通常要接不定式作賓語的動詞

通常只接不定式(而不是動名詞)作賓語的動詞有：

afford 負擔得起                       agree 同意

arrange 安排                            ask 要求

care 想要                                choose 決定

decide 決定                              demand 要求

determine 決心                         expect 期待     

fail 未能                                   help 幫助

hesitate 猶豫                             hope 希望

long 渴望                                  manage 設法

offer 主動提出                          plan 計劃

prepare 準備                              pretend 假裝

promise 答應                             refuse 拒絕

want 想要                                  wish 希望

I can’t afford to buy a car. 我買不起汽車。

She refused to help me. 她不肯幫助我。

He agreed to come over right away. 他同意馬上就來。

He managed to avoid an accident. 他設法避免了一次事故。

The boy decided not to become a sailor. 那孩子決定將來不當水手。

He chose not to go abroad until later. 他決定晚點出國。

He pretended not to know the facts. 他佯裝不知實情。