《英语专业考研基础英语高分突破》

介词短语搭配必备ahead of 比……提前，比……早at loggerheads with 与……意见不合，与……吵架，争论at odds with 与……争执，意见不一致apart from 除…外；除…外还as for 至于，关于

as to 至于，关于aside from 除……之外at the behest of 在……命令下at the expense of 由……付费；以……为代价at the hands of 由某人或通过某人的机构完成at the mercy of 受……支配

at the risk of 冒……之危险at the root of ……的核心；……的实质

at the top of 在最高地位，在首位at variance with 和……不符but for 若不是，倘没有by dint of 借助，用by force of 由于，通过，以……手段by means of 借助于by reason of 由于

by virtue of 由于，因为by way of 通过……的方法due to 由于，因为except for 除……以外，要不是由于far from 远离for fear of 由于害怕；以免for lack of 因缺乏for the benefit of 为了……的利益；为了让某人明白for the purpose of 为了……for the sake of 由于，为了；为了……的利益for want of 因缺乏in aid of 用以援助……in accordance with 与……一致；按照in back of 在……后面in case of 以防，万一in comparison with 与……比较in compliance with 顺从in conformity with 和……相适应in consequence of 由于in contact with 与……联系in exchange for 交换，以此易彼in favour of 为……而征战，参加支持……的活动in league with 和……联合着in lieu of 代，代替in light of 按照，根据in line with 符合

in place of 代替in quest of 为了探索……，为了寻求……in reference to 关于in regard to 关于in relation to 关于，涉及，与……相比in return for 作为...的报答in safe hands with 安然无恙in search of 寻找in spite of 尽管in step with 与……保持一致in touch with 同...有联系in terms of 依照in the absence of 缺乏，不存在in the course of 在……期间

in the event of 万一，如果……in (the) face of 面对……

in the interest of 为了……的利益in the name of 以……的名义，凭

in the process of 在...的过程中in view of 考虑到，由于next to 贴近；次于notwithstanding 虽然, 尽管on account of 为了……的缘故on behalf of 代表……；为了……的利益on pain of 违者以...论处on the eve of 在……的前夜on the grounds of 根据, 以...为理由on the part of 就某人而言；某人有责任的on the score of 因为，为了……理由on the strength of 居于，根据，凭借on top of 熟练掌握，在……之上regardless of 不管；不顾under the aegis of 在……的庇护下under the auspices of 由……赞助或主办，在……保护下

with a view to 着眼于, 以...为目的, 考虑到with effect from 自……起开始实施with respect to 关于，至于with the exception of 除……以外填空练习(1) The government decision to raise taxes was at odds ______ their policies on inflation.（与……争执，意见不一致）(2) A claim might be made by dissentient member States that the actions of the organization were not in compliance ______ its treaty.（顺从）(3) Prominent individuals were often prominent ______

virtue of the groups of which they were leaders.（由于，因为）(4) In the philosophical tradition there have been two tendencies with respect ______ epistemological concerns and concerns about the social order.（关于，至于）(5) Foreign powers had long penetrated the area in quest ______ wealth or influence, or to counter the lusts of their adversaries.（为了探索……，为了寻求……）(6) Central coordination would keep the location of industry in step ______ development.（与……保持一致）(7) In both, the main class order can be criticized on the grounds ______ the separation of Sciences from their respective Technologies.（根据, 以...为理由）(8) A research project has been set up under the auspices ______ the University of Michigan. (9) It is well within reason to expect help in this regard in exchange ______ further financial assistance.（交换，以此易彼）

(10) The appeal of the petitioner in this case must be dismissed for want ______ jurisdiction.（因缺乏……）（节选自环球时代学校吴中东教授等编著的《英语专业考研基础英语高分突破》）答案：

(1) with (2) with (3) of (4) to (5) of (6) with (7) of (8) of (9) for (10) of

1、填空a) Pilots must abstain ______ alcohol for 24 hours before flying（避免）.

b) Achieving a standstill is vital for Heron if it is to make headway ______ rescheduling its debt（在……取得进展）. c) Similarly we can only draw inferences ______ the nature of learning from observing these changes（根据……推论）.

d) All of us complimented Joe ______ his cooking（夸奖某人）. e) He knew he was bound to pull any girl he set his heart ______ - he always had（下决心做）.

f) These developments are instrumental ______ the increased regulation and stability of affective thought（有助于……）. g) You'll stand a better chance ______ getting a job with a degree（有...的希望）. h) The new program is designed to tempt young people ______ studying engineering（引诱某人做……）. i) I took the liberty ______ telling my office I could be reached here（冒昧，擅自）. j) The rich man who deludes himself ______ behaving like a mendicant may conserve his fortune although he will not be very happy（欺骗某人……）. 2、选择

(1) You need to train the dog to desist from ________ excessively. A. bark B. barking C. barked D. barks (2) Mattie grunted abstractedly, totally engrossed in ________ the various plastic containers and bowls in the refrigerator. A. peering at B. peers at C. peer at D. peered at (3) They remember you at your most awkward and unformed and they delight in ________ you of it. A. remind B. reminded C. reminds D. reminding (4) I was reckoning on ________ at least 60% of the votes. A. get B. got C. gotten D. getting

(5) Attempts to coerce people into retiring must be resisted; rights to retraining must also be secured. A. retiring B. retire C. retired D. retires (6) In the late 1980s, the United States ________ a major undertaking: the human genome project.

A. gambled on

B. embarked on

C. took the liberty of

D. counted on (7) Simon did well after that but ________ simple good luck to anyone who questioned his apparent good fortune. A. had a dread of B. fell short of

C. had enough of

D. made a pretence of (8) Less developed countries fear that both those initiatives would ________ trading opportunities. A. make a habit of B. make a legend of C. deprive them of