So, " mitigate" is not necessarily a transitive verb, but it can be a transitive verb. Okay?

所" mitigate" 是个不及物动词，也是个及物动词。是吧？

It's got a whole range of grammatical use now, both transitive and intransitive, you get, 'it's been dumbed down', 'it's being dumbed down' ...

Dumb如今在语法上有一系列的新用法，是及物动词，也是不及物动词，例如：“it's been dumbed down”或“it's being dumbed down”等。

" Go off" is what we call an intransitive verb.

go off就是我们所的不及物动词短语。

Then there's the intransitive verb - that's a verb without an object.

那，这样就会到不及物动词decline——也就是不带宾语。

'Lie' is an intransitive verb and it has no object.

lie 是不及物动词，没有宾语。

The first is an intransitive phrasal verb and it means to visit someone in the place where they are, usually their house.

第一个是不及物动词短语，意思是到人所在的地方人，通常是他们家里。

" Eat" is intransitive, which means we do not have to say it. So, you can say this: I'm really hungry. Let's eat!

“Eat”是不及物动词，也就是我们不必吃了什么或者要吃什么。所，你这么：我好饿。我们吃饭吧！

English speakers do not generally use intransitive verbs, verbs that do not take an object, in the passive voice.

英语母语人士一般不使用不及物动词，即不带宾语的动词。

Intransitive verbs, such as " go off, " do not have a direct object.

不及物动词短语是没有直接宾语的，如" go off" 。

The short answer is that " raise" is a transitive verb and " rise" is intransitive.

简单来，“raise”是及物动词，“rise”是不及物动词。

The intransitive verb pattern is unusual.

不及物动词句型很特别。

To start you thinking about intransitive verbs consider this passage.

为了让你更好地理解不及物动词，先看看这段话。

Notice that this time the verb is intransitive and inseparable so we don't actually need an object to express this idea, do we?

请注意，这次动词是不及物动词和不分的，所我们不需要一个宾语来表达这个想法，对吧？

Now in the 1990s, we get a different grammatical use - a use of the verb without an object, an intransitive use, 'they're dumbing down'.

而到了20世纪90年代，dumb有了另一种截然不同的语法用法——其后不接物，也就是作为不及物动词使用，如“they're dumbing down”（后面没有带宾语）。

That means, in sentences, we cannot separate them with other words.

也就是，在句子中，我们无法在不及物动词短语中间插入其他词。

Now this phrasal verb is intransitive and therefore it's also inseparable right?

这个短语动词是不及物动词，因此也是不分割的，对吧？

On the other hand, " rise" is intransitive. It is never followed by a direct object.

而“rise”是不及物动词，后面不能直接跟宾语。

Unlike intransitive verbs, transitive verbs take one or more complements.

与不及物动词不同，及物动词需要一个或多个补语。

On the other hand, " rise" is intransitive.

另一方面，" rise" 是不及物动词。

In a previous Everyday Grammar, we discussed intransitive verbs.

在上一期的《每日语法》节目里，我们讨论了不及物动词。