
1.由at构成的短语
at dawn拂晓
at sunrise日出时
at noon中午
at night夜晚
at table在用餐
at last最后
at times有时候
at the same time同时
at all costs不惜一切代价
at least至少
at the thought of一想到
at daybreak黎明
at sunset/sundown日落时
at dusk黄昏
at risk有危险,冒险
at present目前
at most至多
at the sight of一看到
2.由by构成的短语
by accident/chance偶然
by turns轮流
by check用支票
by mistake错误地
by no means决不
by credit card用信用卡
by no means绝不
by means of借助……手段
by the way顺便说一句
3.由from构成的短语
from day to day日复一日
from now on 从现在起
from then on从那时起
from bad to worse越来越糟
from head to foot从头到脚
from time to time时不时地
4.由in构成的短语
in high/poor/bad spirits情绪高/低/差
in tears热泪盈眶
in fear在恐惧中
in danger在危险中
in surprise惊讶地
in trouble陷入困境
in safety很安全
in need有需要
in good order很整齐
in silence静静地
in doubt有疑问
in advance事先
in the meantime同时
in case假使
in contrast 相反
in fact实际上
in general一般说来
in public公开地
in short总之
in one’s opinion在某人看来
in no time立刻
in all总共
in brief简而言之
in good condition状况好
in other words换句话说
in return作为报答
in the course of在……过程中
in the end最后
in the long run从长远来看
5.由on构成的短语
on board乘(车,飞机)
on duty值班
on fire着火
on earth到底
on holiday/vacation度假
on strike罢工
on (the) average平均
on purpose故意地
on the contrary相反
on the way在途中
on foot步行
on business出差
on sale在出售/在打听
on a visit在访问
on the spot当场
on the rise在上升
on the phone在打/接电话
on time准时
6.由out of构成的词组
out of breath气喘吁吁
out of control失去控制
out of danger脱险
out of work失业
out of date过时
out of fashion不时尚
out of order发生故障
out of shape变形
out of reach拿不到
out of touch失去联系
out of the question不可能
out of question没问题
7.to one’s+情感名词:astonishment(惊讶),amazement(惊愕),annoyance(烦恼,恼火),delight(高兴),dismay(惊慌、愕然),disappointment(失望),joy(高兴),relief(欣慰,释然),regret(遗憾),surprise(惊讶),satisfaction(满意),sorrow(悲伤)
8,of+great / much+抽象名词=very + 形容词 如:it is of great / much value.=it is very valuable.
of+no+抽象名词=not + 形容词 如:it is of no use.=it is not useful.=it is useless.
9.由with构成的短语
with在英语中用法繁多,其主要用法如下:
(1)表示“和……在一起”“由……陪同”或“有……在场”的意思。如:
mr. and mrs. smith were there, with their family of three small children .
would you like to come to the theatre with us ?
you cannot see mr.johnson at the moment , as he is with the manager.
(2)表示两种事物之间的相应关系或齐头并进的意思。如:
with time passing,they have grown into big boys and big girls .
temperature varies with the time of the year.
(3)表示“带有、带来、带走、携带”等伴随的意思。如:the waiter arrived with a cup of coffee.
he came downstairs with his coat over his arm .
(4) 引导一个表示方式的状语附加语。如:the stranger spoke with a foreign accent .
he looked at me with a frown .
同样用法的有:with a sneer嘲笑地,with a sign唉声叹气地,
with a sob抽噎地,with a laugh哈哈一笑,大笑着
(5)指原因或理由。如:his face was red with anger. the small child trembled with fear.
