一些表示某类人的名词也可用作动词:
He insisted on staying up to nurse the child.
他坚持不懈来护理这个小孩。
We were hosted by members of the embassy.
我们受到大使馆成员的款待。
Our aim is to save the patient and not to doctor him to death.
我们的目的是把他的病治好,而不是把他治死。
The equipment was manned by three workers per shift.
这个设备每一班由三个工人操作。
He has soldiered in France in his youth.
他年轻时在法国当过兵。
The army was officered by brave men.
这支军队由勇敢的人担任军官。
He fathered many inventions.
他有过许多发明。
一些表示其它实物的名词也可作动词:
Each apartment can house a family of six.
每套房间可以住一户六口之家。
I hope we can room together.
我希望我们能住同一个房间。
This helped to bridge over our difficulties.
这帮助我们渡过了困难。
They flowered well but bore little fruit.
它们花开得很好,但果结得不多。
He floored the room.
他给房间铺上地板。
We manured the soil before sowing.
播种前我们先施底肥。
An aeroplane was used to dust insectcide.
一架飞机用来喷洒杀虫剂。
We decided to dam the river.
我们决定筑一道拦河坝。
He is busy oiling the bicycle.
他忙着给自行车上油。
He wolfed down three great bowls of rice.
他狼吞虎咽地吃了三大碗饭。
The pill is coated with sugar.
药丸外面有糖衣。
Executives, workers and technicians team up.
行政人员、工人和技术人员组成一个工作组。