69 與形容詞搭配的短語 Track60
1)常與to連用的形容詞:
equal favorable faithful familiar good hostile loyal
parallel opposite responsible sensible useful similar used
2)常與about連用的形容詞:
anxious careful careless certain considerate enthusiastic
guilty happy mad sad sure
3)常與for連用的形容詞:
available bad convenient eager eligible good
grateful homesick famous hungry necessary noted
ready responsible sorry suitable
4)常與with連用的形容詞:
angry acquainted bored careful popular ill
strict busy familiar impatient sympathetic
5)常與of連用的形容詞:
恐懼:afraid frightened terrified scared
好惡:ashamed envious fond jealous proud tired
態(tài)度:suspicious critical tolerant ignorant
意識:aware conscious
此外:capable/incapable full guilty hopeful independent
6)常與at連用的形容詞:
angry bad clever disappointed disgusted good
marvelous quick skilful useless weak
對于上述與介詞搭配的形容詞,我們注意到,同一個形容詞有的可與不同的介詞進(jìn)行搭配使用,此時構(gòu)成的短語一般在意思和使用上均有所不同。例如:
sth. be familiar to sb. 某事為某人所熟悉
sb. be familiar with sth. 某人對某事熟悉
a. I was familiar with nobody at the meeting.
我在會上一個人都不熟悉。
b. Nobody at the meeting was familiar to me.
c. I am familiar with all the flowers.
d. All the flowers are familiar to me.
再比如:
good at 擅長于
good to 對……友好
good for 對……有益
e. Clint is quite good at English.
f. Clint is very good to his students.
g. Swimming is good for your health.
因此,在熟悉使用這些短語的同時,還要注意區(qū)分和比較同一形容詞與不同介詞搭配在意義上的差別。
70 與名詞搭配的短語
由上述動詞或形容詞演變而來的名詞,與同樣的介詞搭配。如:
loyal to — loyalty to
object to — objection to
具體如下:
1)名詞+for:
a reason for
a demand for
a need for
2)名詞+in:
主要表示“在某方面”。
a change in the costs
an increase/a rise/a decrease/a fall in the costs
a difference/similarity in this aspect
3)名詞+to:
an answer to a question
a key to a door
a solution to a problem
a reply to a letter
a reaction to my advice/suggestion/news
an attitude to a job
an invitation to the party
devotion to
contribution to
4)名詞+with/between:
A has a relationship/contact/connection with B
a relationship/contact/connection/difference/similarity between A and B