advertise的用法说明

advertise的用法说明

 advertise '?dv?taiz,分为及物动词 vt. 和不及物动词 vi .两种词性。有做广告、通知、表示,显示等基本释义。

 一、基本词义

 vi. 登广告,做广告:

 He advertised for a secretary. 他登广告招聘一名秘书。

 vt. 为?做广告:

 They advertise their goods in the local papers. 他们在本地报纸上为产品做广告。

 二、常用短语

 advertise oneself 自吹自擂:

 Stop advertising yourself. 别再吹嘘自己了。

 be advertised as 被宣传为:

 The inn is advertised as being from the early 16th century. 这家小旅馆被宣传为自16世纪初就有了。

 三、用法说明

 1. 用作及物或不及物动词时含义不同:

 advertise sth指为某物做广告,即登广告宣传某物,advertise for sth指登广告征求或寻找某物,其中的 for表目的。注意,不要受汉语的影响而译错,如?你要想卖掉你的产品, 你就得为此登广告?译成英语应是:

 If you want to sell your product you must advertise it. 而不是:

 If you want to sell your product you must advertise for it.

 2. 用作及物动词时,其后通常接名词或代词作宾语,虽然有时也接that从句,但通常会改为advertise the fact that?:

 They advertised that a position was open. 他们登出广告说有一个空职位。

 Don?t advertise the fact that you?re looking for another job. 不要让别人知道你在另找工作。

 3. 要加强其语意,可用heavily, widely等副词修饰:

 These products have been advertised very heavily. 这些产品广告做得很多。

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