Report在作為“介紹,報(bào)道信息”時(shí)既可以是及物動(dòng)詞,也可以是不及物動(dòng)詞.作為及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其后直接接賓語(yǔ)；在作為不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),采用介詞“on”連接賓語(yǔ).那么在使用中,如何判斷該詞何時(shí)為及物動(dòng)詞,何時(shí)為不及物動(dòng)詞呢?
在朗曼和牛津詞典中都對(duì)這一點(diǎn)沒(méi)有具體的說(shuō)明,但根據(jù)兩個(gè)詞典中的例句,個(gè)人總結(jié)出的一點(diǎn)規(guī)律：當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)為“news”等單數(shù)或簡(jiǎn)單可數(shù)名詞時(shí),report為及物動(dòng)詞；當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)為復(fù)數(shù)名詞或詞組時(shí),“report”一般為不及物動(dòng)詞,其后接介詞“on”.例句如下：
及物動(dòng)詞：We aim to report news as fairly as possible.
The Times reported a secret programme by the country to build nuclear warheads.
不及物動(dòng)詞：
Nicky reports to me on any new developments in the relevant technological fields.
She was sent to Washington to report on the presidential elections.
The press reported on Republican sex scandals.
究其原因,可能在于后一種情況下報(bào)告是一個(gè)延續(xù)的過(guò)程,所以用“on”來(lái)表示.