◆这本词典是供外国学生用的。

误：The dictionary is designing for foreign students.

正：The dictionary is designed for foreign students.

析：design用作动词除表示“设计”外，还可表示“计划”、“打算”等，如：His father designed him for a lawyer.(他父亲打算要他当律师)。

不过此用法更多是用于被动形式，即用于be designed for sb (sth)，be designed to do sth，be designed as sth 等。

如：The weekend party was designed to bring the two old men together.(这次周末聚会的用意是要使两位老人见面)，

The room was designed as thechildren’splayroom.(这间房间计划用作儿童游戏室)。

This piece of land is designed for a garden. 这块地预定做花园。

知识检验

1.A lot of people often forget that oral exams__________ to test our communicative ability.

A.design B.are designed

C.are designing D.are being designed

解析：选B。考查动词的时态和语态。句意：很多人经常忘记设计口语测试是用来检测我们的交际能力的。一般现在时表示经常性动作或状态时,常与often,always,usually,sometimes,every day等时间状语连用。oral exams与design存在着被动关系,故用被动语态。

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