(完整版)介词与介词短语

第三章介词与介词短语

against prep. （反）对；以……为抵御对象

拓展：be against 反对；违背；违反

边开车边打手机是违反交通规则的。

Driving while using cell phone is against the traffic rules. along prep. 沿着

拓展：along/together with 与……一起

among prep. 在……（三者以上）中；……之一

拓展：among other things = among others 尤其，其中behind prep. 在……之后adv. 在（向）后

拓展：fall/be behind (in) 在……方面落后（于……）between prep. 在（两者或两两）之间adv. 在（两者）之间拓展：between ourselves=between you and me 仅仅你我知道的秘密，不足为外人道

except prep. 除……之外（排除同类事物）

拓展：except for 除……之外（只接名词或代词）

There is nothing in the classroom except a chair or two.

教室里除了一两把椅子外，几乎空了。

in prep. 在……中

拓展：in that 因为

in a hurry 匆忙

in demand 需求

in order to do sth. 为了做某事

in particular 特别

of prep. ……的

拓展：be of 具有……（如be of great help/importance/use/value）

on prep. 在……上；在……时间；关于

拓展：on behalf of 为了某人的利益

On/Upon doing... 一……就

周围的邻居在听到了“救命”的尖叫声后，马上给警方打了电话。

On hearing the cry for help, the neighbours immediately called the police.

to prep. （表示方向）到，向，往；（表示间接关系）给……，于……

拓展：just to do 仅仅为了……

追星族在体育场外等了三小时就是为了一睹体坛明星们的风采。

The fans waited outside the stadium for three hours just to have a look at the sports stars.

only to do 结果却……

我匆忙赶往机场，不料飞机已经起飞了。

I hurried to the airport, only to find that the plane had already

taken off.

until prep. 直到……为止

拓展：from...until 从……直到

not...until 直到……才

我直到昨天才看到他。

I didn’t see him until yesterday.

up prep. 向上

拓展：up and down 上上下下；前前后后

起床后，他在屋子里来回走动。

He got up and paced up and down the room.

stand up 起立

学生们站了起来，跟老师说再见。

The students stood up and said good-bye to their teacher.

up to 直到……为止

直到目前为止，有100名学生通过了这个考试。

100 students have passed the exam up to now.

It’s up to sb. to do sth. 做某事是某人的责任

究竟是追赶时尚还是穿出自己的风格由你自己决定。

It’s up to you to decide whether to follow the fashion or dress in your own style.

upon prep. 在……上

拓展：look down upon 瞧不起

once upon a time 从前

从前，这里有三条狗。

Once upon a time there were three dogs.