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(jìn)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(guān)閉該醫(yī)院的提議遭到大多數(shù)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(dāng)?shù)鼐芙^了我的建議,即她應(yīng)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(zhǔn),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(xié)性提議

reform proposal進(jìn)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(guān)…的提議

proposal for peace和平建議

proposal of marriage to sb向某人求婚