Definition of indirect object in English:

indirect object

noun

Grammar

A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book).
〔语法〕间接宾语。比较DIRECT OBJECT
Compare with direct object
Example sentencesExamples
- I tried not to think about anything but our direct and indirect objects review for the rest of class.
- Yes, I didn't know what the difference between a direct and an indirect object was until I was in my 20s.
- Using a straight news story, circle all the direct objects in blue, the indirect objects in red, and the objects of prepositions in green.
- And Russian is a case language so they also had to differentiate between direct and indirect objects.
- However, some transitive verbs take a prepositional phrase instead of an indirect object.

Definition of indirect object in US English:

indirect object

nounˈˌindəˈˌrekt ˈäbjəktˈˌɪndəˈˌrɛkt ˈɑbdʒəkt

Grammar

A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book).
〔语法〕间接宾语。比较DIRECT OBJECT
Compare with direct object
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, I didn't know what the difference between a direct and an indirect object was until I was in my 20s.
- Using a straight news story, circle all the direct objects in blue, the indirect objects in red, and the objects of prepositions in green.
- And Russian is a case language so they also had to differentiate between direct and indirect objects.
- I tried not to think about anything but our direct and indirect objects review for the rest of class.
- However, some transitive verbs take a prepositional phrase instead of an indirect object.

词汇	indirect object
释义	Definition of indirect object in English: indirect object noun Grammar A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book). 〔语法〕间接宾语。比较DIRECT OBJECT Compare with direct object Example sentencesExamples I tried not to think about anything but our direct and indirect objects review for the rest of class. Yes, I didn't know what the difference between a direct and an indirect object was until I was in my 20s. Using a straight news story, circle all the direct objects in blue, the indirect objects in red, and the objects of prepositions in green. And Russian is a case language so they also had to differentiate between direct and indirect objects. However, some transitive verbs take a prepositional phrase instead of an indirect object. Definition of indirect object in US English: indirect object nounˈˌindəˈˌrekt ˈäbjəktˈˌɪndəˈˌrɛkt ˈɑbdʒəkt Grammar A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book). 〔语法〕间接宾语。比较DIRECT OBJECT Compare with direct object Example sentencesExamples Yes, I didn't know what the difference between a direct and an indirect object was until I was in my 20s. Using a straight news story, circle all the direct objects in blue, the indirect objects in red, and the objects of prepositions in green. And Russian is a case language so they also had to differentiate between direct and indirect objects. I tried not to think about anything but our direct and indirect objects review for the rest of class. However, some transitive verbs take a prepositional phrase instead of an indirect object.
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