potential to be/potential as

xiaoyuexiao

这两个词组的区别有哪位能帮忙说下~~谢谢

tumimi

potential as/to be在OG/Prep上都沒有出現過.

OG/Prep上的:
- potential (as a noun) for something
- potential (as a noun) to do something

感覺potential as/to be都以對.
anyway, wait for NN/OG's explanation

xiaoyuexiao

因为有道题是这样的：

Gas hydrates,chemical compounds of water and natural gas,are increasingly being studied for their potential to be huge reservoirs of energy,possibly causing sea floor instability,and significant contributors to global warming.

有一个选项只把to be换成了as 但答案就是原句的这个 所以想问下这两个的区别~

tumimi

unfortunately, 我手上的手都沒有說到potential to be/as.
LZ的題是那來的?  如果不是OG/Prep上的, 就不用深究~

grassgreen

这道题的正确答案是E: as huge reservoirs of energy, as possible causes of sea floor instability, and even as .