题目
At a rough estimate, Nigeria is _____ Great Britain.A. three times the size asB. the size three times ofC. three times as the size ofD. three times the size of
At a rough estimate, Nigeria is _____ Great Britain.
A. three times the size as
B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of
D. three times the size of
题目解答
答案
D. three times the size of
解析
本题考查倍数表达法的正确用法。英语中表示“A是B的几倍大/小”时,常用结构为:
- “倍数 + the + 名词(如size, length等) + of + 比较对象”
或 - “倍数 + as + 形容词/副词原级 + as + 比较对象”
本题需注意“size”与“as”的搭配逻辑,避免混淆两种结构。
选项分析
A. three times the size as
错误。“as”在此处多余。若使用“as...as”结构,完整形式应为“three times as large as”,但本题已用“size”表达比较,无需再用“as”。
B. the size three times of
错误。“three times”应直接修饰名词短语“the size”,正确顺序为“three times the size of”。
C. three times as the size of
错误。“as”与“the size”搭配不当。若使用“as...as”结构,需用形容词(如“large”),例如“three times as large as”。
D. three times the size of
正确。符合“倍数 + the + 名词 + of”的固定结构,直接表达“A是B的几倍大”。