一、形容詞或形容詞短語可以作狀語,表示行為方式或伴隨狀況.有時,它會像非限制性定語從句一樣,表示意義上的增補(bǔ),其邏輯主語是句子的主語.例如：
1.Crusoe stared at the footprint,full of fear.（＝Curose,who was full of fear,stared at the footprint.）克魯索兩眼死盯著腳印看,內(nèi)心里充滿著恐懼.
2.He approached us,full of apologies.（＝He,who was full of apologies,approached us.）他連聲道歉地朝我們走過來.
二、形容詞或形容詞短語可以作狀語,表示原因.這種狀語一般位于句首,有時也可位于句中.例如：
1.Angry at the girl oversleeping,Mr Green went down to wake her up.（＝Mr Green went down to wake up the girl because he was angry with her for oversleeping.）格林先生下去叫醒她,是因為她睡過了頭惹惱了他.
2.Lin Tao,glad to accept the suggestion,nodded his agreement.（＝Because he was glad to accept the suggestion,Lin Tao nodded his agreement.）
因為林濤很樂意接受這個建議,所以他就點頭同意了.
三、形容詞或形容詞短語可以作狀語,表示時間或條件.這種狀語通常位于句首,也可位于句末.例如：
1.Ripe,these apples are sweet.（＝When / If these apples are ripe,they are sweet.）這些蘋果熟了,味道很甜.
2.Enthusiastic,they are quite cooperative.（＝When / If they are enthusiastic,they are cooperative.）
他們熱心時是很愿意合作的.
四、形容詞或形容詞短語可以作讓步狀語.這種狀語常由連詞or連接的兩個或兩個以上的并列形容詞構(gòu)成,一般位于句首,有時也可位于句中.例如：
1.Right or wrong,he always comes off worst in an argument because of his inability to speak coherently.（＝Whether he is right or wrong,he always comes off worst because of his inability to speak coherently.）
由于講話語無倫次,所以不論有理沒理,他在辯論中的表現(xiàn)總是非常糟糕.
2.Wet or fine,he got up at six and took a walk in the park.（= Whether it was wet or fine,he got up at six and took a walk in the park.）
不管是晴天還是下雨天,他總是六點鐘起床,并到公園里散散步.
五、形容詞或形容詞短語可以作狀語,表示結(jié)果或存在的狀態(tài).這種狀語在句中的位置比較靈活.例如：
1.For a moment she just stood there,unable to believe what had just happened.
她在那兒呆呆地站了一會兒,不敢相信剛才發(fā)生的事情.
2.One woman was lying in bed,awake,listening to the rushing wind.
有一個女人躺在床上,毫無睡意,靜聽那疾馳而過的大風(fēng).
六、形容詞或形容詞短語可以在句首作狀語,表示說話人的態(tài)度.例如：
1.Strange,he should have done such a thing.
奇怪,他做了這樣一件事.
2.Worse still,the lion could even carry off the baby it its mouth.
更糟糕的是,獅子甚至能把嬰兒叼走