linking verb

noun
🔊/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ vɜːb/
🔊/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ vɜːrb/
(also copula)
(grammar语法)
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  1. a verb such as be or become that connects a subject with the adjective or noun (called the complement) that describes it系词;连系动词
    • In ‘She became angry’, the verb ‘became’ is a linking verb.在 She became angry 一句中,动词 became 为连系动词。🔊🔊