动词的常用搭配

“动词+about”常见搭配

argue about [over] 为……争论

They always argue about [over] money. 他们总是为钱争吵。

They are arguing about [over] who lost the ball. 他们在争论是谁丢了球。

bother about 烦恼，担心

Don’t bother about it. 不要为那事烦恼。

One should not be bothered about one’s personal gains or losses. 人不应该患得患失。

complain about 抱怨

You have nothing to complain about, do you? 你没有什么不满吧？

She complained to me about his bad manners. 她向我抱怨他不礼貌。

go about开始，着手（工作）

How shall we go about the job? 我们该怎样干这项工作？

It’s not a difficult job if you go about it in the right way. 假若你以正确的方法做，那不是一件困难的工作。

hear about 听说，得知

I’ve never heard about him (this). 我从未听说过他（这件事）。

Have you heard about Jim coming here? 你听说了吉姆要来这里吗?

inquire [enquire] about 询问

I’d like to inquire about the trains for London. 我想问一问开往伦敦的火车班次。

We need to inquire about hotels in Vienna. 我们要打听一下维也纳的旅馆的情况。

know about 了解，知道……的情况

I happened to know about him. 我碰巧了解他的情况。

I don’t know about that matter. 我不知道那件事。

set about 开始，着手

Then he set about writing his report. 于是他开始写报告。

I don’t know how to set about the jo b. 我不知道怎样着手这工作。

worry about 为……担心()

You needn’t worry about him. 你不必为他担心。

Worrying about your health can make you ill. 总是为身体发愁会使你生病。

“动词+at”常见搭配

aim (…) at 瞄准，针对：

He aimed (his gun) at the target, fired and missed it. 他（用枪）瞄准目标开火，却未打中。

When the teacher said that there was a lazy boy in the class, e was aiming at John. 当老师说班上有个不用功的孩子时，他是针对约翰说的。

arrive at 到达（较小地方），达成（协议、结论等）

Soon we arrived at the station. 我们很快就到了车站。

It took a long time to arrive at a conclusion. 花了很长时间才达成一个结论。

call at 拜访（某人的家或某个地方）

I called at Mr James’ this afternoon. 今天下午我到詹姆斯先生家去拜访了他。

Does the steamer call at Naples? 轮船在那不勒斯停靠吗？

drive at 意指；想说；打算

What on earth are you driving at? 你究竟是什么意思？

I couldn’t make out what he was driving at. 我弄不清他是什么意思。

fire (…) at向……开火（射击）

We fired our guns at the enemy. 我们向敌人开炮。

They fired poisoned arrow at us. 他们朝我们放毒箭。

【注】有时用于引申义。如：

The lawyer fired questions at the witness. 律师向证人提出一连串的问题。gaze at 凝视，注视

What are you gazing at? 你在凝视什么？

For hours he sat gazing at the stars. 他好几个小时坐在那里凝望着天上的星星。get at 到达；（伸手）拿到；理解；查明

I could not get at him for the crowd. 人群很拥挤，我没法走近他。

I cant get at the tool on the shelf. 我够不着搁板上的工具。

The truth is sometimes difficult to get at. 有时真相不易搞清。

glance at 看一眼，扫视

The old man glanced at the boy. 那老人看了男孩一眼。

He glanced at her and smiled. 他瞥了她一下，脸上泛起笑容。

glare at 怒视，瞪

They stood glaring at each other. 他俩站在那儿，愤怒地看着对方。

She rose, glaring at the rude waiter. 她站起来瞪着那个无礼的服务员。guess at 推测，猜测