11.By
What he said took me completely by surprise. (无思想准备)
12.For
For all I care, you can throw it away. (我才不在乎哩)
But for your help I would not have finished the job. (要不是)
He passed the test for a certainty. (无疑)
13.From
The child can’t walk, far from running. (更不用谈)
So far from taking my advice, he went and did just what I warned him against. (不仅没有)
She kept herself from laughing. (使之不)
I knew he did it from his teeth. (毫无诚意)
１4.In
I don’t know what John intends to do; I’m in the dark
about his plans. (不知道)
The people lifted the big stone in a breeze. (毫不费力)
Nothing can stop us .We all decide to start our journey
in all weathers. (风雨无阻）
类似的短语还有in the clear不受妨碍; in the cloud心不在焉；
in the egg未成熟；in the log未经加工；in the rough未完成。
15.In spite of
At the sight he laughed in spite of himself. (不由自主地)
The girl still wanted to marry the poor young man in
spite of her parents’ teeth. (不顾父母的反对)
16.Off
Keep off the grass. (不靠近)
I’m right off love stories for some reason. (不感兴趣)
He is off smoking now. (不再)
She was off duty yesterday. (不值班)
相似的词组还有off chance不会有机会；off color精神不好；
off guard不警惕；off hand无准备；off one’s feet不能
控制自己；off sb’s hand不再由某人负责；off one’s mind
不再挂念; off time不合时宜；off work没上工；off time不合时宜。
１7.On
I’m sorry. You’re down on your luck. (运气不佳)
I knew you were on the cross about it. (不老实)
18.Out of
Out of sight, out of mind. (眼不见，心不烦)
It is quite out of fashion. (不时髦)
The book is out of print. (不再印发)
The man is quite out of humor. (不幽默)
Rest was now out of the question. (不可能)
还有相同的搭配ut of all reason无理；out of condition健康状况不好；
out of control失控；out of count不计其数；out of date不合时日；
out of line不成直线；out of luck运气不好；out of place不合时；
out of question毫无疑问；out of time不合时宜。
19.Past
The old man is past work. (无力工作)
Those trousers are past mending. (无法修补)
The situation is past hope. (没有希望)
His poetry is past comprehension. (难以理解)
It’s past question. (毫无疑问)
20.To
To a man John’s friends stood by him in his trouble. (毫不例外)
He carried out his orders to the letter. (不折不扣)
The old man had a good memory. He remembered
the past things to a hair. (细毫不差)
To a miracle he recited these poems in a breath
21.Under
I know very well you’re under thirty. (不满)
This packet of butter is under weight. (分量不足)
The boy can’t go to school because he is under age. (年龄不够)
22.With
I’m through with him. (不再来往)
He was through with the job, and he wanted to find something interesting. (不想干)
The whole project was completed with a wet finger. (毫不费力)
23.Without
It was all done without necessary permit. (未经)
You can’t do without money. (没有)
He often goes to school without his breakfast. (不吃)
I have helped him times without number. (无数)
without后还可引导这样一些短语：without a doubt无疑；without a moment’s
thought不加考虑；without day无期限；without end 无穷；without example 没有先例。
