中小学英语常考词汇:at的介词短语大全


一、教材中的短语

(一)at first

该短语表示“最初;首先”,相当于at the beginning。比如:

  • It is easy at first, but we are in deep water now. (起先很容易,但现在我们陷入了困境。)

  • We didn't trust him at first, but his charming manner completely disarmed us. (我们开始时并不信任他,但他令人愉快的举止完全消除了我们的疑虑。)

【注意】

注意区分at first和firstly,后者表示先后顺序中的“第一或首先”。如:

  • Firstly, China should have a development program for young fencers. (第一,中国应有一项培养少年儿童击剑运动员的发展计划。)

  • Firstly, let us deal with the most important issue. (首先,让我们来处理最紧要的问题。)


(二)at once

该短语表示“立即;同时”。当表示“立即”时,相当于immediately;当表示“同时”时,相当于at the same time。如:

  • 立即:Go at once, or I will unleash my dog on you! (立刻走,要不我就放我的狗咬你!)

  • 同时:We should not try to accomplish two tasks at once. (我们不能指望同时完成两件工作。)


(三)at home

该短语表示“在家里”。注意home前不要加任何修饰语。常和stay或be搭配使用。比如:

  • Please specify when you will be at home tomorrow. (请确切说明你明天何时会在家。)

  • You can stay at home and watch TV. ( 你可以待在家里并且看电视。)

  • He spent a lonesome evening at home. (他在家里度过了一个寂寞的夜晚。)

【注意】

注意at home也可以引申为“自在;熟悉”。如:

  • 自在:Make the new students feel at home in your school. (让新生们在你们的学校里感到舒适自在。)

  • 熟悉:He is at home with this subject. ( 他熟悉这一学科。)

(四)at present

该短语表示“现在;目前”。如:

  • At present the people in this country are increasingly awakening. (目前,这个国家的人民正在日益觉醒。)


(五)at last

该短语表示“最后;终于”。相当于at length。如:

  • 最后:At last he successfully solved the problem. (最后他成功地解决了这个问题。)

  • 终于:The government came out with the truth at last. (政府终于公布了事实真相。)


(六)at any rate

该短语表示“无论如何”。如:

  • At any rate, the medical supplies will reach you within a week. (无论如何,医疗物资会在一周内到达。)

(七)at heart

该短语表示“在内心;本质上”。如:

  • 在内心:Indeed he has a solemn face, but he is very humorous at heart. (他的确有一副严肃的脸孔,但内心却是很富幽默感。)

  • 本质上:Byron was at heart a man of action. (拜伦在本质上是一个活动家。)


(八)at least

该短语表示“至少”。注意该短语大多表示数量上“至少”。如:

  • We should brush our teeth at least twice a day. (我们每天应该至少刷两次牙。)

【注意】

注意该短语的反义表达为:at most,表示“最多”。如:

  • It will take two hours at most to get there. (最多两小时便可到达那里。)


(九)at times

该短语表示“有时”,相当于sometimes。如:

  • Everyone may make mistakes at times. (每个人不时都会犯错误。)


(十)at a loss

该短语表示“不知所措”。如:

  • Many people are at a loss as to what to do in case of a real fire. (一旦真的发生火灾,许多人就不知所措,不知道该干什么好了。)

二、更多常用短语

(十一)at all

该短语一般都采用否定表达,即:not/no...at all,表示“根本不”。如:

  • She does not care about her husband at all. ( 她根本不关心她的丈夫。)

  • I assure you that you will feel no pain at all. (我保证你根本不会觉得疼的。)


(十二)at stake

该短语表示“在危险中”,相当于in dangerat risk。如:

  • This decision puts our lives at stake. (这么一决定,我们的生命就吉凶难卜了。)


(十三)at large

该短语表示“详细地;在逃的”。如:

  • 详细地:The question is discussed at large in my report. (我在报告中对该问题作了详细的探讨。)

  • 在逃的:The escaped criminal is still at large. ( 逃走的罪犯仍逍遥法外。)

(十四)at hand

该短语表示“在手边;即将到来”。如:

  • 在手边:He couldn't bend his mind to the work at hand. (他安不下心来处理手头的工作。)

  • 即将到来:He believes that the great day is at hand. (他相信这个伟大的日子就要到来。)


(十五)at one time

该短语表示“曾经;同时”。如:

  • 曾经:He was at one time so devoted to piano playing. (他曾经那么沉迷于弹钢琴。)

  • 同时:It's better not to attempt too much at one time. (最好不要企图同时干过多的工作。)


(十六)at best

该短语表示“充其量”。如:

  • She is at best a second-rate singer. (她充其量是个二流歌手。)

(十七)at ease

该短语表示“自在”。如:

  • With our work done, we felt much at ease. (工作做完后,我们觉得好轻松。)


(十八)at a time

该短语表示“每次”,相当于every time,注意与at one time的区别。如:

  • Female sheep produce one or two lambs at a time. ( 母羊一次生一到两只羊羔。)


(十九)at odds

该短语表示“争吵”。如:

  • He's always at odds with his father over politics. 顶( 0 ) 在政治上他总和父亲意见不一。


(二十)at the moment

该短语表示“此刻”。如:

  • He has a lot of financial worries at the moment. (他现在有很多财务上的烦恼事。)


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