Prepositions

As

1. 作为

• She words as a director.
• French is known as the most beautiful language in the world.

2. 如同

• We were all dressed as clowns.
• The bomb was disguised as a package.

Into

from the outer space to the inner space, It could be a physical space、a visual space or a vibe.

1. 进入 （通常与动态动词连用）

• Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium of the opening ceremony.
• I wandered into the hotel bar and ordered a drink.

2. 转变为

• She had grown into a beautify woman.
• Our homework today is to translate a Chinese article into English.

3. 热衷于

• She is into yoga.

Like

1. 像

• It's nothing like what happened in the mid-Seventies.

2. 像...样 (人、事物的品质、特点)

• What did she look like?

3. 例如

• It eats small animals like birds and mice.

4. 像...一样

• I was shocking all over, trembling like a leaf.

Through

1. 穿过、通过，从一端到另一端，洞里穿过用 through （如隧道、森林），表面通过 用 across (如十字路口，沙漠)

• The thief got in through the window.
• The hunter stacked the beer through the woods.

2. 由于、因为、凭借

• She became ill through overwork.
• It was through him I missed my train.

3. 从头到位，从开始到结束，整段时间

• He lay awake through all night.
• He has decided prolong his visit through the weekend.

After

1. 在(一段时间)之后

• After the war, I went back to work on the farm.
• Joe was born not long after we moved to London.

2. 追逐、追赶、追求

• The police was after him for a burglary.
• Watch out, he's only after your money.

3. 由于、鉴于

• After what he did to my family, I hated him.
• He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.

4. 仿照、模仿

• He takes after his father.
• This is a picture after Van Gogh.

Over

1. 在...上面，在...之上，正在上方（通常是悬空状态）

• Perry glanced at the clock over the door.

2. 覆盖在上

• She put her hands over her eyes.

3. 在某地方的另一边

• Sandra's brother lives just over the road from our house.

4. 超过，与数词连用

• Over 50 percents of the company's shares are owned by the government.

5. 遍及，到处

• Children were rushing around madly all over the place.

6. 控制、驾驭、支配

• The king has ruled over the people for ten years.

7. 在...期间

• Most hotels are fully booked over the holiday weekend.

Between

1. 在...之间

• They planted a lot of trees between the two buildings.
• There is a path between the house and the road.

2. 私下，暗中

• Between ourselves, I know he wants to marry her.

3. 由...分担（分享）

• Between them they landed a big fish.

4. 总共，总计

• The three sites employee 12,500 people between them.

Against

1. 对抗，抵制，反对

• I'm against all forms for censorship.
• The king's son died in battle, fighting with Persians.

2. 违反，违背

• They forced me to do things against my will.
• It's against your promise to go on smoking.

3. 逆着

• We sailed against the wind.
• She always advances against difficulties.

4. 倚，靠，顶着

• The seats have no back against which to lean.
• A picture hangs against the wall.

5. 以...为背景

• The mountain looked magnificent against the sky.
• The hat color looks good against your skin.

During

1. 在...期间的某一刻

• During his visit to South Africa, The president met Archbishop Tutu.
• Fournier was killed in action during the First World War.

2. 在...整个期间

• During the summer season, all hotels are full.
• Many creatures stay underground during the daylight hours.

Without

1. 没有，缺乏

• Reborts like to drink coffee without sugar.
• I couldn't have succeeded without her help.

2. 用在 no,not,never 等否定副词之后，强调肯定的意思，没有...不，没有...则不能

• The old man cannot walk without a stick.
• I can't live without you. - I want to marry you.
• Liz closed the door without making a sound.

Within

1. 在...之内，尤其是时间和空间

• We expected an announcement within the next 24 hours.
• There were four churches within the walls of the ancient city.

2. 在...范围内

• The government was doing everything within its power to help the victims.
• Private security firms must still operate within the limits of the law.

Before

1. 在...以前（时间，位置）

• I went for a run before breakfast.
• The man standing before the blackboard is our English teacher.

2. 先于，在...之间（次序，重要性等）

• Quality comes before Quantity.
• You must pay attention to this problem before every thing.

Under

1. 少于，低于

• The watch cannot be sold under 100 yuan.

2. 在...下方

• What are you kids doing under the table?

3. 处在...情况之下

• The machine is under warranty.

4. 承受者，正受到（支配，影响，控制）

• He kept the situation under control.

5. 接受 （医疗，刑罚，考验）

• Several players are under treatments for injuries.

6. 依照/根据（约定、法令等）

• Under the terms of the agreement, our company will receive 40% of profits.

Around

1. （运动趋向）环绕，向...周围

• The earth goes around the sun.

2. （地点）在...周围，在...附近

• The children sat around the teacher.

3. （表述数量）大约

• The number of listeners tonight is around 100.

4. 到处，向各处

• They walked around the town to looking for a place to eat.

Among

1. 在...中间，被包围着

• There's a lemon tree among birches in the backyard.
• They strolled among the crowds.

2. 属于...（某个群体）

• A British women is among the survivors.
• You are among the fortunate.

3. 在...中（分配），从...中（选择）

• The cost should be shared equally among the three of you.
• Decide on five courses among all those your school offers.

Behind (空间上 before 的反义词)

1. 在...之后，在...后面

• The teacher was standing behind me, looking over my shoulders.
• The other runners were a long way behind Benson.

2. 落后于，迟于，晚于

• The project is already a month before schedule.
• At half time, our team was behind by 12 points.

3. 支持，赞成

• Not everyone in the Cabinet was behind Thatcher's policies.
• When it came to a crisis, they all rallied behind their leader.

4. 是...产生的原因

• Police believe that a racist group behind the attacks.
• Behind your every action is self-interest.

Above

1. 在...上面，在...之上 （空间、地理位置、物体表面）

• We lived in the room above the shop.
• The sun rose above the horizon.

2. 超过、胜过、高于

• The company's profits were 23% above the previous year.
• In most subjects the students scored well above average.

3. 不屑于

• Jac was cheating? I think he was above this sort of thing.

4. 最重要的是，尤其是

• In their society, honesty was prized above other virtues.
• We value over independence above anything you can offer us.

Below

1. 在...下面，在...下面，在...下

• There is a supermarket below the department store.
• There is a waterfall far below the bridge.

2. 少于，低于，不及（数量、地位等）

• During the night, the temperature dropped below zero.
• The collage can not accept the candidates with test scores below 60.
• Houses prices are still 2% below 2000 levels.

Toward

向，朝，面对

• He ran toward his house.
• The bus follows the road towards BeiJing.
• He was not feeling friendly toward you at the moment.
• I have shown enough forbearance toward him.
• I'll phone you toward the end of this week.
• Caroline's name appeared toward the bottom of the list.

Along

沿着

• We walked along the road.
• The procession along the street.
• Here are a few suggestions along the line.
• The House will make a few changes and suggestions along the way.

Beyond

超越，超出

• The scenery there is beautify beyond description.
• Jenny won the competition beyond everyone's expectation.
• Don't stay here beyond midnight.
• The new lay extends this ban beyond 2022.
• Some people will prefer to continue working beyond 65.
• Inflation had risen beyond 10%.

Except

除了...之外

• All the team were there except Eddie, who was ill.
• He's done nothing all day except sit around and watch TV.
• I'd be glad to help, except I'm going to be away this weekend.
• He id quit nice except that he is bad-tempered.