常用短语及习惯搭配（介词+名词）
above all首先，毕竟
eg. He was above all a good and tireless writer.
eg. Above all, you must be independent.
after a while过了一会儿，不久
eg. After a while the police walked away.(不久)
eg. After a while, her sniffles died away.（过了一会）
after all终于，毕竟；虽然这样
eg. Don't get discouraged by setbacks, we are new to the work after all. (毕竟)
eg. After all, she is your boss, so invite her. (毕竟)
eg. He came to the party after all. (终于)
eg. It didn't rain after all. (终于)
ahead of time提前
eg. We completed the work five days ahead of time.
eg. The house was completed ahead of time.
around/round the clock昼夜不停地
eg. He studied round the clock for his history exam.
eg. We are working all round the clock to finish this dictionary!
eg. People who do very important jobs sometimes have to work around the clock.
around the world全世界，世界各地，环游世界
eg. Television cameras are carrying the full horror of this war into homes around the world. (全世界)
eg. It happened all the time around the world. （世界各地）
eg. He went around the world in his gap year. (环游世界)
eg. It’s not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it’s quite easy.（其实）
eg. As a matter of fact, business has come to a stop. (事实上)
eg. As a result, he had to leave.(结果)
eg. There was a substantial growth of industry and foreign trade increased as a result.(因此)
as a result of由于……的结果
eg. He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
as a rule通常，照例
eg. As a rule I don't go to the office on Saturday morning.
as follows如下
eg. He wrote as follows.
eg. The reaction process is as follows.
as regards关于，至于
eg. As regards John, I will write to him at once.(至于)
eg. I have little information as regards his past.（关于）
at （the） best充其量，至多
eg. At best a few hundred people attended the meeting.(充其量)
eg. At best we'll lose only the money.（至多）
at a loss困惑，不知所措；亏本
eg. He found himself at a loss for words of consolation.(不知所措)
eg. Mary is at a loss what to do next.(不知所措)
eg. They must sell the goods at a loss.(亏本)
at a time每次，一次
eg. Take the pills two at a time.
eg. he took three cookies at a time.
at all完全，根本
eg. Are you at all interested? No, not at all.
eg. To try and fail is better than not to try at all.
eg. He isn’t tired at all. / He’s not at all tired.
at all costs不惜任何代价
eg. he wanted to save her life at all cost.
eg. We must finish the work at all costs before midnight.
at all events无论如何, 在任何情况下
eg. He is not clever, but at all events he works well. (无论如何)
eg. At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are. (在任何情况下）
at any rate无论如何，至少
eg. He doesn’t understand me, or at any rate not fully.（无论如何）
eg. At any rate, chance had given him some breathing space. （至少）
at any time在任何时候
eg. We can escape from it at any time.
at first sight乍看之下，一看到就
eg. At first sight the house appeared to be empty than it really is.（乍看之下）
eg. They fell in love at first sight.（一看到就）
at hand在手边，在附近；即将来临
eg. The town is close at hand.(在附近)
eg. Soon school will end and the vacation will be at hand. (即将来临)
eg. This reported there was trouble at hand.(即将来临)
at heart在内心；实质上；关心, 想到
eg. Ade was furious at heart.（在内心）
eg. She is at heart an ardent reformer.（实质上）
eg. When I say don't eat sweets, I have your health at heart.(关心)
at home在家，在国内；精通，对…内行；自在，自如
eg. These things can all be manufactured at home.(在国内)
eg. He is quite at home with the Japanese language.(精通)
eg. I am completely at home in mathematics.(精通)
eg. She always feels at home in her friend's house.(自在)
at intervals不时，时时；相隔一定距离
eg. He visits the town at intervals.(不时)
eg. Trees are standing at intervals along the street. （相隔一定距离）
at last最后，终于
eg. He had at first been very tense, at last relaxed. (最后)
eg. He ran his eyes down the page and found his name at last. (终于)
eg. She was at least that much shorter than me.(至少)
eg. At least he survived.（无论如何）
at length终于，最后；详细地
eg. At length he returned.(终于)
eg. At length the young lady raised her head and looked steadily at his intelligent face.(终于)
eg. He went into the subject at full length. (详细地)
eg. He talked at length about his work and his family. (详细地)
at no time从不，决不 ，任何时候都不
At no time would he smoke. (从不)
At no time is here parking next to a fire hydrant. (绝不)
At no time should you give up study. (任何时候都不)
at once立刻，马上
eg. He took off at once and headed back to the notel.(立刻)
eg. I have to go, I really must, at once.(马上)
eg. They try to do many things at one time because they don’t know how to prioritize tasks. (同时)
eg. At one time in the past, it almost became extinct. (曾经)
at present目前，现在
eg. No more workers are being taken on at present. (目前)
eg. At present, China is still on the initial stage of socialism. (现在)at random随意地，任意地
eg. He read a great deal- but at random for pleasure. (随意地)
eg. The guards pair off in all directions, making their choices at random. (任意地)
at risk处于危险中
eg. He was putting himself at risk.
Their lack of training could put members of the
public at risk.
at stake处于危险中，在紧要关头
eg. The life of the whole Empire was at stake. (处于危险中)
eg. The guards pair off in all directions, making their choices at random. (任意地)
at the beginning起初，从一开始
eg. He had opposed George’s entry right at the beginning. (起初)
eg. You got to stop them at the beginning. (从一开始)
at the best至多
eg. English help seemed doubtful, and at the best symbolic.
eg. He rescued the boy from drowning at the cost of his own life.
eg. The poor fox escaped from the trap at the cost of a leg.
at the end最后
eg. You will have the chance to ask questions at the end.
at the mercy of在……支配下, 任由……摆布
eg. The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves. (在……支配下)
eg. The enemy were at the mercy of us. (任由……摆布)
at the moment现在，此刻
eg. The police arrived right at the moment of the explosion.
eg. I was writing a letter at the moment when he came in.
at （the） most最多，至少，不超过
eg. She's 25 years old, at most.
eg. The repairs will cost ￡35, at the very most.
at the same time同时；但是，然而
eg. All speak at the same time.(同时)
eg. At the same time you must have sympathy.(但是)
at times有时
eg. His language is a bit vulgar at times.
at work在工作，忙于
eg. He had an accident at work.
eg. She had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived.
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