英语介词全攻略A

英语介词全攻略

一、常用介词

(一)、ABOUT　

1、动词+about+sth.。about在此表示“论及，谈起，涉及，着手”等意思：

argue about辩论	know about了解
arrange about安排	quarrel about争论，
ask about询问	read about读到
bring about带来，	see about负责处理
care about在意	set about开始
chat about闲聊	speak about谈起
complain about报怨	talk about谈论
go about着手	tell about讲述
hear about听说	think about考虑
inquire about打听	trouble about担心
	worry about着急

She inquired about my brother. 她向我打听有关我兄弟的情况。

I must set about my packing. 我必须开始收拾行装。

What are you chatting about 你们在聊什么呢？ 

2、be +形容词+about+sth.。about在此意思是“为…，对…”，接表原因的词：

be anxious about为…着急	be happy about为…而高兴
be bad about对…感到不舒服	be mad about为…发疯
be busy about忙于…	be nervous about对…感到紧张
be careful about小心…	be particular about挑剔…
be certain about对…有把握	be pleased about为…兴奋
be concerned about关心…	be strict about对…严格
be crazy about为…发狂	be thoughtful about对…考虑周到的
be excited about为…感到激动	be uneasy about为…感受到不安

What have you been busy about today 今天在忙些什么？

You are certainly very thoughtful about others. 你为别人想得太周到了。

I’m strict about such things. 对这些事我是很严格的。 

注：come about发生       get about（疾病、谣言）流行  turn about转身，

leave about到处乱放   lie about随便堆放             put about打扰;传播，

put oneself about使…发愁。这些词组中about作副词，此时about不能接宾语。 

 

(二)、AFTER 

1、动词+ after。介词after有“追赶，问候，效仿”之意：

ask after问候     be after寻求       do(sth.)after学着做

go after设法得到  inquire after问候   look after寻找

run after追求     seek after追逐     take after长得像

Every afternoon he called to ask after his girl friend.

他每天下午都打电话问候他的女朋友。

The boy takes after his father. 这男孩长得像他父亲。

The dogs went after the wounded deer. 一群狗在追赶那只受伤的鹿。 

2、after构成的其它短语。after在不同的短语中意思各异：

after a littlemomentwhile过了一会    after all毕竟,after dark天黑以后，

after one’s heart合…的心           after school放学后

after service售后服务               after the fashion勉强

day after day日复一日               one after another一个接一个

year after year年复一年。

Don’t be too strict with him. After all he is still a child.

不要太苛刻了，毕竟他还是个孩子。

He can speak and write English after a fashion. 他多少会说和写一点英语，但不太好。 

 

(三)、AT 

1、动词+ at。at表示“指向某一目标，到达某地”：    

arrive at抵达	pull at拉扯
call at访问某地	rejoice at对…高兴
catch at(it)当场抓住	shoot at朝…射击
come at攻击	smile at向某人微笑
fire at向…开火	stare at怒目而视
glance at瞟一眼	tear at撕
glare at怒目而视	thrust at刺向
grieve at忧伤	tremble at颤抖
knock at敲	wonder at吃惊
laugh at嘲笑	work at工作
look at看一眼

Don’t let me catch you again at it.不要再让我当场逮住你。

We must “shoot the arrow at the target”. 我们必须有的放矢。

They trembled at the sight of the peasant’s spears. 看到农民的梭标，他们阵阵发抖。 

2、be +形容词过去分词+ at。其中at表示“情绪、情感的原因，或对某物具有某种感情”：

be alarmed at对…保持警觉	be impatient at对…不够耐心
be angry at恼怒于	be mad at狂热于
be astonished at对…吃惊	be pleased at对…感到高兴
be bad at不擅长	be present at出席
be clever at对某事很灵巧	be quick at对…很机敏
be delighted at高兴	be satisfied at满意,
be disappointed at对…失望	be shocked at对…非常震惊
be disgusted at厌恶	be surprised at吃惊
be good at擅长	be terrified at受到…的恐吓

They were overjoyed at his return to work. 他们对他重返工作感到欣喜。

They are alarmed at the growth of the liberation movement in the colonies.

他们对殖民地日益壮大的解放运动警觉起来。 

3、at+名词构成的词组：

at a distance在一定距离	at last最后
at a loss不知所措	at least至少
at a time一次	at most最多
at all一点也不	at once马上
at any cost不惜一切代价	at present目前，
at best最好也只是	at sea不知所措
at first起初	at times有时
at hand手头	at will任意地
at heart在内心里	at work起作用
at home在家； 无拘束	at worst最坏

4、其它含有at的短语：

work hard at勤奋工作    drop in at顺路拜访。