哪些动词后面可以接there to be结构

英语中能接there to be结构的动词不多,比较常见的有believe, cause, consider, expect, hate, intend, like, love, mean, prefer, understand, want, wish等。如:

I didn’t expect there to be such a crowd.  我没想到会那么大一群人。

Students hate there to be too much homework. 学生讨厌做太多的家庭作业。

We’d prefer there to be an adult in charge. 我们宁愿有个成年人来负责。

We understood there to be money available.  我们认为有钱可用。

We don’t want there to be any misunderstandings. 我们不希望有任何误解。

You wouldn’t like there to be another war, would you? 你不会愿意再有一次战争吧,是吗?

The tree caused there to be a long shadow on the grass. 那棵树在草地上投下长长的影子。

注:动词let也可以用以上结构,但不定式不带to,即用let there be这样的形式。如:

Let there be no mistake about it. 不要对此有任何误解。

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