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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++of /əv, ə; strong ɒv $ əv, ə strong $ ɑːv/ ●●● S1 W1 preposition 1 used to show what a part belongs to or comes from …的一部分 the back of the house 房子的后部 the last scene of the movie 电影的最后一个场景 the end of the day 一天的末了2 OWNused to show who something or someone belongs to or has a connection with 属于〔某人或某物〕的 a friend of Mark’s 马克的一个朋友 Avocado salad is a favourite of mine. 鳄梨色拉是我的最爱之一。 Product inspection is the responsibility of the employees themselves. 检验产品是员工自己的责任。3 used when talking about a feature or quality that something has …的〔表示某物的特征或品质〕 the cost of the meal 这顿饭的花费 the beauty of the scenery 景色之美 the length of the swimming pool 游泳池的长度4 XXused to show what group one or more things or people belong to 〔表示同一类中的所属关系〕 some of the students 某些学生 ‘Sunflowers’ is one of his best-known paintings. 《向日葵》是他最著名的画作之一。 Two of the guests are vegetarian. 其中有两位客人是素食者。 a member of the baseball team 棒球队的一名队员5 XXused to show what type of substance or thing you are referring to, when talking about an amount 〔谈论数量时表示所指之物的种类〕 two kilos of sugar 两公斤糖 millions of dollars 数百万美元 a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力6 used to say what something contains 〔说明某物所含之物〕 a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡 several packets of cigarettes 几包香烟 truckloads of refugees 一车车的难民7 GROUP OF PEOPLEGROUP OF THINGSused to say what type of things or people are in a group 〔说明成群的物或人的种类〕 a herd of elephants 一群大象 his circle of friends 他的朋友圈子 a bunch of bananas 一串香蕉8 XX9 DOused to talk about things produced by a famous or skilled writer, artist etc 〔用于谈论某位著名的或技巧高超的作家、艺术家等的作品〕10 ABOUTused to say what a story, some news etc is about, or what a picture, map etc shows 关于…的，以…为主题的11 12 used after some adjectives that describe feelings, to show who or what the feeling is directed towards 〔用于某些描述情感的形容词之后，说明情感的指向〕13 HAPPENused when referring to the day, moment etc when something happened 〔用于指某事发生的日期、时刻等〕14 PLACEused to say where something is in relation to a place or thing 〔用于指某物与某地或某物之间的位置关系〕15 DESCRIBEused to describe a person or thing by saying what their main qualities or features are 〔用于描写某人或某物所具有的主要品质或特征〕16 used to say what someone’s age is 〔用于说明某人的年龄〕17 it is kind/stupid/careless etc of somebody (to do something) CHARACTER/PERSONALITYused to say that someone’s action shows a particular quality 某人(做某事)是仁慈的/愚蠢的/粗心的等18 COME FROM/ORIGINATEused to say where someone comes from 〔用于说明某人来自哪里〕19 used to show the country, organization, or group in which someone has a particular position 〔用于表示某一职位的人所属的国家、组织或团体〕20 used in dates before the name of the month 〔在日期中用于月份之前〕21 used to say when something happened 〔用于说明某事在何时发生〕22 American English spoken used in giving the time, to mean ‘before’ 〔用于表示时间，意思是“之前，不到”〕 SYN British English to23 CAUSEused to show the cause of someone’s death 〔用于表示某人死亡的原因〕24 literaryTYPE used to say what material has been used to make something 〔用于表示某物是由何种材料制成的〕25 of an evening/of a weekend etc British English in the evenings, at weekends etc 在晚上/周末等5 GRAMMAR 语法• To refer to someone or something that belongs to or is connected with someone, it is usual to use -’s or -s’, not of, with short noun phrases. 指某人或某物属于某人或与某人有关时，通常用-’s或-s’接短的名词短语，而不用ofDad’s car (NOT 不说 the car of Dad)爸爸的汽车a child’s bike (NOT 不说 the bike of a child)孩子的自行车my sisters’ boyfriend (NOT 不说 the boyfriend of my sister)我姐姐的男朋友the miners’ strike (NOT 不说 the strike of the miners)矿工的罢工• When referring to one of several people or things belonging to or connected with someone, or when using ‘this’ or ‘that’, use of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs. 提到多个人或物中的一个属于某人或与某人有关时，或用到this或that时，要用of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirsa friend of mine (NOT 不说 a friend of me)我的一位朋友that car of yours (NOT 不说 that car of you)你的那辆汽车• To talk about the person who sang, wrote, or painted a particular work, use by, not of. 谈论某个作品由某人所唱、所写或所画时，用by，而不用ofa song by Mariah Carey (NOT 不说 of Mariah Carey)玛丽亚•凯莉唱的一首歌n GRAMMAR: Possessives• The usual way to say that something belongs to someone, or that someone is connected with someone, is by using -’s. You say: Tom’s cara child’s bike 孩子的自行车my sister’s boyfriend ✗Don’t say: the car of Tom | the bike of a child | the boyfriend of my sister• You use –s’ after a plural noun ending in ‘s’: a teachers’ meeting• You use of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs when talking about one of several people or things belonging to or connected with someone: 提到多个人或物中的一个属于某人或与某人有关时，或用到this或that时，要用of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirsa friend of oursa habit of mine • You use by when saying who sang, wrote, or painted something: a song by Jay-Z ✗Don’t say: a song of Jay-Z
Examples from the Corpus
of• a teaspoonful of baking soda• a flock of birds• a pack of cigarettes• a crown of gold and silver• Father was a man of great integrity and honesty.• a car of his own• a small town to the west of Kansas City• News of Kirkland's arrest was soon all over town.• a gallon of milk• a cousin of mine• a history of modern China• a photograph of my grandmother• I had a pain in the back of my leg• an area of outstanding beauty• all the details of the agreement• a friend of the family• Have you ever heard of the poet T.S. Eliot?• a member of the rock group• most of the students• a map of the worldat the time of• No wonder that the myth of handles being removed from coffins at the time of cremation perpetuates.• The person who had told that story to the media had been in Los Angeles at the time of her death.• But despite the vast amounts he earned in his career, Hunt was reportedly penniless at the time of his death.• Expressing yourself at the time of negative feelings means you will be less apt to hurt some one.• If an arrhythmia occurs at the time of syncope or near syncope, the diagnosis is established.• Police were interviewing another homeless man who was believed to be in the building at the time of the fire.• The offender was on licence at the time of the offence from a sentence of 15 years' imprisonment imposed in 1981.• Police asked Harry where he was at the time of the robbery.• All these items were acquired at the time of their manufacture, as it was museum policy to buy contemporary material.to the left/right of something• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• In two subsequent cases, however, federal appeals courts have given greater weight to the rights of teachers.• This takes a disjointed groove system to the right of the centre of the crag.• Immediately to the right of the doorway was a chair.• We take the device to be initially somewhere off to the left of the Is.• The play within a play opens with Act I, on the smaller puppet stage to the right of the large stage.• The toilets and urinals were to the left of this section - the urinals being roofless and thus open to the elements.• A thin crescent moon will appear to the left of Venus the evening of July 6.Origin of Old Englishof preposition →10-25 →20-25
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of S1 W1 /əv, ə; strong ɒv $ əv, ə strong $ ɑːv/
preposition
the back of the house
the last scene of the movie
the end of the day
2. used to show who something or someone belongs to or has a connection with:
a friend of Mark’s
Avocado salad is a favourite of mine.
Product inspection is the responsibility of the employees themselves.
3. used when talking about a feature or quality that something has:
the cost of the meal
the beauty of the scenery
the length of the swimming pool
4. used to show what group one or more things or people belong to:
some of the students
‘Sunflowers’ is one of his best-known paintings.
Two of the guests are vegetarian.
a member of the baseball team
5. used to show what type of substance or thing you are referring to, when talking about an amount:
two kilos of sugar
millions of dollars
a bar of chocolate
6. used to say what something contains:
a cup of coffee
several packets of cigarettes
truckloads of refugees
7. used to say what type of things or people are in a group:
a herd of elephants
his circle of friends
a bunch of bananas
8.
a. used to state specifically which thing of the general type mentioned you are referring to:
the city of New York
the art of painting
the problem of unemployment
b. used to state specifically what a particular number, amount, age etc is:
at the age of 52
an increase of 3%
9. used to talk about things produced by a famous or skilled writer, artist etc:
the plays of Shakespeare
the paintings of Picasso
the work of a great architect
10. used to say what a story, some news etc is about, or what a picture, map etc shows:
a story of love and loss
news of his arrest
a photo of Elizabeth
a map of Indonesia
11.
a. used after nouns that refer to actions, or to people who do something, in order to show who or what the action is done to:
the cancellation of the meeting
the killing of innocent children
supporters of the project
b. used after nouns that refer to actions in order to show who or what does the action:
the ringing of the phone
the arrival of a visitor
12. used after some adjectives that describe feelings, to show who or what the feeling is directed towards:
He’s always been frightened of spiders.
Most children want their parents to feel proud of them.
13. used when referring to the day, moment etc when something happened:
the day of the accident
the week of the festival
I was at home at the time of the murder.
14. used to say where something is in relation to a place or thing
north/south etc of something
a historic seaside town 99 km south of London
to the left/right of something
To the left of the sofa is a table.
I live within a mile of here.
15. used to describe a person or thing by saying what their main qualities or features are:
Albright was seen as a woman of great determination.
It’s an area of considerable historical interest.
16. used to say what someone’s age is:
He has two children, a boy of 12 and a girl of 15.
17. it is kind/stupid/careless etc of somebody (to do something) used to say that someone’s action shows a particular quality:
It was kind of you to remember my birthday.
18. used to say where someone comes from:
the people of China
Jesus of Nazareth
19. used to show the country, organization, or group in which someone has a particular position:
King Philip II of Spain
the secretary of the tennis club
20. used in dates before the name of the month:
the 27th of July
21. used to say when something happened:
the presidential election of 1825
one of the biggest upsets of recent years
22. American English spoken used in giving the time, to mean ‘before’
SYN to British English:
It’s a quarter of seven (=6.45).
23. used to show the cause of someone’s death:
He died of cancer.
24. literary used to say what material has been used to make something:
a dress of pure silk
25. of an evening/of a weekend etc British English in the evenings, at weekends etc:
We often used to walk by the river of an evening.
GRAMMAR
To refer to someone or something that belongs to or is connected with someone, it is usual to use –'s or –s’, not of, with short noun phrases:
▪Dad’s car (NOT the car of Dad)
▪a child’s bike (NOT the bike of a child)
▪my sister’s boyfriend (NOT the boyfriend of my sister)
▪the miners’ strike (NOT the strike of the miners)
When referring to one of several people or things belonging to or connected with someone, or when using 'this’ or 'that', use of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs:
▪a friend of mine (NOT a friend of me)
▪that car of yours (NOT that car of you)
To talk about the person who sang, wrote, or painted a particular work, use by, not of:
▪a song by Mariah Carey (NOT of Mariah Carey)
of S1 W1 /əv, ə; strong ɒv $ əv, ə strong $ ɑːv/
preposition Language: Old English
1. used to show what a part belongs to or comes from: 2. used to show who something or someone belongs to or has a connection with:
3. used when talking about a feature or quality that something has:
4. used to show what group one or more things or people belong to:
5. used to show what type of substance or thing you are referring to, when talking about an amount:
6. used to say what something contains:
7. used to say what type of things or people are in a group:
8.
a. used to state specifically which thing of the general type mentioned you are referring to:
b. used to state specifically what a particular number, amount, age etc is:
9. used to talk about things produced by a famous or skilled writer, artist etc:
10. used to say what a story, some news etc is about, or what a picture, map etc shows:
11.
a. used after nouns that refer to actions, or to people who do something, in order to show who or what the action is done to:
b. used after nouns that refer to actions in order to show who or what does the action:
12. used after some adjectives that describe feelings, to show who or what the feeling is directed towards:
13. used when referring to the day, moment etc when something happened:
14. used to say where something is in relation to a place or thing
north/south etc of something
to the left/right of something
15. used to describe a person or thing by saying what their main qualities or features are:
16. used to say what someone’s age is:
17. it is kind/stupid/careless etc of somebody (to do something) used to say that someone’s action shows a particular quality:
18. used to say where someone comes from:
19. used to show the country, organization, or group in which someone has a particular position:
20. used in dates before the name of the month:
21. used to say when something happened:
22. American English spoken used in giving the time, to mean ‘before’
SYN to British English:
23. used to show the cause of someone’s death:
24. literary used to say what material has been used to make something:
25. of an evening/of a weekend etc British English in the evenings, at weekends etc:
GRAMMAR
To refer to someone or something that belongs to or is connected with someone, it is usual to use –'s or –s’, not of, with short noun phrases:
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When referring to one of several people or things belonging to or connected with someone, or when using 'this’ or 'that', use of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs:
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To talk about the person who sang, wrote, or painted a particular work, use by, not of:
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