1. 表示“感激”“赞赏”等,通常为及物动词,其后可接名(代)词、动名词、名词性从句等作宾语,但不能接不定式。如:

I really appreciate a good cup of tea. 有好茶一杯,我就真乐在其中了。

I appreciate your giving me so much of your time. 真感激你为我花了这么多时间。

I appreciate being given this opportunity. 非常感谢给了我这个机会。

I appreciate that you have come here so early. 感谢你来得这么早。

其后不直接跟 if 或when引导的从句,若语义上需要接这类从句,需借助 it。如:

I (would) appreciate it if(when)……;如果……我将十分感激。(重要五颗星)

I would appreciate it if you paid in cash.

假如你支付现金的话,我会不胜感激。

I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't mention it.

如果你不提它,我会很感激。

We really appreciate it when she offered to help. 她来帮忙了,我们十分感激。

I would much appreciate it if you would arrange this for us. 如果你能替我安排这事,我将非常感激。

2. appreciate后大多接“事”作宾语,而很少接“人”作宾语;thank只能接“人”作宾语。比较:

正:We appreciate your help. 我们感谢你的帮助。

误:We appreciate you for your help.(没有这种用法)

正:He thanked her for her help. 他感谢她的帮助。

误:He thanked her help.

注意:

thank+表示人的词语

appreciate+表示物的词语(大多情况)

请看:

They obviously appreciate you very much

他们显然对你感恩戴德。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》P1368

说明了appreciate真的能接表示人的词语做宾语,只是词典上的例子比较少。这个观点与当前的许多词典和教辅材料相悖的。

3. appreciate+动名词(这个动名词有时候可以带上逻辑主语)

[V -ing] I don't appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen.

我不愿被人当作二等公民。

[VN -ing] We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems.

如有任何问题,请告诉我们。

We'd appreciate your leaving as fast as possible.

如果您能尽快离开,我们将不胜感激。

知识拓展:

appreciate用法详解

一、词义用法问题

1. 欣赏,赞赏(不用于进行时)

That’s because you can’t appreciate music. 这是因为你不能欣赏音乐。

I appreciate his generosity. 我赞赏他的慷慨大方。

2. 理解,体会(同义词 understand、realize几乎可以 通用)

I appreciate the difficulty. 我理解这种困难。

I am afraid you don’t appreciate America. 恐怕你不理解美国。

appreciate:understand fully

realize: understand and believe

3. 感谢,感激(同义词thank) 通常不用于进行时

I appreciate your goodness in calling. 我感谢你好心来访。

He appreciated their confidence. 他感激他们的信任。

注意:

thank+表示人的词语

appreciate+表示物的词语

4.珍视(同义词value,多种场合可以互换)

appreciate(value)sb.’s friendship/help珍视某人的友谊(帮助)

但是在表示“把某事看得重于某事”时只用value,如:

value honour more than life 把荣誉看得重于生命

二、后续宾语问题

其后可接名(代)词、动名词、名词性从句等作宾语,但不能接不定式。如:

We shall appreciate hearing from you again. 能再次收到你的来信,我们将十分感激。

I appreciate that you have come here so early. 感谢你来得这么早。

注意:其后只能接“事”作宾语,而不能接“人”作宾语 (注意:这与thank 的用法恰恰相反)。如:

正:I appreciate your kindness. 谢谢你的好意。

误:I appreciate you for your kindness.

正:He thanked her for her kindness. 他感谢她的好意。

误:He thanked her kindness.

三、后接if或when从句的问题

其后不直接跟if或when引导的从句,若语义上需要接这类从句,需借助it。如:

I would appreciate it very much if you would help me with it. 如果你能帮助我做这事,我会十分感激。

We really appreciate it when she offered to help. 她来帮忙了,我们十分感激。

四、有关修饰语的问题

要表示程度,可用 deeply, highly, (very) much 等副词修饰。如:

I deeply appreciate your kindness. 我深深感谢你的好意。

He highly appreciated their help. 他非常感谢他们的帮助。

注意:much 修饰 appreciate时,只能置于其前,而不能置于其后但 very much 却可以):

我们非常感谢你的邀请。

正:We much appreciate your invitation.

正:We appreciate your invitation very much.

误:We appreciate your invitation much.

考题实训:

1.I would appreciate it a secret.

A.you to keep B. your keeping c. that you are keeping D. that you would keep

2.I really appreciate to relax with you on this nice island.

A. to have had time B. having time

c. to have time D. to having time(上海高考题)

3. I appreciate to your home.

A. to be invited B. to have invited

c. having invited D. being invited(四级考题)

4. People appreciate with him because he has a good sense of humor . (四级考题)

A. to work B. to have worked c. working D. having worked

5. I appreciated the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.

A. having been given B. having given

c. to have been given D. to have given(研考题)

6. As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

A. hearing B. to hear c. to be hearing D. having heard( 研考题)

7.I would appreciate it you call back this afternoon for the doctor’s appointment.

A. until A. if C. when D. that

答案:BBDCAAC

appreciate真的不能接表示人的词语做宾语吗