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雅思口语中最易混淆的介词用法

 小圈圈S 2010-09-14
 

 

 

介词 

例句 


accuse somebody of something (NOT for) 

She accused me of poisoning her dog. 

afraid of (NOT by) 

Are you afraid of spiders? 

agree with a person, opinion or policy 

I entirely agree with you. 

He didn’t agree with their sales policy. 

agree about a subject of discussion 

We agree about most things. 

agree on a matter for decision 

Let’s try to agree on a date. 

agree to a suggestion 

I’ll agree to your suggestion if you lower the price. 

angry with a person for doing something (也可用 angry at) 

I am angry with her for lying to me. 

angry about something (也可用angry at) 

What are you so angry about? 

anxious about (= worried about) 

I am getting anxious about money. 

anxious for (=eager to have) 

We are all anxious for an end to this misunderstanding. 

anxious + 不定式 (=eager, wanting) 

She’s anxious to find a job. 

apologise to somebody for something 

I think we should apologise to the Smiths. 

I must apologise for disturbing you. 

arrive at or in (NOT to) 

What time do we arrive at London? 

When did you arrive in England? 

ask somebody to tell something (注意没有for) 

Please ask the price. 

Don’t ask me my name. 

ask (当讨论买卖的具体数额的时候,ask后不加for) 

They are asking $500 a month rent. 

ask for (=ask somebody to give something) 

Don’t ask me for money. 


bad at (NOT in) 

I am not bad at tennis. 

believe a person or something that is said (= accept as truthful; 注
意没有介词) 

Don’t believe her. 

I don’t believe a word she says. 

believe in God, Father Christmas etc (= believe that …exists; trust) 

I believe in life after death. 

If you believe in me I can do anything. 



belong in/on etc (=go, fit, have its place in/on etc) 

Those glasses belong on the top shelf. 

belong to (=be a member of) 

I belong to a local athletics club. 


clever at (NOT in) 

I am not clever at cooking. 

congratulate/congratulations on something 

Congratulations on your new job. 

I have to congratulate you on your exam results. 

congratulate/congratulations on/for doing something 

He congratulated the team on/for having won all their games. 

crash into (NOT usually against) 

I crashed into the car in front. 


depend/dependent on (NOT from OR of) (BUT: independent of) 

We may play football-it depends on the weather. 

details of 

Write now for details of our special offer. 

die for or from 

Lots of people died of flu in 1919. 

A week after the accident he died from his injuries. 

difficulty with something, (in) doing something (NOT difficulties 
to…) 

I am having difficulty with my travel arrangements. 

You won’t have much difficulty (in) getting to know people in Italy. 

disappointed with somebody 

My father was disappointed with me. 

disappointed with/at/about something 

You must be pretty disappointed with/at/about your exam results. 

[a] discussion about something 

We had a long discussion about politics. 

[to] discuss something(注意没有介词) 

We’d better discuss your travel plan. 

divide into (NOT in) 

The book is divided into three parts. 

dream of (=think of, imagine) 

I often dreamed of being famous when I was younger. 

dream about/of (while sleep) 

What does it mean if you dream about/of mountains? 

dress(ed) in (NOT with) 

Who’s the woman dressed in green? 

drive into (NOT against) 

Granny drove into a tree yesterday. 


enter into an agreement, a discussion etc 

We’ve just entered into an agreement with Carsons Ltd. 

enter a place (注意没有介词) 

When I entered the room everybody stop talking. 

example of (NOT for) 

Sherry is an example of a fortified wine. 



explain something to somebody (NOT explain somebody 
something) 

Could you explain this rule to me? 


fight, struggle etc with 

I’ve spent the last two weeks fighting with the tax office. 


get in(to) and out of a car, taxi or small boat 

When I got into my car, I found the radio had been stolen. 

get on(to) and off a train, plane, bus, ship, (motor)bike or horse 

We’ll be getting off the train in ten minutes. 

good at (NOT in) 

I am good at tennis. 


[the] idea of …ing (NOT the idea to …) 

I don’t like the idea of getting married yet. 

ill with 

The boss has been ill with flu this week. 

impressed with/by 

I’m very impressed with/by your work. 

increase in activity, output etc (NOT of) 

I’d like to see a big increase in productivity. 

independent, independence of or from 

I can be independent of my parents. 

When did India get its independence from Britain? 

insist on (NOT to) 

George’s father insisted on paying. 

interest/interested in (NOT for) 

When did your interest in social work begin? 

I am not interested in grammar. 

interested to do something (reactions to things one learns) 

I’m interested to see that Alice and Jake are going out together. 

interested in doing something ( a wish to do something) 

I’m interested in working in the UK. 

interested to do/in doing something (a wish to find out 
something) 

Aren’t you interested in knowing/to know whether I’m pregnant? 


kind to (NOT with) 

People have always been kind to me. 


lack of 

Lack of time prevented me from writing. 

[to] lack (注意没有介词) 

Your mother lacks tact. 

[to] be lacking in 

She is lacking in tact. 

laugh at 

I hate being laughed at. 

laugh about 

We’ll laugh about this one day. 



leave somewhere (talking about the action of leaving) 

I left London early, before the traffic got too heavy. 

leave from somewhere (talking about the place) 

Does the plane leave from Liverpool or Manchester? 

listen to 

If you don’t listen to people, they won’t listen to you. 

look at 

Stop looking at me like that. 

look after 

Thanks for looking after me when I was ill. 

look for (= try to find) 

Can you help me look for my keys? 


made of (something is made of a particular material) 

All out furniture is made of wood 

make from (a material is changed into a completely different form 
to make something) 

Paper is made from wood. 

made…out of (the process of manufacture) 

He made all the frames out of oak. 

make with (to mention one of several materials) 

I make the soup with lots of garlic. 

marriage to; get/be married to (NOT with) 

Her marriage to Philip didn’t last very long. 

marry somebody (注意没有介词) 

She didn’t marry to her childhood sweetheart. 


nice (to) (NOT with) 

You weren’t nice to me last night. 


operate on a patient 

They operated on her yesterday evening. 


pay for something that is bought (NOT pay something) 

I haven’t paid for my drink. 

pleased with somebody 

The boss is very pleased with you. 

pleased with/about/at something 

I wasn’t very pleased with/about/at my exam results. 

polite to (NOT with) 

Try to be polite to Uncle Richard for once. 

prevent…from…ing (NOT to) 

The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping. 

proof of (NOT for) 

I want proof of your love. 


reason for (NOT of) 

Nobody knows the reason for the accident. 

responsible/responsibility for (NOT of) 

Who’s responsible for the shopping this week? 

rude to (NOT with) 

Peggy was pretty rude to my family last weekend. 

run into (=meet) 

I ran into Philip at Piccadilly station this morning. 




search (注意没有介词) (=look through, look everywhere in/on) 

They searched everybody’s luggage. 

search for (=look for) 

The customs were searching for drugs at the airport. 

shocked at/by 

I was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter’s accident. 

shout at (aggressive) 

If you don’t stop shouting at me I’ll come and hit you. 

shout to(=call to) 

Mary shouted to us to come in and swim. 

smile at 

If you smile at me like that I’ll give you anything you want. 

sorry about something that has happened 

I am sorry about your exam results. 

sorry for/about something that one has done 

I’m sorry for/about breaking your window. 

sorry for a person 

I feel really sorry for her children. 

speak to; speak with 

Could I speak to/with your father for a moment? 

suffer from 

My wife is suffering from hepatitis. 

surprised at/by 

Everybody was surprised at/by the weather. 


take part in (NOT at OR of) 

I don’t want to take part in any more conferences. 

think of/about (NOT think to) 

I’m thinking of studying medicine. 

the thought of (NOT the thought to) 

I hate the thought of going back to work. 

throw…at (aggressive) 

Stop throwing stones at the cars. 

throw…to (in a game etc) 

If you get the ball, throw it to me. 

translate into (NOT in) 

Could you translate this into Greek for me? 

trip over 

He tripped over the cat and fell downstairs. 

typical of (NOT for) 

The wine is typical of the region. 


wrong with 

What’s wrong with Rachel? 



 

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