常见的复合介词

1、in addition to= besides 除以外.还有in case of 万一发生in common with与有共同之处.与相同in face of 面对in time of在时候in danger of处于的危险中in defence of 为 了保护in need/want of 需要in short of 缺in favour of 有利于in exchange for 以交换in memory of 为 f 纪念in honour of 为了 尊敬in praise of 为 了 赞芙in charge of 负责in the charge of 由负责in possessi

2、on of 拥有in the possession of 由拥有in search of 为 了寻找in touch with和保持联系in preparation for 为作准备in place of代替，而不是in hopes for/in the hope of 希望in the course of在的过程中in the habit of在的习惯中in front of在的前面in the front of 在的前部in the form of以的形式in the name of 以名义in relation to 与相关：in reply to作为对的回答in answer to作为

3、对的回应in regard to 关于/至于in return for作为对的回报in spite of 尽管in support of 支持in terms of 就而言in harmony with 与和谐in line with 与一致/符合in payment for.为偿还according to.依据根据owing to.因为because of.因为on account of.因为by means of.凭借thanks to.多亏了asfor/to.至于due to.由干apart from.除以外except for.除了（整体的某个不足的部分）regardless of.不

4、管contrary to.与相反on behalf of.代表but for.要不是out of date过期的out of place不合适的：不相称的out of order出故障的（1）介词to可表示“一一对应关系.其搭配如下： 与名词搭配：on the way to.在去的路上the solution to the problem 问题的解决方法the key to the door 门的钥匙the answer to the question 问題的答案to the point切中要害.中肯to ones taste 合某人胃口to ones surprise/ joy/ delig

5、ht令人吃惊/高兴/快乐的是 与动词搭配：devote.to.为作贡献dance to music伴肴音乐跳舞adapt.to.适应adjust.to.调节以适应attachto把粘贴到上owe.to.把归功干（2）on的搭配难点词组：depend/rely on 依赖于be hard on sb.对某人苛刻be on a research team研究队中的一员take on雇佣：呈现（3）over可以表示“在某事/活动进行的过程中Jover a cup of coffee在喝咖啡的时候：over lunch在吃中餐的时候（4）“形容词+介词”的词组以及“bedone+介词（done已经形容

6、词化，表示状态）”：如: be conscious of 总识到be aware of意识到：明白 be worthy of值得：配得上 be absent from 缺席 be present at 岀席 be busy with sth.忙于be busy in doing sth.忙于做be anxious about 为担心be ashamed of因而惭愧be suspicious of 怀薙be different from 与不同be similar to 与相似be familiar with sth.熟悉某物be fond of 喜爱be strict with sb.对某人

7、严格be strict in sth.在某方面严格be popular with受到的欢迎be tired of 厌倦be lost in迷失在专心于be related to 与有关复合介词1 .in advance of 在前面。如：He is far in advance of his class 他在班上遥遥领先。I shall walk a few steps in advance of you,我将走在你前面几步。2、in case of 旦，以防，如果。如：In case of fire, call 119,倘若有火灾，就打119电话。The wall was built alo

8、ng the river in case of floods.为了防洪,沿河筑了堤。3. in charge of担任.指挥.管理，负责照料。如：He was placed in charge of the department.他受命管理这个部门。She is in charge of our class.她担任 我们的班主任。4 in course of在过程中，在时.在进行中。如：The new railway is in course of construction,新铁路正在兴建当中。The goods ordered are now in course of shipment.定的

9、货正在运输途中。5. in danger of有的危险。如：The patient is in danger of death.橋人有死亡的危险。These goods are in danger of robbery.这些货物有被盗的危险。6. in defense of保卫，保护，为辩护。如：Is there any man unwilling to fight in defense of his country?难道有谁不愿为保卫祖国而战吗？ He wrote a book in defense of his doctrine,他写了一本书为自己的学说辩护。7 in favour of

10、赞成，以为受款人。如：Was he in favour ofthe death penalty?他赞成死刑吗？Cheques should be written in favour of Mr Smith,支票上请写明以史密斯先生为受款人。8、in front of 在前面。如：There is a pond in front of the house 房屋前面有个池塘cYou shouldn*t discuss that in front of the children.你不应该当着孩子的面谈论那类事。9. in memory of 纪念。如：He founded the charity i

11、n memory of his late wife他兴办那项慈善爭业以纪念他已故的妻子。A service was held in memory of the dead.为死者举行了悼念仪式。10x in need of 需要如We are all in need of a rest-我们全都需要休息。Are you in need of help?你需要帮助吗？11x in place of 代替。如：Wont you go in place of me?你能代替我去吗？Who is here in place of the manager?谁在这里代理经埋？12s in possessio

12、n of占有.持有.拥有。如：The chief was in possession of a large quantity of stolen property.那个头目占有 f 大量偷盗來的财产。Anyone found in possession of this poison will be punished.凡是被发现拥有此种港药者均将受到惩罚。13x in search of 寻找.寻求。如：He emigrated to Brazil in search of a better life他为寻求更好的生活.移民到巴西。Scientists are in search of a cu

13、re for the disease.科学家想研尤出治疗这种疾病的方法。14、in spite of 尽管。$11：The match was played in spite of the awful weather.尽管天气恶劣，比赛仍然进行。In spite of all her hard work, she failed her exam.她虽然很努力,可是考试不及格。15 in terms of 用的字眼.从的角度。如：It is difficult to express it in terms of science要用科学的字眼来表达它是很困难的。Let each child rea

14、d in terms of his own tastes and choices.让每个孩子阅读根据自己的兴趣爱好选择的书 籍。16、in addition to 除外。如：She speaks five foreign languages in addition to English.除英语外,她还会说五种外语。In addition to his salary.he has a bonus of 6 yuan per month.除工资夕卜他每丿J 还有 6 元钱奖金。17. instead of代替.而不足。如：Use eggs instead of meat用鸡蛋代替肉。Lefs pl

15、ay cards instead of watching TV.咱们玩纸牌吧别看电视 了。18、in exchange for 用作为交换。如:I give his Chinese lessons in exchange for English lessons我用汉语课与他换英语 课。Ill give you three sweets inexchange for an apple.我拿三块糖换你一个苹果。19、by means of 用.依靠。如:He got into the house by means ofan open window,他从一扇开着的窗户爬进屋去。They were a

16、ble to position theyacht by means of radar.他0J能够用雷达测定快後的方位。20x withinregard to 关于.就而论。如：What did he say with regard to my proposals?关于我的建议他说 j什么？21. as regards sb/sth关于某人（某爭物I have a little information as regards his past.我对他过去的情况不太（解22x regarding对于，关于.至于She said nothing regarding your request.她对你的要

17、求只字不提。23、within reference to sb/sth 关于某人某事物r m writing with reference to your job application.我写信主耍是关于您申请:作一事。without reference to sb/sth 不考虑某人某爭物she issued all these invitations without any reference to her superiors.她未请示上级擅自把所有这些请 柬都发了出去。bear/have some/no reference to sth 与某爭物有关无关This has no refer

18、ence to what we were discussing.这与我们讨论的问题无关。24、with respect to sth.涉及,提到或关于某事物This is true with respect to English but not to French.这一点在英语屈实而在法语则不同。in respect of sth关干某事物，就某方面而言This book is admirable in respect of style.这木书风格极佳。25 x for the sake of sb/sthforsb/sth* ssake为了某人谋事物起见r II help you for y

19、our sister* s sake.看在你姐姐的面上.我來帮你。for the sake of sth/doing sth为获得或保持某爭物We make concessions for the sake of peace.为（和平我们做出 了 让步。26、in the light of sth （in light of sth）鉴于某事物:考虑到某事物根据,按照In the light of what you say I agree to go.鉴于你所言.我同意去。27、in want of sth需要某爭物The house is in want of repair.这所房子该修 了。

20、for through want of sth 山干缺乏没有He is ill through want of food由干缺乏爭物他病倒 j。28、in the process of sth/doing sth在从事某事物的过程中We re still in the process of moving house.我们还正在搬着家呢。29、in aid of sb/sth以支援或帮助某人某爭物We collected money in aid of charity.我们为资助慈善事业募捐。30、in relation to sb/sth与某人某事物有关，涉及某人某事物What did you

21、 say in relation to what happened yesterday?你说的话和昨天发生的事有关吗?31、in excess of 超过Expenditure is twenty pounds in excess of income.支出超出收入 20 英镑。32、in common with sb/sth与某人某爭物一起，像某人某事物一样In common with many others, she applied for a training place.她已经和许女人一起申请参加训练。33、in compliance with服从，听从.遵从，顺从In complian

22、ce with your wishes, we have withdrawn our suggestion.遵照你的要求，我们已将建议撤销。34、exclusive of sb/sth不包括某人某爭物,不把某人某爭物算在内The price of the holiday is exclusive of accomodation.度假费用未包括住宿费。35. devoid of 完全没有 The house is totally devoid of furniture.屋子里没有一件家具。36. by way of 途径作为，为了I came by way of Lodon.我來时路过伦敦。I

23、did it by way of apology.我做此爭作为道歉。He did it by way of helping me.为了帮我他做 T这件事。37. subsequent to继（某事物）之后在之后He confessed to other crimes subsequent to the bank robbery.他供认抢劫银行案后，又坦白 了其它罪行。38. aside from/ apart from除了 （某事物）以外也，还,39. irrespective of不顾或不考虑某人某爭物The laws apply to everyone irrespective of ra

24、ce, creed or colour.法律适用于所有的人.不分种族、信仰 或肤色 40、prior to在之前We received no notification prior to today s date.我们在今日之前未获通知。41、previous to 在之前She bacame ill previous to her visit.在访问前她生病 f。42、preparatory to在之前（作为准备）I have a few letters to write preparatory to beginning the day s work.在开始一天的工作前,我要写几封 信。43、

25、on behalf of sW on sb* s behalf做某人的代表或代言人.为某人之利益On behalf of my colleagues and myself I thank you.我代表我同爭以及我自己向你表示谢总。44x in contrast withto和形成对比相反比较起来His white hair was in sharp contrast to with his dark skin.他的白头发与黑皮肤形成 鲜明对比。45、in comparison with 和比起來In comparison with metals, for example, plastics have both advantages and disadvantages.和金屈比起 來，塑料既有优点也有缺点。46、by virtue of