及物動詞
1.推薦, 介紹, 讚許某人[某事物]
Can you recommend a classmate who can take up the job?
你能不能推薦一位能承擔這項工作的同學?
Can you recommend me a good book?
你能給我介紹一本好書嗎?
I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.
我把這個劇推薦給所有愛好優秀戲劇的人。
My neighbour recommended her own daughter as an excellent secretary!
我的鄰居自薦她的女兒, 說她是個極好的秘書!
2.勸告, 建議
I recommend caution in dealing with this matter.
我建議慎重處理此事。
He recommends wearing safety equipment.
他建議佩戴安全裝備。
The committee has recommended that the training program (should) be improved.
委員會建議培訓計畫應當改進。
I wouldn't recommend him to go there.
我勸他不要到那裡去。
3.(特質等)使…顯得可取
This plan has much to recommend it.
這項計畫有很多可取之處。
4.使顯得吸引人;使受歡迎
5.托,託付
She recommended her baby to the care of an old woman.
她把嬰兒託付給一位老太婆照管。
不及物動詞
1.推薦;提出建議
I have not any power in the firm except to recommend.
我在公司里除了有建議之權外,什麼實權也沒有。
常用結構
recommend sb.= recommend ...to sb. 向某人推薦,介紹
recommend sb. for 推薦某人做 ……
recommend sb. as 推薦某人為 ……
recommend sth. for 推薦某物做某種
用途
recommend doing 建議做 ……
recommend sb. to do sth. 建議某人做某事
recommend that ... 建議 ……
The teacher recommended that we (should) read the novel.
老師建議我們讀一下這本小說。
易混辨析
introduce/recommend
兩者都有介紹的意思。 introduce 介紹與某人相識,常用句型 introduce sb. to sb. ; recommend 向某人介紹或推薦,側重於個人傾向。
溫馨提示
recommend 後可接不定式的複合結構;也可接 doing 形式。 類似用法的詞還有: allow, advise, forbid, permit , etc 。
另外, recommend 表示主觀判斷時,後面通常為虛擬語氣的賓語從句,從句中謂語動詞用 should+ 動詞原形, should 可以省略。類似用法的詞還有:
advise, command, demand, desire, insist, order, propose, require, suggest, urge, etc 。