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：

arrange about安排，argue about辩论, ask about询问，bring about带来，

chat about闲聊，care about在意，complain about报怨，go about着手，

hear about听说, inquire about打听,know about了解， quarrel about争论，

read about读到, see about负责处理，set about开始, speak about谈起,

talk about谈论, think about考虑, trouble about担心，tell about讲述，

worry about着急。现举例说明其中一些短语的用法：

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 bad about对…感到不舒服，be busy about忙于…,

be careful about小心…, be certain about对…有把握, be concerned about关心…,

be crazy about为…发狂，be excited about为…感到激动, be happy about为…而高兴,

be mad about为…发疯，be nervous about对…感到紧张, be particular about挑剔…,

be pleased about为…兴奋，be strict about对…严格，be thoughtful

about对…考虑周到的，

be uneasy about为…感受到不安。请看例句：

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。例如：

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 little/moment/while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。例如：

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,

call at访问某地, catch at(it)当场抓住, come at攻击, fire at向…开火,

glance at瞟一眼, glare at怒目而视, grieve at忧伤，knock at敲,

laugh at嘲笑, look at看一眼, pull at拉扯, rejoice at对…高兴，

smile at向某人微笑, shoot at朝…射击, stare at怒目而视,

thrust at刺向, tear at撕, tremble at颤抖，wonder at吃惊，work at工作。例如：

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 angry at恼怒于, be alarmed at对…保持警觉,

be astonished at对…吃惊, be bad at不擅长, be clever at对某事很灵巧,

be delighted at高兴，be disgusted at厌恶, be disappointed at对…失望，

be good at擅长, be impatient at对…不够耐心, be mad at狂热于,

be pleased at对…感到高兴, be present at出席, be satisfied at满意,

be surprised at吃惊, be shocked at对…非常震惊，be terrified at受到…的恐吓,

be quick at对…很机敏。例如：

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 a loss不知所措，

at a time一次，at all一点也不，at any cost不惜一切代价，at best最好也只是，

at first起初，at hand手头，at heart在内心里，at home在家；

无拘束，at last最后，at least至少，at most最多，at once马上，at present目前，

at sea不知所措，at times有时，at will任意地，at work起作用，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。

（四）、for

1.动词+for

a)动词+for。for表原因、目的：account for解释；说明, answer for对…负责,

apply for申请；请求, apologize for为…而道歉, beg for请求, call for要求,

care for在意, enter for报名参加, fight for为…而战, hope for希望,

inquire for查询；求见, leave for离开某地到另一地, look for寻找, long for盼望,

mistake for误认为, plan for计划做某事, prepare for为…作准备,

provide for为…提供, reach for伸手去拿, run for竞选, stand for象征,

search for搜寻, send for派人去请, speak for陈述意见、

愿望, take for当作, wish for希望, wait for等待。例如：

his illness accounts for his absence. 他因病缺席。

the baby reached for the apple but couldn’t reach it.

那婴儿伸手去苹果，但够不着。

he who would search for pearls must dive below.

要想找到珍珠，必须潜到海底。

b)动词+sb.+ for +sth.。for表示原因或目的：ask for要求得到,

blame for因…责备, excuse for宽恕, forgive for谅解, pardon for原谅,

pay for花钱买, praise for称赞, punish for对…进行惩罚,

push for催逼，reward for酬谢, thank for对…表示谢意。例如：

please excuse me for my being late. 请原谅我的迟到。

forgive me for my keeping you waiting. 请见谅，让你久等了。

2. be +形容词+for。for表作用、目的、对人或物有某种情绪等：

be anxious for急于做, be eager for渴望, be bad for有害于,

be convenient for便于, be good for利于, be famous for以…出名,

be fit for适合于, be grateful for对…心存感激, be impatient for对…不耐烦,

be late for迟到, be necessary for有必要, be ready for作好准备,

be sorry for为…而后悔, be responsible for对…负责,

be suitable for适合于, be unfit for不适合, be useful for对…有作用。例如：

he is eager for success. 他渴望成功。

the government is responsible for the nation’s welfare.

政府负责民众的福利。

3.for+名词构成的词组：for all尽管，for a song非常便宜地，

for certain确切地，for company陪着，for ever永远，for example例如，

for fear以免，for fair肯定地，for free免费，for fun为了好玩，

for good永远，for instance比方，for luck祝福，for life终身，

for long长久，for nothing白白地，for once有生第一次，for oneself替自己，

for pleasure为了消遣，for reason因为…理由，for sale供出售，

for shame真不害臊，for short简称，for sport好玩，for sure确切地。

4.动词+副词/名词+for构成的短语：be in for将遇到，make up for弥补，

go in for从事，l o ok out for提防，take sth. for granted把…当作理所当然,

have an ear for音感好, have a gift for有某方面的天赋。

（五）、from

1.动词+from

a)动词+ from。from表示“来源、原因、起始”等：come from来自,

date from追溯, depart from违背, die from死于, escape from逃出,

fall from自…跌落, hang from垂挂, hear from收到来信,

learn from向某人学习, return from自某地返回，

rise from自…冒出, result from起因于, suffer from忍受。例如：

all the characters in the book are drawn from real life.

书中所有的人物都来自于真实的生活。

any damage resulting from negligence must be paid for by the

borrower.

因疏忽引起的任何损坏都应由借用者负责赔偿。

he has recovered from his surprise. 他好不容易回过神来。

b)动词+ sth./sb. +from + sth./ sb. /a place。from表示“来源、免于”等：

borrow from向…借, choose from选自, excuse from免除, keep from阻止做,

prevent from不准做, protect from不受…之害, receive from收到,

remove from移动；除去, save from保全；拯救, separate from分离开来, stop

from阻止。例如：

he was excused from attendance at the lecture. 他获准可不去听课。

stop the child from spoiling the book. 不要让孩子弄坏了书。

2. be +形容词+ from。此时from含义众多：be absent from缺席,

be different from与众不同, be far from更不用说, be hidden from躲避,

be made from用…制成, be tired from因…而疲倦。例如：

the boy can’t walk and is far from running.那男孩不会走路，更不用说跑了。

3.from…to…。本短语表示从一种状态到另一状态的变化或从…到…：

from bad to worse每况愈下，from beginning to end自始至终，

from cover to cover从头到尾，from china to peru到处，

from day to day一天一天地，from door to door挨家挨户，

from end to end从头至尾，from first to last自始至终，

from hand to mouth勉强糊口，from head to foot从头到脚，

from mouth to mouth广泛流传，from sun to sun从日出到日落，

from start to finish从头开始，from top to toe从头到脚，

from time to time不时地，from top to bottom彻底地
（六）、in

1.动词+in

a)动词+ in。in在短语中的含义异常丰富：believe in信任, break in碎成，

bring in引起；产生；带来, call in下令收回, fill in填充,get in收获,

hand in上缴, involve in涉及, lie in在于, result in导致, share in共享,

succeed in成功, take in卷起；订阅, turn in归还当局。例如：

he was so short of money that he had to call

in the loans that he had made. 他很缺乏资金，不得不收回所有的款子。

your failure lies in your laziness. 你失败的原因在于懒惰。

orders are given to take in sail.已发布收帆的命令。

b)动词+sb./time/money+ in。介词in后接（doing）sth.：help sb. in

帮助某人做某事, spare time/money in匀出时间或钱做某事,

spend time/money in花时间或钱做某事,

waste time/money in浪费时间或钱做某事。例如：

she offered to help him in the housekeeping when i am not here.

她提出，我不在家时她可以帮助他料理家务。

2. be +形容词+ in。in表示“在某些方面或穿着”：be active in活跃于,

be absorbed in专心致志, be busy in忙碌, be born in出生于,

be concerned in牵涉, be clothed in穿着, be disappointed in对…失望,

be diligent in勤于, be experienced in在…有经验, be employed in任职于,

be engaged in忙碌, be expert in某方面的专家, be excellent in在…优秀,

be interested in对…有兴趣, be lacking in缺乏, be rich in富有,

be slow in迟缓, be successful in在某方面成功, be skilled in精于,

be strict in严于, be weak in弱于。例如：

she was completely absorbed in her own affairs. 她完全专注于自己的事务。

more than one person has been concerned in this. 不只一人牵涉到这件事。

3. in +名词。 in表示“处于某种状态或在某些方面”等意思：in advance提前,

in all总共，in balance总而言之，in bed卧床，in body亲自，in brief简明扼要，

in case万一, in charge主管，in danger有危险, in debt负债, in despair失望,

in force大量地；有效，in full全部地, in flower开花,in general一般说来,

in itself本身, in love恋爱, in order井然有序, in person亲自,

in public公开地, in progress有进展, in practice从实践上看,

in rags穿着破衣, in research探索, in return作为报答,in ruins一片废墟,

in short总之,in theory从理论上看, in trouble有麻烦, in tears眼泪汪汪,

in time及时, in turn按顺序, in vain白白地，in view看得见。

注意下列几个词组

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