proposal表示“提議,建議”時,其后可接介詞短語或動詞不定式作定語,也可接that從句作同位語。proposal所接由that引起的表語從句或同位語從句中的謂語動詞須用虛擬語氣。

常見句型

用作名詞 (n.)

They presented concrete proposals for improvement.

他們提出了改進的具體建議。

It seems a proposal about building a bridge has been made.

建一座橋的提案似乎已呈上。

The proposal to close the hospital was rejected by a large majority.

關閉該醫院的提議遭到大多數人的拒絕。

My proposal is that we should send a few comrades to help the other groups.

我的建議是我們派幾個同志去幫別的小組。

The mother flatly rejected my proposal that she meet her daughter tomorrow.

那位母親直截了當地拒絕了我的建議,即她應該明天去看她的女兒。

She had had many proposals but preferred to remain single.

許多人向她求過婚,但她愿過獨身生活。

詞匯搭配

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

accept〔approve, consider〕 a proposal采納〔批準,考慮〕建議

agree to sb's proposal同意某人的建議

decline〔kill, reject〕 a proposal謝絕〔否決,拒絕〕建議

fall in with sb's proposal同意某人的建議

make〔offer〕 a proposal to sb向某人求婚

present〔put forth〕 a proposal提出建議

support〔withdraw〕 a proposal支持〔收回〕提議

名詞+～

compromise proposal妥協性提議

reform proposal進行改革的建議

～+后置定語

proposal to reduce taxes減稅的建議

～+介詞

proposal for有關…的提議

proposal for peace和平建議

proposal of marriage to sb向某人求婚