①给某人加油助威:Cheer sb on
As the runners went by, we cheered them on. 当选手经过时,我们给他们加油助威。
②cheer sb up 让某人振作起来
Nothing can cheer him up now. 没有什么事情能让他振作起来。
cheer sth up给某物添彩,使之眼前一亮
The curtain really cheers the kitchen up. 这个窗帘让厨房看起来眼前一亮。
1cheer up有两种用法
1)做及物动词短语时,意思是“使...高兴/振奋起来”,宾语一般是sb/oneself
如:
You should cheer him/yourself up.
你应该让他/你自己高兴起来。
2)做不及物动词短语时,意思是“(自己)高兴/振奋起来”,此时无宾语,不用被动语态
如:
Hearing the good news, I cheered up.
听到这个好消息,我高兴起来了。
2,cheer on只做及物动词短语,意思是“向...欢呼为...鼓劲加油”,可以加sb/sth做宾语(但sth比较少用)
且on是副词,如果宾语是名词,则宾语放在cheer和on中间或放在on后都可以
如果宾语是代词,则宾语只能放在cheer和on的中间
如:We all cheered him on.
我们都给他加油。
Why not cheer on his wonderful performance? = Why not cheer his wonderful performance on?
为什么不为他的精彩表演加油呢?