belong

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belong的基本含義是“在原來該有的地方”,一般譯為“屬于”,“與…有關”?？梢员硎灸澄飳儆谀橙?某物屬于某物的一部分; 某人屬于某個組織或黨派; 某人屬于某時期或時代; 也可以表示某物〔人〕與另一物〔人〕有適合或匹配的關系。還可以表示某物〔人〕適于放〔用,住〕在某處等。
belong只能用作不及物動詞,不可直接接賓語,常和介詞to連用,指(主權方面的)“屬于”,也指“是(社團、家族、社會階層的)一員”。belong后也可跟其他介詞或副詞,表示“某人或某物在這地方或這場合正合適”。
belong常與表示程度或意志的副詞連用。
在美式英語中, belong除接介詞to, among , in, on, under或with,表示“應歸入… ”,強調關系和歸屬外,還有“住”的意思。
belong后面還可以接不定式,表示“應該”,這屬蘇格蘭用法。
belong是表示所屬關系的詞,一般不用于進行體，也不用于被動結構。

If something belongs to you, you own it.
You say that something belongs to a particular person when you are guessing, discovering, or explaining that it was produced by or is part of that person.
If someone belongs to a particular group, they are a member of that group.
If something or someone belongs in or to a particular category, type, or group, they are of that category, type, or group.
If something belongs to a particular time, it comes from that time.
If you say that something belongs to someone, you mean that person has the right to it.
If you say that a time belongs to a particular system or way of doing something, you mean that that time is or will be characterized by it.
If a baby or child belongs to a particular adult, that adult is his or her parent or the person who is looking after him or her.
If a person or thing belongs in a particular place or situation, that is where they should be.