in the days of sailing vessels the crew were afraid they would be becalmed here,为什么用be
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in the days of sailing vessels the crew were afraid they would be becalmed here,为什么用be
答
afraid后面加一个完整的句子,would 后面加动词原形be做谓语,becalmed是becalm的被动形式,表示被阻止.为什么用被动，becalm是风平浪静使(船)停驶的意思，这个动作是they发出的呀crew和后面的they照应，所以谓语用复数。they指船员们，船员们害怕因为船被阻止而停留在这。船员是动作的承受者，是被动。