another time是名詞性短語還是副詞性短語　　

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another time 的本義是“另外的時(shí)間”，根據(jù)句子的語境不同，它可以譯為“另外的時(shí)間”“改日”等。從語法上看，它有時(shí)是名詞性短語，有時(shí)副詞性短語。　　

1. 用作名詞性短語時(shí)，它可用作主語或賓語（用作動(dòng)詞賓語或介詞賓語）。如：　　

Another time is impossible. 另外安排時(shí)間是不可能的。　　

Might I suggest another time? 我可以建議另找個(gè)時(shí)間嗎? 　　

Her moods kept changing—happy at one time, filled with despair at another time. 她的情緒多變——時(shí)而高興，時(shí)而感到絕望。　　

2. 用作副詞性短語時(shí)，它則用作狀語。如：　　

Let’s talk more another time. 改天再談。　　

We can do it another time. 我們可以下次再做。　　

Not to worry, we can always go another time. 不要緊，我們可以隨便再找個(gè)時(shí)間去。　　

He’s busy. Why don’t you come another time? 他很忙。你們另外找時(shí)間再來怎么樣? 　　

【相關(guān)歸納】　　

another day（另外一天）也具有以上類似用法。　　

1. 用作名詞性短語時(shí)，它可用作主語或賓語。如：　　

We may as well stay here for another day. 我們不妨在這里再待一天。　　

We aren’t free tomorrow. Can we arrange another day? 我們明天沒空，我們能改個(gè)日子嗎?　　

The survivors on the rock signalled that they were short of water but could hold out for another day.  巖石上的幸存者發(fā)信號(hào)說他們?nèi)彼�了，但還能堅(jiān)持一天。　　

有時(shí)還可以有所有格。如：　　

Well, that’s that. Another day’s work finished. Let’s go home. 好了，就那樣定了。又完成了一天的工作，咱們回家吧。　　

2. 用作副詞性短語時(shí)，它則用作狀語。如：　　

It was necessary for them to stay another day. 他們有必要再留一天。　　

He suggested that she should come another day. 他建議她改天再來。　　

Tell them I am not very well. I will go and see them another day. 告訴他們我不大舒服。過幾天我會(huì)去看他們的。　　

If she stayed another day, he would drive her home. 如果她再待一天，他就開車送她回家了。　　

One day he wanted his lunch early, another day he wanted it late.  他一天要早點(diǎn)吃午飯，另一天又要晚點(diǎn)吃午飯。　　

When I asked them to wait, Tom agreed to wait a week but Bill refused to wait another day. 我請(qǐng)他們等等時(shí)，湯姆同意等一個(gè)星期，可比爾多一天都不愿等。