常用英语介词用法小结

常用英语介词用法小结

逆着

We sailed against the wind. 我们逆风行船。

Drug taking is against the law. 吸毒是违法的。

反对

We won our match against that team. 我们在比赛中赢了那个队。

No one is against this proposal. 没有人反对这个提议。

靠着，依着

to lean against the wall 靠着墙

与…成对照

The picture looks better against the light wall. 这幅画挂在浅色的墙上显得更美。防备；防御

against a rainy day 防备雨天

We are all taking medicine against the flu. 我们都在服药预防流感。

以…相抵

income against expenditure 以收抵支

与…相反

against my better judgment 与我的判断相反

在…里，在…附近

at the market 在市场

at our destination 在我们的目的地

出现在…一面；在或接近某一位置

always at my side 总是站在我一边

at the center of the page 在页码中央

向，朝向

Questions came at us from all sides. 从四面八方向我们涌来的问题

出席

at the dance 出席舞会

在…期间

at the dinner hour吃饭时间

at a glance转瞬间

在某一状态或状况下

at peace with one's conscience. 心安理得

在某一活动或某一领域内

skilled at playing chess精于棋艺

good at math擅长数学.

在某一点到达或运用比率、限度、或数量

at high speed以高速

It flies at about 900 kilometers an hour. 它以每小时900公里的速度飞行。

at 20 paces 在二十步处

at 350F 在华氏三百五十度时

到达，接近某一时刻或年龄

at three o'clock到三点

at 72 years of age到七十二岁时.

因为

rejoice at a victory. 因胜利而欢欣鼓舞

I laughed at his silliness. 我笑他的愚蠢。

以…方式；通过

exited at the rear gate. 从后门溜走

根据

at my request 根据我的请求

凭借

at the mercy of the court 在法庭的宽容下

正在

at work正在工作

在…附近；在…周围(= around)

He lives somewhere about here. 他住在附近。

四周围绕着(= around)

to plant trees about the house 在房子四周植树

关于；对于

Tell me something about your trip. 请告诉我一些关于你旅行的情况。

Later a neighbour told me about him. 后来的一位邻居跟我谈起了他。忙于

What are you about? 你在忙什么呢？

准备做

The chorus is about to sing. 合唱团就要开始唱了

在近处；在旁边

standing by the window 站在窗户旁边

a table by the bed床边的桌子

经；由；从

We came by the back road. 我们从后面的小路而来

经过…旁

He walked by me. 他从我旁边走过。

在…期间；在…中间

sleeping by day. 在白天睡觉

不迟于

By tomorrow he'll be here. 他明天就到这儿。

被；由

written by Shakespeare 莎士比亚写的

根据；按照

to play by the rules 按规则比赛

相差

His horse won by a nose. 他的马以一鼻之差取胜。

以…方式

She earned money by writing. 她靠写作挣钱。

We went by air. 我们乘飞机走。

以…的名义

He swore by the Bible to tell the truth. 他对圣经发誓要说真话。

表示相（乘）除（以计算面积）

a room 15 feet by 20 feet 一间长20英尺宽15英尺的房间

to divide X by Y 用Y除X

以…计的：

The star received letters by the thousands. 这位明星收到数以千计的信件。逐一；连续

One by one they left. 他们一个接一个地离去了。

They were persuaded little by little. 他们渐渐被说服了

相关，就…来说

siblings by blood. 嫡系亲属