介词
本义:词源意义;表达明确的空间含义 引申义:衍生含义;表达非空间含义
含义 | 例句 |
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关于(外围;有涉及,非核心) | I konw something about the rabbit. |
大约(从外大范围大致数数) | There are about 20 carrots. |
针对(从外向内地解决) | Let's do something about the problem. |
某人某事有某种特征 | There's something dangerous about the wolf. |
到处(在外面来来回回) | Stop running about! |
Dinner is on me.晚餐我付钱(付账的重任在我身上)
The burden of paying for dinner is on me.
beyond 在...之外
It's beyond me. 我无法理解(某件事在我能理解的范围之外)
It is beyond the things that I can understand.这在我能理解的事情的范围之外。
in the sun.在阳光下 (包裹在阳光里)
dressed in white.穿着白衣服(in tne white clothes)
in English. 用英语(说的话写的字都在一堆英语中)
空间
在..里,可以在一个空间内移动
- in the house
- in the park
- in the country There are some birds in the tree.(外部事物在树里)
在上面,一个面上移动
- on the table
- on the floor There are some apples on the tree.(长在树上的)树上结着一些苹果
在某处,在一个具体的点上,固定的
- at the corner of the street.在街道拐角
- The bus stopped at the bus station.
时间
可以把一天以上的时间想象成一个空间,一天的时间想象成一个面,具体的几点想象成点
- in a year
- in the month
- in the week
- on that day
- on Monday
- on April 1
- at 7 o'clock
- at that moment
但是不要生搬硬套,要灵活想象
There are 60 minutes in an hour.一小时里有60分钟。
There are 60 minutes on an hour.
为什么是in the morning
I eat carrots in the morning.我在早晨吃胡萝卜(时间段) I saw the wolf on the morning of April 1.我在四月一日早晨看到了大灰狼(在四月一日早晨这个时间)
为什么是at noon
noon之前是morning,noon之后是afternoon。 noon是正午的意思(一个点)