第1个回答 2006-06-26
早、午、晚要用in
例：in the morning 在早上
in the afternoon 在下午
in the evening 在晚上
in the day 在白天
at黎明、午、夜、点与分
例: at dawn, at daybreak 在黎明时候
at noon 在中午
at night 在夜间
at midnight 在午夜
以上短语都不用冠词
at six o'clock 在6点钟
at 7：30 (seven thirty) 在7点半
at half past eleven 在11点半
at nine fifteen 在9点15分
at ten thirty a.m. 在上午10点30分
也可以写成
seven to five 5点差7分(半小时以上)
five minutes after two 2点过5分
at a quarter to two 1点45分
at the weekend 在周末
年、月、年月、季节、周
即在"来年"，在"某月"，在"某年某月" (但在某年某月某日则用on)，在四季，在第几周等都要用in。
例；in 1986 在1986年
in 1927 在1927年
in April 在四月
in March 在三月
in December 1986 1986年12月
in July l983 1983年7月
in spring 在春季 in summer 在夏季
in autumn 在秋季 in winter 在冬季
in the fist week of this semester 这学期的第一周
in the third week 在第三周
阳光、灯、影、衣、冒 in
即在阳光下，在灯下，在树阴下，穿衣、着装、冒雨等都要用in。
例：Don't read in dim light. 切勿在暗淡的灯光下看书。
They are reviewing their lessons in the bright light. 他们在明亮的灯光下复习功课。
They are sitting in the shade of a tree. 他们坐在树阴下乘凉。
a prisoner in irons 带着镣铐的囚犯
He went in the rain to meet me at the station. 他冒雨到车站去接我。
The poor dressed (clothed) in rags in old society. 旧社会穷人们衣衫褴褛．
以及：in the bright sunlight 在明亮的阳光下
a merchant in disguise 乔装的商人
the woman in white (black, red, yellow) 穿着白(黑、红、黄)色衣服的妇女
in uniform 穿着制服
in mourning 穿着丧服
in brown shoes 穿着棕色鞋
in his shirt sleeves 穿着衬衫
将来时态in...以后
例: They will come back in 10 days. 他们将10天以后回来。
I'll come round in a day or two. 我一两天就回来。
We'll be back in no time. 我们一会儿就回来。
Come and see me in two days' time. 两天后来看我。(从现在开始)
after... (从过去开始)
小处at大处in
例：Li and I arrived at Heishan county safe and sound, all is well. Don't worry. 李和我平安地到达黑山县，一切很好，勿念。
I live in a great city (big city), my sister lives at a small town while my parents live at a village. 我住在大城市，我姐姐住在一个小城镇，而我的父母则住在农村。
I'm in Liaoning, at Anshan. 我住在辽宁省鞍山市．
有形with无形by，语言 、单位、材料in
例：The workers are paving a road with stone. 工人们正用石子铺路。(有形)
The teacher is correcting the paper with a new pen. 这位教师正用一支新笔批改论文。(有形)
"Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is a good opera. 是-出好戏。(无形)
The product is separated by distilation into gasoline and gas oil. 这种产品是用蒸馏分离出气油和粗柴油。 (表示方式、手段、方法--无形)
I really can't express my idea in English freely in-deed． 我确实不能用英语流利地表达我的思想。 (表示某种语言用in)
I wrote a novel in Russian. 我用俄语写了一本小说。(同上)
The kilometer is the biggest unit of length in the metric system． 公里是米制中最长的长度单位。 (表示度、量、衡单位的用in )
The length is measured in meter, kilometre, and centimetre. 长度是以米、公里、厘米为单位来计算的。(同上)
This board was cast in bronze not in gold. 这个牌匾是铜铸的，不是金铸的。
特征、方面与方式、心情、成语惯用in
特征或状态：
例: The Democratic Party was then in power. 那时民主党执政。
They found the patient in a coma. 他们发现病人处于昏迷状态。
He has not been in good health for some years. 他几年来身体一直不好。
Many who came in despair went away in hope. 许多人带着绝望情绪而来，却满怀希望而去。
The house was in ruins. 这房屋成了废墟。
The poor girl was in tears. 这个贫苦女孩泪流满面。
Her clothes were in rags. 她的衣跟穿破了。
His shoes were in holes. 他的鞋穿出窟窿了。
I only said it in fun. 我说这话只是开玩笑的。
She spoke in grief rather than in anger. 与其说她讲得很气愤，不如说她讲得很伤心。
还有一些短语也用in，如：
in jest 诙谐地，in joke 开玩笑地，in spite 恶意地， in fairness 公正地，in revenge 报复, in mercy 宽大，in sorrow 伤心地等。
His mind was in great confusion. 他脑子里很乱。
Today everybody is in high spirits and no one is in low ebb. 今天大家都兴高采烈，没有一个情绪低落的。
She and her classmates are in flower ages. 她和她的同学都正值妙龄。
The compaign was in full swing. 运动正值高潮中。
方面：
例：we accepted the item in principle. 我们在原则上接受了这个条款。
They are never backward in giving their views. 他们从来不怕发表自己的意见。
The backward area has achieved self-sufficient in grain. 这个落后的地区在粮食方面已能自给。
A good teacher must be an example in study. 一个好的教师必须是学习的模范。
方式：
例：All the speeches were taken down in shorthand. 所有报告都用速记记录下来了。
The Party has always educated us in the spirit of patriotism and internationalism. 党一贯以爱国主义和国际主义精神教育我们。
如下成语惯用in
例如： in all 总计
in advance 事前
in the meantime 与此同时
in place 适当地
in hopes of(或in the hope of) 怀着.......希望
in connection with 和……有关
in contact with 和……联系
in addition to 除......以外
in case of 倘若，万一
in conflict with 和......冲突
in force 有效的，大批
in depth 彻底地
in regard to 关于
in the neighborhood of 大约、邻近
in retrospect 回顾，一想起
in behalf of 代表......利益
in the least 一点，丝毫
in alarm 惊慌、担心
in the opinion of 据……见解
in the long run 从长远说来
in one's opinion 在……看来
in word 口头上
in a word 总之
in vain 无益地, 白白地
in case 如果，万一，以防
in detail 详细地
in haste 急急忙忙地
in conclusion 总之
in spite of 尽管
in other words... 换句话说
in return 作为回报
in the name of 以......名义
be confident in 对......有信心
be interested in 对......感兴趣
in doubt 怀疑
in love 恋爱中
in debt 负债
in fun (jest、joke) 玩笑地
in hesitation 犹豫不决
in wonder 在惊奇中
in public (secret) 公开他(秘密地)
in a good humour 心情(情绪)好
"介词at、to表方向，攻击、位置、善、恶、分"。
介词at和to都可以表示方向; 用at表示方向时，侧重于攻击的目标，往往表示恶意；用to表示方向时，突出运动的位置或动作的对象，侧重表示善意。试比较下列各句：
1. A．She came at me. 她向我扑过来。
B．She came to me. 她向我走过来。
2．A．Jake ran at John. 几 杰克向约翰扑过去。
B．Jake ran to John. 杰克朝约翰跑去。
3．A. He rushed at the woman with a sword. 他拿着剑向那妇女扑过去。
B. He rushed to the woman with a sword. 他带着剑向那妇女跑过去。
4．A．He shouted at the old man. 他大声喝斥那老人。
B. He shouted to the old man. 他大声向那老人说
5．A．I heard her muttering at Xiao Li. 我听见她在抱怨小李。
B．I heard her muttering to Xiao Li. 我听见她在同小李低声说话。
6．A. She talked at you just now. 她刚才还说你坏话呢。
B．She talked to you just now. 她刚才还同你谈话呢.
7．A．She threw a bone at the dog. 她用一块骨头砸狗。
B．She threw a bone to the dog. 她把一块骨头扔给狗吃。
8．A．He presented a pistol at me. 他用手枪对着我。
B．He presented a pistol to me. 他赠送我一支手枪。
第2个回答 2006-06-26
常用的at, by, in, on 四个词举例子啦
1. In the summer at the seaside (季节用in, 在海边用at)
On the coast we like it fine (在海岸用on)
but in winter ,yes ,at Christmas (在圣诞用at)
By the fireside we recline (放置) (在炉边用by)
2. In July we went to Kenya (月份用in)
Stayed in Lamu by the sea, (住在Lamu用in)
We came back to Tanzania
Then across Victoria sea
3. Did you come here in a taxi? (乘出租汽车用in)
Or by bus, or on the train? (乘公共汽车用by, 乘火车用on)
Did you come on foot this evening (步行用on)
Or perhaps by aeroplane? (乘飞机用by)
4. Will you come to tea on Monday? (在星期一用on)
I′ll be home at half past three (时间三点半用at)
Yes, I′ll stay for half an hour (长达半小时用for)
if you buy some beer for me (给我for me)
5. In the morning I drink coffee (早晨用in the morning)
In the afternoon there′s tea (下午用in the afternoon)
In the evening I have cocoa (傍晚用in the evening)
Yes, at night ,it′s good for me. (晚上用at night)
6. Where′s my pencil?In the kitchen (厨房里in the kitchen)
On the table near the chair (在桌上on the table, 在椅边near the chair)
Underneath the cup and saucer (在杯和碟的下面 underneath...)
Just behind the teapot there (在茶壶后边behind...)
7. Can you tell me how to get to
Mr. Johnson′s coffee-bar?
Down the street and round the corner (down the street 沿着街道,round...绕过)
Past the church and there you are
8. Where′s the bookshop? Over there,dear (over there 那里)
First turn left,then go straight on,
Along the road,across the market (沿着路along the road, 穿过市场 across...)
It′s in front of you, dear John (在你前面 in front of you)
9. There is nothing on the radio (广播on the radio)
"Songs with orchestra" they said. (with后orchestra为有形物,无形物则用by)
I′m not interested in music (interested in 兴趣于)
so I think I′ll go to bed
10. In a moment I′ll be finished (in a moment 片刻里)
With these prepositions-so
I will say to you in English
till the next time, cheerio (加油呀) (till... 直到)
以下是较为详细的
一、介词at, in, on, by 表示地方、地点、位置:
（1）.at 把地方、地点、位置当作一个“点”：
1. The begger is sitting at the corner. 那乞丐坐在角落里。
2. Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop. Jane在巴士站等你。
3. at home 在家
4. Who's standing there at the door? 谁站在门口？
5. at the top of the page 在一页的上面
6. The shop is at the end of the road. 那商店就在路的尾端。
7. at the entrance 在进口处
8. at the crossroads 在十字路口
9. When will you arrive at the office? 你什么时候会到公司呢？
10. I'm in France, at Paris. 我住在法国巴黎。(相对法国来讲，巴黎只是一个
“点”)
11. There is a small hut at the foot of the hill. 山脚下有一座小屋子。
12. My aunt lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.
我的姑妈住在Durham,Boretz 路门牌55号。(地址要用at，不能用in)
13. at the side 在一边
14. at reception 在招待会上
15. I'm at work. 我在工作。
16. at class/ home/ the library/ the office/ school 在班上/家里/图书馆/公
司/学校
(2).in 把地方、地点、位置当作一个范围或一个封闭的空间：
1. I live in London. 我住在伦敦。(大城市用in)
2. I live in England, at London. 我住在英国伦敦。(England大过London喔)
3. I live in a big city, my sister lives at a small town. 我住在大城市，我
姐姐住在一个小市镇。(如果把city看做一个圆圈，small town就成一个点。因此就in
a city, at a small town. 呵呵)
4. We have a meeting in Beijing. 我们有北京有一个会议。
5. Mars is in the Solar System. 火星在太阳系里。
6. in a car 乘汽车 (不是 on a car 也不是 by a car 喔)
7. in a taxi 乘的士 (不是 on a taxi 或 by a taxi )
8. in a helicopter 乘直升机
9. in a boat 乘小船
10. in a lift (elevator) 乘电梯 (电梯像个笼子，当然要用 in 啦)
11. in the newspaper 在报上
12. in the sky 在空中
13. in the bed 在床上 (也可用 on the bed)
14. in the bedroom/ class/ library/ school 在寝室/课室/图书馆/学校
(3). on 把地方、地点、位置当作一个平面：
1. The author's name is on the cover of the book. 在书的封面上有作者的名
字。
2. There are no prices on this menu. 在这菜单上没有价钱。
3. You are standing on my foot. 你踏到我的脚了。
4. There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall. 在那墙上有个“不准吸烟”的牌
子。
5. I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London. 我住在伦敦牛津街
21号八楼。(7th floor 就是八楼；注意句中的 on, at, in 的用法)
6. on a bus 乘巴士 (不是 in a bus 喔)
7. on a train 乘火车 (可想像“骑”在火车上，哈哈)
8. on a plane 乘飞机 (可想像“骑”在飞机上)
9. on a ship 乘轮船
10. on a bicycle, on a motorbike 骑自行车/摩托车
11. on a horse, on an elephant 骑马/象
12. on the radio, on television 听广播、看电视
13. on the left, on the right 在左边、在右边
14. on the way 在路上
15. on the bed 在床上 (也可用 in the bed)
16. on the ceiling 在天花板上
17. on the floor 在地板上
(4).by 用在表示位置(有在旁、贴近、靠近之意)：
1. by the fire 在炉边
2. by the seaside 在海边
3. a path by the river 沿河道路
4. by the nearest road 走近路
二 at, in, on, by 用来表示时间
(1).at (在、于)用指明一特定的时间、节日、年龄：
1. at dawn/ at night/ at noon/ at midnight /at daybreak
在黎明/在夜里/在中午/在午夜/在日出时
2. I go to school at seven in the morning. (at seven) 我早上七点钟去上学。
3. at half past five (五点过半小时) 在五点半
4. at a quarter to seven (过四分之一小时就到七点) 六点四十五分
5. The train is due at 12.15 p.m. (at 12.15p.m.)
那班火车的到站时间是12点15分。
6. at mid-autumn festival/ at Christmas / at Spring Festival
在中秋节/ 在圣诞节 /在春节
7. at forty 在四十岁时
(2).in (在、在…之内、在…期间、在…后、过…后)
指明：天、年、月、季节、周次：
1. in the morning 在早上 (不可说at the morining。鬼才知道为什么不可用at，
大约因为at 没有“在…期间”的意思吧 )
2. in the afternoon 在下午 (在下午这段期间，呵呵,举一反三喔)
3. She likes to work in the evening. (或in the night) 她喜欢在晚上工作。
4. in the day time 在白天
5. in 2002 (2002可读作two thousand two) 在2002年
6. He's to quit in May. (in May)他在五月就辞职了。
7. He went to Tokyo in June 2002. (in June 2002)他于2002年六月去东京。
8. in the second week of July 在七月份的第二周
9. It's too cold in winter to run outside. (in winter) 冬天里出外跑步是太
冷了。
10. in two months 在两个月内
11. in those days 在当时
(3).on (在…时、在(某日)、在某日早/午/晚、当…时候、和…同时、刚一…)指明：
日子、日期、星期加上早午晚
1. on the first 在一号(指某月一号,如二号要说second等。其实意思是指某月的第
几天)
2. We're having a party on the fifth of June. (或 on June the fifth)
我们会在六月五日举行一个晚会。
3. on July the third 1990 在1990年7月3日
4. My brother is coming on Sunday. (on Sunday) 我的哥哥会在星期天来。
5. on Sunday morning /afternoon 在星期天早上/下午
6. on Friday evening 在星期五晚上
7. on the next morning 隔天早上
8. on the following afternoon 在下一个傍晚
9. on the night before 在前一个晚上
10.on the morning of 5th 在五号的早上
(你可能会说为什么不是in the morning? 如果你把morning of 抽掉,就可看出原来是
on the 5th喽。morning 也可换成evening, afternoon)
11. on the afternoon of his birthday
在他生日那天下午 (on the afternoon 不可用 in...，同
上)
(4).by (的时候、到、等到…已经) 用在天、时间：
1. by day 白天(的时候)
2. by 2 o'clock 到两点钟
3. by this time 等到现在(已经)…
4. miss by a minute 迟一分钟
三、for, since 用于表示时间
(1).我们用 for 用计量时间(年、月、日、时、分、秒等)
1. He held his breath for five minutes. 他闭息达五分钟。
2. She's lived there for ten years. 她住在那里已有十年。
3. The British and Irish have been quarreling for seven centuries.
英国人和爱尔兰人之间的争吵已有七个世纪了。
(2).我们用 since 表示明确的日期或时间：
1. He's woked here since 1980. 自从1970年他就在此工作。
2. She's been sitting in the waiting room since two-thirty.
自两点半她就坐在等候室了。
四\表示动作的介词：to ,toward或不用介词
(1).我们用 to 表示向某处移动：
1. They were driving to work together. 他们一同开车去工作。
2. She's going to the destist's office this morning. 今早她去看牙医。
(2).toward 表示移向某处：
1. We're moving toward the light. 我们向灯光处移动。
2. This is a big step towards the project's completion.
这是对于工程的完成前进了一大步。
(3).不需要介词的词：home, downtown, uptown, inside, outside, downstairs,
upstairs ...
1. Grandma went upstairs.
2. Rama went home.
3. She came inside.
五、介词与名词、形容词、动词的组合：
在英语里介词有时和其他的字紧密地组合在一起，可以当作一个词来看待。这种组
合很多，需要平时多加注意。
（1）.名词+介词：
1. approval of 批准
2. awareness of 意识到
3. grasp of 把握住
4. hatred of 憎恶
5. desire for 要求、愿望
6. fondness for 爱好 (I've a fondness for collecting stamps.)
7. hope for 希望、期待 (hope for the best 乐观)
8. need for 必要 (There is no need for hurrying.)
9. reason for 有必须……的理由 (have reason for...)
10. respect for 尊敬 (have respect for...)
11. belief in 信任于
12. interest in 对……有兴趣
13. success in 成功、成就
(2).形容词 + 介词：
1. afraid of (He is not afraid of anything.)
2. aware of 觉得
3. capable of 能 (The tank is capable of holding 8 kg. of water.)
4. fond of 喜爱 (He's fond of fishing.)
5. jealous of 嫉妒于
6. made of 用……制成的
7. proud of 对……感觉光荣 (I'm proud of his acquaintance. 认识他是我的光
荣。)
8. sure of 确信 (You may be sure of his honesty.)
9. tired of 厌倦的
10. careless about 不关心、不重视
11. worried about 自找烦恼
12. familiar with 熟悉于、精通于
13. interested in 兴趣于
14. sorry for 懊悔、觉得过意不去 (You will be sorry for this some day.)
(3).动词 + 介词：(这类组合特别多。要特别注意同一个动词配上不同的介词，意思
就不同了)
1. care about 关心 (He doesn't care about other people. 他不关心别人。)
2. care for 喜欢 (Would you care for a cup of coffee? 你喜欢来杯咖啡吗？)
3. take care of 照顾 (Take care of yourseft. 照顾自己喔。)
4. dream about 梦到 (I dreamt about you last night. 昨晚我梦到你。)
5. dream of 梦想 (I often dream of being rich. 我时常梦想发达了。)
6. hear about 听到关于……的详情 (Have you hear about Jane? )
7. hear of 听到……的事/话 (Have you heard of a place called 'Mulu'?)
8. hear from 得到……的消息 (Have you heard from Ann recently?)
9. look at 注视、考察(Why you look at me like that?)
10. look for 找、指望 (Can you help me look for my keys?)
11. look after 照应、看守 (She is ill, she needs someone to look after
her.)
12. think about 思索、考虑 (What are you thinking about?)
13. think of 想起、企图 (He told me his name but I can't think of it now.)
六、多余的介词：(不必加上介词的地方就不要随意加上,括号内的介词须去掉)
1. She met (up with) the new coach in the hallway.
2. The book fell off (of) the desk.
3. He threw the book out (of) the window.
4. She wouldn't let the cat inside (of) the house.
5. Where did they go (to)?
6. Where is your college (at)?
七、句子里并列的介词：
（1）.如并列的介词相同，可去其一：(括号里的介词删去)
1. You can wear that outfit in summer and (in) winter.
2. The female was both attracted (by)(被吸引) and distracted by(使分心)
the male's dance.
(2).如并列的介词不相同，相关的介词必需列出：
1. The children were interested in and disgusted by the movie. (interested
in感兴趣 / disgusted by讨厌)
2. It was clear that this player could both contribute to and learn from
every game he played. (contribute to付出 / learn from 从…学习)
3. He was fascinated by and enamored of this beguiling woman. (fascinated
by被迷住 / enamored of 倾心的)