一、形容词或形容词短语可以作状语，表示行为方式或伴随状况有时，它会 像非限制性定语从句一样，表示意义上的增补，其逻辑主语是句子的主语例 如：1. Crusoe stared at the footprint, full of fear. （＝Curose, who was full of fear, stared at the footprint. ）克鲁索两眼死盯着脚印看，内心里充满着恐惧2. He approached us, full of apologies. （＝He, who was full of apologies, approached us. ）他连声道歉地朝我们走过来二、形容词或形容词短语可以作状语，表示原因这种状语一般位于句首，有 时也可位于句中例如：1. Angry at the girl oversleeping, Mr Green went down to wake her up. （＝Mr Green went down to wake up the girl because he was angry with her for oversleeping. ）格林先生下去叫醒她，是因为她睡过了头惹恼了他。
2. Lin Tao, glad to accept the suggestion, nodded his agreement. （＝Because he was glad to accept the suggestion, Lin Tao nodded his agreement. ）因为林涛很乐意接受这个建议，所以他就点头同意了三、形容词或形容词短语可以作状语，表示时间或条件这种状语通常位于句 首，也可位于句末例如：1. Ripe, these apples are sweet. （＝When / If these apples are ripe, they are sweet. ）这些苹果熟了，味道很甜2. Enthusiastic, they are quite cooperative. （＝When / If they are enthusiastic, they are cooperative. ）他们热心时是很愿意合作的四、形容词或形容词短语可以作让步状语这种状语常由连词 or 连接的两个或 两个以上的并列形容词构成，一般位于句首，有时也可位于句中例如：1. Right or wrong, he always comes off worst in an argument because of his inability to speak coherently. （＝Whether he is right or wrong, he always comes off worst because of his inability to speak coherently. ）由于讲话语无伦次，所以不论有理没理，他在辩论中的表现总是非常糟糕。
2. Wet or fine, he got up at six and took a walk in the park. （= Whether it was wet or fine, he got up at six and took a walk in the park. ）不管是晴天还是下雨天，他总是六点钟起床，并到公园里散散步五、形容词或形容词短语可以作状语，表示结果或存在的状态这种状语在句 中的位置比较灵活例如：1. For a moment she just stood there, unable to believe what had just happened.她在那儿呆呆地站了一会儿，不敢相信刚才发生的事情2. One woman was lying in bed, awake, listening to the rushing wind.有一个女人躺在床上，毫无睡意，静听那疾驰而过的大风六、形容词或形容词短语可以在句首作状语，表示说话人的态度例如：1. Strange, he should have done such a thing.奇怪，他做了这样一件事2. Worse still, the lion could even carry off the baby it its mouth.更糟糕的是，狮子甚至能把婴儿叼走。