介词按意思的分类

从意思上考虑，介词可分为下面三类：

at(5 o'clock)            on (Saturday)             in (autumn)

during (the summer)      before (dawn)             after(that)

over (the years)         from (now on)             following (his speech)

by (that time)           till (Saturday)           until (10 o'clock)

towards (midnight)       for (two weeks)           throughout (the day)

upon (arrival)           since (then)              pending (his return)

all through (the night)  prior to (her marriage)

in (Beijing)              at (the airport)             across (the river)

to (town)                 down (the river)             under (the tree)

near (the park)           between (two trees)          over (our heads)

from (the city)           into (the water)             through (the door)

onto (the stage)          off (the wall)               outside (the house)

out of (the room)         inside (the building)        within (the area)

beside (the river)        behind (the house)           below (the surface)

among (the mountains)     beyond (the hill)            against (the wall)

around (the lake)         before (the children)        up (the hill)

ahead of (us)             via (Hong Kong)              in front of (us)

under (the table)         along (the street)            past (the house)

opposite (the cinema)     above (the clouds)            next to (me)

by (train)                with (a knife)                about (a topic)

except (her)              like (a child)                of (the city)

according to (plan)       instead of (him)              without (friends)

in (detail)               due to (the storm)            because of (it)

along with (her)          as for (me)                   in spite of (that)

on account of (it)        owing to (rain)               on behalf of (us)

against (the enemy)       apart from (that)             for (someone)

failing (that)            plus (experience)             including (myself)

in regard to (this matter)   with regard to (his plan)