英语讲义【140】由“at”引导的介词短语
<p> 在英语里，介词短语（<span word="prepositional">prepositional</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>）数量之多，可以和片语动词（<span word="phrasal">phrasal</span> <span word="verbs">verbs</span>）互相比拟，不与它们亲近也难。</p><p> 下面是些由<span word="at">at</span>引导的介词短语，你都见过吗？</p><p> 1. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>：（经常和<span word="keep">keep</span>或<span word="hold">hold</span>连用）使不能接近</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangsters">gangsters</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bay">bay</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>：实际上</p><p> <span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span>.</p><p> 3. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>：逼近地</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="grappled">grappled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>.</p><p> 4. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>：互相误解</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="I">I</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="Jason">Jason</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>.</p><p> 5. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="daggers">daggers</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span>：势不两立</p><p> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="daggers">daggers</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p> 6. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>：处处</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>.</p><p> 7. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="swoop">swoop</span>：一举</p><p> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="invade">invade</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="swoop">swoop</span>?</p><p> 8. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>：在讨论中的</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> .</p><p> 9. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="large">large</span>：一般的；逍遥法外的。</p>
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