英语中表达地点的介词
PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATIONS
- above – 在较高处 (见 “over”)
“The plane flew above the clouds.” - below – 在较低处 (见 “under”)
“The divers went 100 feet below the surface of the ocean.” - beside – 靠近，在…..旁边
“There is a small table beside my bed.” - next to – 紧靠着，就在侧面
“Sam sat next to his boss at the meeting.” - (in) between – 在两个物体中间，将其分开
“She parked her car (in) between the two trucks.” - behind – 在后面
“In baseball, the umpire stands behind the catcher.” - in front of – 在前面
“There is a beautiful oak tree in front of our office.” - in –在空间的内部
“Is the ketchup in the refrigerator?”
注意:“In”通常描述一个地方或状况。要谈论运动，用into。例如，“She walked INTO the room.” into的反义词是out of。例如，“After five minutes, she walked OUT OF the room.”
- inside – 在空间内部
“My father put our clothes inside his suitcase.”
注意:“In”和“inside”在谈论地点时的意思几乎是一样的。然而，因为“in”有很多不同的含义和用法，“inside”被认为是更明确的。)
- outside –不在空间的内部
“We have met many tourists from outside the country.” - on top of – 在顶部，在上面
“There is a man standing on top of that house!”
注意:“On top of”通常表示两个物体之间有接触。这个表达通常被缩写为“on”。例如，“The coffee cup is on the table.”然而，“on”有更多的含义和用法，所以它并不总是和“on top of”意思相同。例如，“The painting is hanging ON the wall.”
- underneath – 正下方directly below (见 “below” 和 “under”)
“The cat hid underneath my chair.” - over – 在上面但无接触
“The branches of the big tree hung over - under – 在下面有东西覆盖
“There is a subway station under this building.”
