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今在语法上有一系列的新用法，可以是物动词，也可以是物动词，例：“it's been dumbed down”或“it's being dumbed down”等。

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

go off就是我们所说的物动词短语。

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

那，这样就会说到物动词decline——也就是带宾语。

Intransitive means to not take a direct object.

物是指带直接宾语。

Now, once you know how to recognise a phrasal verb you need to learn how to use it correctly and one of the first things that you need to find out is is it a transitive or an intransitive phrasal verb?

那么，果你知道何辨识一动词短语，你需要学会何正确地使用它，而这当中你首先需要知道的就是它是一物动词短语还是一物的动词短语？

All verbs are classified as either transitive or intransitive.

所有的动词被分为物或物。

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

lie 是物动词，没有宾语。

" 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”是物动词，也就是说我们必说吃了什么或者要吃什么。所以，你可以这么说：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.

英语母语人士一般使用物动词，即带宾语的动词。

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

物动词短语是没有直接宾语的，" go off" 。

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

简单来说，“raise”是物动词，“rise”是物动词。

The intransitive verb pattern is unusual.

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物动词，先看看这段话。

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有了另一种截然同的语法用法——其后接某物，也就是作为物动词使用，“they're dumbing down”（后面没有带宾语）。

And to check if they are transitive or intransitive, or separable or inseparable because the dictionary will tell you that!

并且查看它们是物还是非物，是可拆分还是可拆分，这些词典里都会告诉你。

These verbs are interesting because all of them can be used in a transitive or an intransitive sense.

这些动词很有趣，因为它们都可以用在物义或物意义上。

On the other hand, " rise" is intransitive.

另一方面，" rise" 是物动词。

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

而“rise”是物动词，后面能直接跟宾语。

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

与物动词同，物动词需要一或多补语。

So whether a phrasal verb is transitive or intransitive, it's important to know because it helps you to understand how to use it correctly.

所以了解一动词短语是物的还是物的非常重要，因为它会帮助你理解何正确使用它。