把2 bǎ preposition ① (表示处置) [used to advance the object of a verb to the position before it]▸ 把话题引开 steer the conversation away from a topic ▸ 把门关上 close the door ▸ 把双手伸出来 hold one’s hands out ② (表示致使) [used to introduce a ‘subject + verb + complement’structure]▸ 把孩子们乐坏了。 The children were overjoyed. ▸ 快把他累死了。 He was so tired he could have dropped. ③ (表示不好的结果) [used to introduce a ‘doer + action’structure expressing an unhappy outcome]▸ 要犁地的时候我偏偏把牛丢了。 I was just about to start ploughing when the ox went missing. |