Preposition and Prepositional Phra
e.g.:w o He left on a cold winter morning.
The boy at the back of the classroom is from Linyi.
He found everything in good order.
Between 11 and midnight suits me.
After Saturday would be a good time to go away for a few days.
He came out from behind the door.
26.1 Collocation of prepositions with adjectives,
verbs and nouns
1) Prepositions after adjectives
(1) Some adjectives can only be followed by specific
glen
prepositions:
e.g.: Don’t be afraid of difficulties. I’m not accustomed to the cold. He was abnt from the meeting.
be anxious about, be ashamed of, be aware of, be blind to, be busy with, be capable of, be characteristic of, be conscious of, be content with, be crazy about, be famous for, be dependent on, be fatal to, be fit for, be fond of, be equal to, be full of, be keen on, be late for, be loyal tobe nervous about, be proud of, be ready for, be rude to, be short of, be similar to, be tired of, be sure of, be rich
in, be worthy of …
(2) e.g.: I was angry at John’s remark. (对…事生气) I was angry with John. (对…人生气) be grateful to sb. for sth.
(3) Some adjectives can collocate with different prepo-
sitions to express different meanings.
英语四级各项分数e.g.: He is good at computer games. That medicine is good for headache.
He is guilty of murder.ashtray I felt guilty about leaving without saying goodbye. I’m sick of lies. (=tired/bored) She’s sick for her home / her friends. (=long fr)
2) Prepositions after verbs
a) Verb + preposition: account for, aim at, approve of, arrange for, believe in, burst into, come by, count on, go over, focus on, head for, insist on, listen to, long for, look into, look after, mock at, participate in, persist in, refer to, arch for, nd for, wait on, arrive at, boast of, complain about, differ from, lead to, play with, take over, wait on … Some verbs combined with different repositions de- note different meanings:
consist of 由…组成 consist in 在于 deal with 论及 deal in 售卖 result from 由于 result in 导致 stand by 支持 stand for 代替
b) Verb + object + preposition
accu…of blame…for charge…with coax…into compare…with convict…of cure…of deprive…of devote…to
entitle…to excu…for exempt…from hurl…at impo…on inform…of inrt…into mistake…for ultiply…by
name…after notify…of postpone…until prevent…from quote…from regard…as relieve…of replace…by
annalynne mccord rob…of substitute…for warn…of
His walk reminds me of the way his father walks.
We suspected him of having taken the money.
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Try to convince them of the value of the plan.
His wife reproached him for forgetting their anniversary.
▲ It should be noticed that the combinations are
different from such multi-word verbs as catch hold of,
catch sight of, find fault with, give ri to, get hold of, have a look at, lay emphasis on, lay hands on, make too much of, lo track of, lo sight of, make a fool
of, make a fuss about, make a mess of, make an example of, make friends with, make fun of, make room for, make u of, play a joke on, take advantage of, pay attention to, say goodbye to, put an end to, take advantage of, take care of, take charge of, take interest in, take note of, take notice of, take part in, take pride in, take the place of, etc.
c) Verb + adverb particle + preposition
break away from catch up with come up to come up with do away with face up to get down to get on with go in for keep away from look back upon look down upon/on look forward to look out for make up for stand up to talk down to
Jack has come down with a bad cold． Mr. Smith is looked up to by all his students
． I couldn’t put up with the noi any longer.
d) Verb + object + adverb particle+ preposition
bring sb. along to a place 带某人去某处 bring sb. back to life 使某人起死回生 bring sth. round to sth. 把 (话题mcx)引到某物上
e) Verb + (object +) preposition + noun
这类短语动词和上面所讲的“动词+名词+介词”结构不同。这类短语动词中“介词+名词”是固定搭配，其中的名词不可随意更换。常见的这类短语动词有：
bear sth. in mind (记住某事) put sth. into practice (将某事付诸实施)
take sth. into account / consideration (考虑某事) come to a conclusion / decision (得出结论／做出决定) come to light (显露出来) come into existence / being (开始存在; 维基百科 英文形成) come into effect / u (生效; 开始使用)
come into view / sight (gvmt出现; 映入眼帘) come into office / power (就职; 上台执政) ke
ep in touch (保持联系)
3) Collocation of prepositions with nouns
