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“at+名词”的常见搭配　　1.at bottom 实际上，根本上;基本上　　She’s a kind person at bottom.　　她实际上是个善良的人。　　He pretends to be very tough, but he’s a kind man at bottom.　　他装出一副凶相，实际上是个好心肠的人。　　2.at cost按成本　　All the goods were sold at cost.　　所有商品均按成本销售。　　I can spare you some, if you want, at cost.　　你如果想要，我可按成本让给你一些。　　3.at ease 安逸;自在;无拘无束　　He is at ease about this matter.　　他对这事很放心。　　I never feel at ease in his company.　　我跟他在一起总感到不自在。　　【注】该短语与with ease(容易地)意思不同。如：　　He passed the test with ease.　　他轻而易举地通过了考试。　　4.at fault 有责任;有错误;有毛病　　My memory was at fault.　　我记错了。　　She was not at fault; don’t blame her.　　她没有责任，不要怪她。　　Nobody knew who was at fault for the train accident.　　没有人知道火车失事是谁的错误。　　5.at hand 在身边，在附近，在不远处，即将到来　　He lives close at hand.　　他就住在附近。　　Christmas was almost at hand.　　圣诞节很快就要到了。　　6.at heart 在内心里，实际上　　He is still young at heart.　　他人老心不老。　　I’m a country girl at heart.　　我实际上是个乡下姑娘。　　7.at leisure 有空;从容地　　He is seldom at leisure.　　他很少有空。　　Marry in haste and repent at leisure.　　草率结婚后悔多。　　8.at length 最后;详细地;充分地　　At length the train arrived, forty minutes late.　　火车终于来了，晚点40分钟。　　He talked at length about his work and his family.　　他详谈了他的工作和家庭。　　9.at liberty 有空的;自由的;随意的　　He will be at liberty this evening.　　他今晚有空。　　You are now at liberty to leave any time.　　你现在随时可以离开。　　10.at odds 不和，争吵，不一致　　Those two have been at odds (with one another) for ages.　　两个人合不来已经很久了。　　He and his wife are always at odds about some small things.　　他和他妻子老是为一些小事争吵。　　This new evidence is at odds with their earlier statement.　　这一新证据与他们早先的供述有矛盾。　　11.at pains 尽力，努力　　She was at pains to stress the benefits of the scheme.　　她极力强调该计划的好处。　　The teacher was at pains to make sure that we all understood.　　老师费尽苦心使我们全都明白。　　【注】其后通常要接不定式，表示尽力做某事或努力做某事。　　12.at peace 处于和平(平静)状态　　He is never at peace with himself.　　他老是安静不下来。　　All was at peace in the dead of the night.　　深夜里万籁俱寂。　　Thus Europe was at peace for the first time in ten years.　　于是欧洲出现了10年来的首次和平局面。　　13.at play 在玩耍，在游戏　　Children are at play in the park.　　孩子们正在公园里玩耍。　　He stayed at home a