Are you in the Mood to Learn the Subjunctive
2025/11/29大约 2 分钟
Are you in the Mood to Learn the Subjunctive
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Words in This Story
| word | meaning | 出处 | 含义 | 关联 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| diplomatic | skilful at dealing with people | The subjunctive offers speakers a polite and diplomatic way to tell someone to do something | 灵活变通的 | |
| supervisor | a person who supervises somebody/something | Imagine you are a supervisor. You want your employee to stop being late for work. | 主管、监管 | supervise |
| vital | extremely important | It is vital that he takes his medicine. |
common verbs
| word | meaning | examples | 含义 | 区别 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| propose | to formally suggest sth as a possible plan or action | At the meeting a new advertising campaign was proposed. | ||
| suggest | to mention a plan or an idea that you have for sb to discuss or consider | Tony suggested going out for a walk. | ||
| advise | to tell sb what you think they should do | I would strongly advise you to take the job. | ||
| recommend | to say that sb/sth is good and that sb should try or use them or it | Which film would you recommend? | ||
| request | to ask for sth | Passengers are requested not to smoke on this bus. | ||
| insist | to say strongly that you must have or do sth, or that sb else must do sth | He always insists on the best. |
adjectives
| word | meaning | 出处 | 含义 | 关联 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| essential | completely necessary; that you must have or do | |||
| imperative | very important or urgent | |||
| important | having great value or influence; very necessary | |||
| necessary | that is needed for a purpose or a reason |
| word | meaning | examples | 含义 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authoritative | that you can trust and respect as true and correct | Politicians love to use the subjunctive because it gives a serious and authoritative tone to what they are saying. | 权威性的 |
| nominee | a person who is suggested for an important job, prize, etc. | the presidential nominee of the Republican Party | 被提名人 |
| critically | in a way that is extremely important because a future situation will be affected by it | it's critically important that the next president of the United States 。。。 | 至关重要地 |