1.動詞+for
a)動詞+for。for表原因、目的:account for解釋;說明, answer for對…負責,
apply for申請;請求, apologize for為…而道歉, beg for請求, call for要求,
care for在意, enter for報名參加, fight for為…而戰, hope for希望,
inquire for查詢;求見, leave for離開某地到另壹地, look for尋找, long for盼望,
mistake for誤認為, plan for計劃做某事, prepare for為…作準備,
provide for為…提供, reach for伸手去拿, run for競選, stand for象征,
search for搜尋, send for派人去請, speak for陳述意見、
願望, take for當作, 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.
那嬰兒伸手去蘋果,但夠不著。
he who would search for pearls must dive below.
要想找到珍珠,必須潛到海底。
b)動詞+sb.+ for +sth.。for表示原因或目的:ask for要求得到,
blame for因…責備, excuse for寬恕, forgive for諒解, pardon for原諒,
pay for花錢買, praise for稱贊, punish for對…進行懲罰,
push for催逼,reward for酬謝, thank for對…表示謝意。例如:
please excuse me for my being late. 請原諒我的遲到。
forgive me for my keeping you waiting. 請見諒,讓妳久等了。
2. be +形容詞+for。for表作用、目的、對人或物有某種情緒等:
be anxious for急於做, be eager for渴望, be bad for有害於,
be convenient for便於, be good for利於, be famous for以…出名,
be fit for適合於, be grateful for對…心存感激, be impatient for對…不耐煩,
be late for遲到, be necessary for有必要, be ready for作好準備,
be sorry for為…而後悔, be responsible for對…負責,
be suitable for適合於, be unfit for不適合, be useful for對…有作用。例如:
he is eager for success. 他渴望成功。
the government is responsible for the nation’s welfare.
政府負責民眾的福利。
3.for+名詞構成的詞組:for all盡管,for a song非常便宜地,
for certain確切地,for company陪著,for ever永遠,for example例如,
for fear以免,for fair肯定地,for free免費,for fun為了好玩,
for good永遠,for instance比方,for luck祝福,for life終身,
for long長久,for nothing白白地,for once有生第壹次,for oneself替自己,
for pleasure為了消遣,for reason因為…理由,for sale供出售,
for shame真不害臊,for short簡稱,for sport好玩,for sure確切地。
4.動詞+副詞/名詞+for構成的短語:be in for將遇到,make up for彌補,
go in for從事,l o ok out for提防,take sth. for granted把…當作理所當然,
have an ear for音感好, have a gift for有某方面的天賦。
(五)、from
1.動詞+from
a)動詞+ from。from表示“來源、原因、起始”等:come from來自,
date from追溯, depart from違背, die from死於, escape from逃出,
fall from自…跌落, hang from垂掛, hear from收到來信,
learn from向某人學習, return from自某地返回,
rise from自…冒出, result from起因於, suffer from忍受。例如:
all the characters in the book are drawn from real life.
書中所有的人物都來自於真實的生活。
any damage resulting from negligence must be paid for by the
borrower.
因疏忽引起的任何損壞都應由借用者負責賠償。
he has recovered from his surprise. 他好不容易回過神來。
b)動詞+ sth./sb. +from + sth./ sb. /a place。from表示“來源、免於”等:
borrow from向…借, choose from選自, excuse from免除, keep from阻止做,
prevent from不準做, protect from不受…之害, receive from收到,
remove from移動;除去, save from保全;拯救, separate from分離開來, stop
from阻止。例如:
he was excused from attendance at the lecture. 他獲準可不去聽課。
stop the child from spoiling the book. 不要讓孩子弄壞了書。
2. be +形容詞+ from。此時from含義眾多:be absent from缺席,
be different from與眾不同, be far from更不用說, 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.那男孩不會走路,更不用說跑了。
3.from…to…。本短語表示從壹種狀態到另壹狀態的變化或從…到…:
from bad to worse每況愈下,from beginning to end自始至終,
from cover to cover從頭到尾,from china to peru到處,
from day to day壹天壹天地,from door to door挨家挨戶,
from end to end從頭至尾,from first to last自始至終,
from hand to mouth勉強糊口,from head to foot從頭到腳,
from mouth to mouth廣泛流傳,from sun to sun從日出到日落,
from start to finish從頭開始,from top to toe從頭到腳,
from time to time不時地,from top to bottom徹底地
(九)、to
1.動詞+to
a)動詞+ to。介詞to意為“達到,指向”等:adjust to適應, attend to處理;
照料, agree to贊同, amount to加起來達…,belong to屬於, come to達到,
drink to為…幹杯,get to到達, happen to發生在某人身上, hold to緊握,
lead to通向, listen to聽, occur to想起, object to反對, point to指向,
respond to回答, refer to參考;指的是…;涉及, reply to回答, see to負責,
stick to堅持, turn to求助, write to給某人寫信。例如:
she must learn to adjust herself to english life. 她必須學會適應英國的生活。
business has to be attended to. 有事要辦。
an idea occurred to me. 我想出壹個辦法。
b)動詞(+sth.)+to+sb.。下列動詞不能直接帶間接賓語sb.,要接間接賓語時須在
動詞後加介詞to:announce to通知某人, describe to向某人描述, explain to向
某人解釋, express to對某人表達, mention to提及, nod to向某人點頭, report to
報告, say to告知, shout to對某人大叫, suggest to對某人提建議,
speak to與某人交談, talk to跟某人談話, whisper to和某人低聲耳語。例如:
she suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee.
她跟我向委員會推舉了壹兩個合適的人選。
c)動詞+sth./sb.+ to +sth./sb.。此時介詞to可譯成“到,於,給”等意思:
add to增加, compare to比作, carry to運送至, devote to致力於,
introduce to介紹給, invite to邀請參加, join to連接到, leave to委托給,
reduce to下降至, sentence to判處, take to帶到。例如:
please add a piece of candy to coffee. 請給咖啡加塊糖。
poets like to compare life to stage. 詩人喜歡把人生比作舞臺。
2. be +形容詞/過去分詞+ to。to的意思是“對…”:be alive to覺察;
曉得, be attentive to註意;留心, be awake to知曉, be blind to缺乏眼光,
be close to緊挨著, be common to對某人來說很普通, be contrary to違反;
反對, be devoted to致力, be deaf to不願意聽, be equal to有…的力量,
be exposed to暴露;遭受, be fair to對…公平, be familiar to對某人來說熟悉,
be grateful to對某人心存感激, be good to對…有好處, be harmful to對…有危害,
be important to對…重要, be kind to友好對待, be known to周知於,
be married to嫁給, be moved to轉移到, be near to*近,
be necessary to對…有必要, be opposite to在對面, be opposed to反對,
be pleasant to合某人之意, be proper to專屬, be polite to禮貌待人,
be rude to粗暴對待, be relative to與…有關, be strange to不習慣,
be similar to類似, be suitable to適合, be true to忠實,
be thankful to感激, be useful to對…有用, be used to習慣。例如:
are you alive to what is going on? 妳註意到發生什麽事了嗎?
the old man was not equal to the situation. 那老人不能應付這種情況。
his house is opposite to mine. 他的房子在我的房子對面。
3.to+名詞構成的詞組有:to a degree在某種程度上, to date到現在為止,
to one’s feet跳起來,to one’s mind照…看來, to one’s surprise使…吃驚,
to one’s taste符合胃口, to oneself獨自享用, to order定做,
to the letter不折不扣地, to the point中肯地。
since 自... 以後,自...以來。
He has made great progress in English since he came into the college.
從他來到大學後,他的英語有了很大進步。
through 經過...,穿過...。
They went through the forest.
他們穿過了森林。
throughout 遍及...,在各處。
The police searched for the criminal throughout the mountain.
警察搜山尋找犯人。
till 直到...,在...以前。
He didn't come back till eleven o'clock.
他直到十壹點鐘才回來。
We'll be home till six.
六點以前我們都會在家。
to 到...,向...,趨於。
How long is it from here to the station?
從這兒到車站有多遠?
under 在...之下,低於。
There are some footballs under the bed.
床底下有幾顆足球。
These students are under seventeen years old.
這些學生們不到十七歲。
until 直到,在...以前,
Please wait for us until we come back.
請等著我們回來。
It was not until last week that I handed in mathematics paper.
直到上周,我才交了數學論文。
up 在...上面,在...上。
He went up the stairs.
他上了樓梯。
upon 在...之上,迫近...。
It's not polite to look down upon him.
蔑視他是不禮貌的。