初中英語常用介词短语总结.doc

常用介词短语总结（一）从句法关系来看,介词是一种虚词,在句子结构中表示词与词或词与有关句子成分之间的关系。介词不能单独作句子成分,但它后面可以接名词、名词性词语、动名词等构成介词短语,在句中常作状语。现总结一些大学英语学习中常见的介词短语及成语介词。 一、近义介词短语辨析 1. 表示原因(通常在句中作状语) 1) because of:表示实际原因(表达一种较强的因果关系) 2) on account of:常用来引述逻辑、理性和事实因素 3) out of + 抽象名词:常用来引述心理、情感因素,如out of ones own will(出于自愿) 4) owing / due to:着重把原因归于某事物,既可作状语又可作定语,due to还可以作后置定语,如:Mistakes due to carelessness may cause serious consequence. 由于粗心犯的错误也许会引起严重的后果。 5) thanks to:后面通常接表示积极意义的原因,意为多亏,幸亏由于。例句: He walked slowly because of his bad leg. 他腿不好,所以走得很慢。 Michael and Billy, on account of their wide experiences in climbing, were voted leaders. 迈克尔与贝利由于有丰富的登山经验,被选为队长。 She did it out of sympathy. 她这样做是出于同情。 Most of the problems were owing/due to human errors. 大部分问题都是由于人为的错误造成的。 Thanks to your energy and intelligence, the development scheme has been finally realized. 多亏了你的精力和智慧,这项发展计划终于实现了。 2. 表示排除 1) with the exception of意义与except, except for相同,但比它们正式 2) apart from (=美式英语中的aside from)是个复合介词,既可表示除……之外,相当于except (for), 又可以表示除……之外,(还,也)相当于besides。例句: They all passed the physics examination with the exception of Tom. 除汤姆外他们物理考试都及格了。 We had a smooth journey apart from(= except for) a flat tyre. 我们一路上很顺利,只是车胎漏了一次气。 Apart from(= besides) a flat tyre, we had broken brakes. 我们不但车胎漏了气,而且刹车也出了毛病。 3. 表示有关,关于 1) 表示关于的介词:concerning(较为正式),respecting(关于,至于),regarding(关于,就……而论,在……方面)等 He quarreled with his neighbor concerning the house. 他因房子问题和邻居发生了争吵。 Im at a loss respecting his whereabouts. 我全然不知道他的踪迹。 Regarding the punishment, what would you advise? 就这种处罚来说,你有什么意见？ 2)表示关于的介词短语:with respect to(关于,就……而言)；in respect of(就……而论,在……方面)；in / with regard to, in / with reference to, in connection with也都表示(正式用语)关于,有关；as for和as to在用于句首表示至于时区别不大,可以互相通用,但as to表示关于时不能和as for互换,相当于about和concerning。例句: The discussion with respect to some theoretical questions will last for a long time. 关于一些理论问题的讨论将持续很长时间。 In respect of the transformation in education, we have still plenty to do. 就教学改革来说,我们还有好多事要做。 With/In regard to our business, I will write to y