vt.使具備資格；描述；[語(yǔ)]修飾

vi.取得資格；合格

This test will qualify you to fly an aircraft. 這次考試將使你取得駕駛飛機(jī)的資格。

His knowledge and skills qualify him for the job. 他的知識(shí)和技能使他有資格擔(dān)任這項(xiàng)工作。

Your passport qualifies you to receive free medical treatment. 你所持的護(hù)照可使你享有免費(fèi)醫(yī)療。

I qualify it as a plot. 我說它是一個(gè)陰謀。

I won't qualify until next year. 我明年才具備資格。

After three years here you'll qualify for a rise. 你在這里三年就可獲加薪。

Our team has qualified for the semi-final. 我隊(duì)已有資格進(jìn)入半決賽。

In that case, he won't qualify as a good husband. 這么說來,他不算是個(gè)合格的丈夫。

qualify的基本意思是“(使)有資格”,指通過宣誓、作保、遵照必要形式或條件而獲得合法或適當(dāng)?shù)臋?quán)力,還可指取得或具備某一職業(yè)的合格條件。引申可作“限制”“修飾”解。

qualify可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)可接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ),意為“使某人有資格做某事”。

qualify還可接以動(dòng)詞不定式充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。

qualify與介詞as連用表示“有條件做…”; 與介詞for連用表示“能勝任,有做…的條件”。

在非正式語(yǔ)體里, qualify可引出直接引語(yǔ),作“贊許”解。

qualify的過去分詞qualified可用作形容詞,在句中作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。

下列各組里兩個(gè)句子的意思相同: 約翰有資格做一名律師。John qualifies as a barrister.John qualifies for a barrister. 訓(xùn)練課程使你有資格成為駕駛教練員。The training course qualifies you to bea driving instructor.The training course qualifies you as adriving instructor.

下列兩個(gè)句子的意思不同: He qualified as a typist.他爭(zhēng)取到了作打字員的資格。He was qualified as a typist.他是個(gè)合格的打字員。