"intransitive" 怎么发音
word
ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv
in-TRAN-suh-tiv
ɪntɹˈænsɪtˌɪv
in-tran-SIT-iv
释义
Describes a verb that does not take a direct object; the action stays with the subject and does not affect anything else.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv
英式英语
ɪntɹˈænsɪtˌɪv
简化发音
美式
in-TRAN-suh-tiv
英式
in-tran-SIT-iv
语境中听
'Arrive' is an intransitive verb.
An intransitive verb does not need an object.
'Sleep' is another example of an intransitive verb.
Not all verbs are intransitive—some need an object.