native English writers do.
具体而言，中国英语专业学生相对大量使用动词不定式作为MAKE的宾语补足语结构。
jù tǐ ér yán , zhōng guó yīng yǔ zhuān yè xué shēng xiāng duì dà liàng shǐ yòng dòng cí bù dìng shì zuò wéi MAKE de bīn yǔ bǔ zú yǔ jié gòu 。
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7.
In the usual (traditional) description of English, the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle.
语法里，不定式是最常用的（传统的）动词表达形式。
yǔ fǎ lǐ , bù dìng shì shì zuì cháng yòng de ( chuán tǒng de ) dòng cí biǎo dá xíng shì 。
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8.
The proper name is the subject of a pure infinitive comprehended as such in a field of intensity.
在激情领域，专有名词被理解充当是纯粹不定词的主词。
zài jī qíng lǐng yù , zhuān yǒu míng cí bèi lǐ jiě chōng dāng shì chún cuì bú dìng cí de zhǔ cí 。
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9.
This machine is specially designed for plucking guard hair of mink. The speed of the main shaft is infinitive variable.
该机器是专门用于对水貂的针毛进行拔除的专用设备。主轴无级调速。
gāi jī qì shì zhuān mén yòng yú duì shuǐ diāo de zhēn máo jìn xíng bá chú de zhuān yòng shè bèi 。 zhǔ zhóu wú jí tiáo sù 。
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10.
If the infinitive is the logical subject of the movement said infinitive suffer, the infinitive with the passive voice.
如果不定式的逻辑主语是表示不定式动作的承受者，则不定式用被动语态。
rú guǒ bù dìng shì de luó jí zhǔ yǔ shì biǎo shì bù dìng shì dòng zuò de chéng shòu zhě , zé bù dìng shì yòng bèi dòng yǔ tài 。
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