内容简介

名词 “example” 的意思是 “例子”。除了最常见的 “give an example（举一个例子）” 和 “offer an example（提供一个例子）” 之外，包含单词 “example” 的常见搭配还有哪些？来看主持人 Phil 带来的视频讲解。

用法总结

1. “Give (an) example” 举（个）例子

• Can you give an example to help me understand this concept better?

• I'll give you an example of why I'm annoyed.

2. “Provide (an) example” 提供（个）例子

• I can provide you with some examples of my work, so you can see what I can do.

• She asked me to provide an example to illustrate my answer.

3. “Find (an) example” 发现、寻找（一个）例子

• I found many examples of this problem in the data.

• I need to find examples of irregular verbs to help with my grammar practice.

4. “Take something as an example” 以……为例

• If we take the climate crisis as an example, we can see how urgent global cooperation is.

• We can take this song as an example of traditional music.

5. “Include (an) example” 包括（一个）例子

• I've included examples of waste. I can cite all of them to show why we are losing money.

• In your presentation, make sure to include an example to clarify your point.

6. “Cite (an) example” 引用（一个）例子

• He cited an example from the book to explain his point.

• The doctor cited an example of a patient who improved with the new treatment.

7. “Draw from examples” 举例（说明）

• I've drawn from a range of examples to show why this is a problem.

• You can draw from an example in the textbook to solve this problem.