用法和搭配:
1、习惯上不接不定式作宾语。其后可接名 (代)词、动名词、名词性从句等作宾语,但不能接不定式:
We shall appreciate hearing from you again.
能再次收到你的来信,我们将十分感激。
I appreciate that you have come here so early.
感谢你来得这么早。
2、习惯上不用“人”作宾语。其后只能接“事”作宾语,而不能接“人”作宾语 (注意:这与thank 的用法恰恰相反):
正:I appreciate your kindness. 谢谢你的好意。
误:I appreciate you for your kindness.
正:He thanked her for her kindness. 他感谢她的好意。
误:He thanked her kindness.
3、后接if或when从句时习惯上要先接it。其后不直接跟if或when引导的从句,若语义上需要接这类从句,需借助it:
I would appreciate it very much if you would help me with it.
如果你能帮助我做这事,我会十分感激。
We really appreciate it when she offered to help.
她来帮忙了,我们十分感激。
4、关于修饰语的搭配习惯:
要表示程度,可用 deeply, highly, (very) much 等副词修饰:
I deeply appreciate your kindness. 我深深感谢你的好意。
He highly appreciated their help. 他非常感谢他们的帮助。
注意:much 修饰 appreciate 时,只能置于其前,而不能置于其后但 very much 却可以):
我们非常感谢你的邀请。
正:We much appreciate your invitation.
正:We appreciate your invitation very much.
误:We appreciate your invitation much.