Re: [文法] want + object + to-infinitive / v-ing.

楼主: dunchee (---)   2025-02-19 21:56:33
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: I don't want you talking about her.
: I don't want you to talk about her.
字典是好物
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/want
下方Grammar方框:
‧ You say I don’t want someone doing something, when this is annoying or
causes problems:
I don’t want other people telling me how to spend my money.
You can also say:
I don’t want other people to tell me how to spend my money.
换句话说这两个句型只有在表达特定意思时才有这现象。
: This wall wants painting.
: The students want teaching.
: Both #1 and #2 are acceptable and grammatical, and mean essentially the same
: (and to most hearers, probably exactly the same).
: However, the gerund construction of #3 and #4 is not universally common, at
: least in the United States. It is more popular in certain regions. In many
: parts of the US, these would more likely be expressed as:
同一字典页面找
2 NEED ... used to say that you need .....
want doing British English *informal*(=need to be done)
The carpet really wants cleaning.

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