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waterwa · 发表于 2004-10-26 00:41:00

83. Of 120 minerals known to have been

used as gemstones, only about 25

are in common use in today jewelry.

答案D. 是不是改成：today's jewelry?

请问答案C. common use要不要改成 common used

be used in 还是be use in还是都可以？

friend_friend · 发表于 2004-10-26 02:35:00

"in common use" is a phrase in which "use" works as a noun instead of a verb.

D, 你的改法正确.

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waterwa · 发表于 2004-10-26 17:24:00

in common use是什么意思呀？

如果use这里是名词，那么该句的谓语是什么呀？

stellate · 发表于 2004-10-26 18:54:00

only about 25 are in common use in today jewelry.

friend_friend · 发表于 2004-10-26 21:50:00

common use = 常用, 普遍使用. 从字面理解也出不了偏差啊!

waterwa · 发表于 2004-10-26 23:49:00

请问主谓宾是25 minerals are in common use吗？矿石是常用？好像不大通呀？该怎么理解？谢谢

stellate · 发表于 2004-10-27 00:37:00

以下是引用waterwa在2004-10-26 0:41:00的发言：

83. Of 120 minerals known to have been

used as gemstones, only about 25

are in common use in today jewelry.

在已知的120种用作宝石的矿石当中，只有25种是现在珠宝中常用的。

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