Proper Prepositions And Idioms Flashcards
Accuse
Of
He accused her of taking his hat
Accede
To
He acceded to her request
Adhere
To
He adhered the brigand to the bottom of the balcony
Adverse
To 不利
He is adverse to her writing verse to other men
Afflict
With 折磨
He afflicted the brigand 强盗 with boils
Agreeable
To
Amazement
At
Imagine his amazement at the victory
Amenable
To
Amenable to persuasion, I can not say no
Appetite
For
Appreciation
Of
Aside
From
Associate
With
Capable
Of
Chary
Of 小心
She is chary of accepting apples
Compatible
With
兼容
This idea is compatible with my conscience
Comply
With
遵从
She is reluctant to comply with him
Conversant
With
了解
Anyone conversant with table manners is good
Desire vs desirous
Desire for desirous of
His desire for release is unstoppable
He is desirous of a salad for dinner
Desist
From
停止
I am currently desisting from drinking
Die
Of
He died of honor
Disdain
For
I am just too polite to show my disdain for her
Enamored
Of
I am enamored of her beauty
Indulge
In
迁就，沉溺
I indulged in the habit of taking nap
Inferior
To
His perfunctory work is inferior to her meticulous homework
Oblivious
To
健忘，不知
He is oblivious to my sleeping habit
Partial
To
偏爱
He is extremely partial to him
Peculiar
To
异常
Sunlight condition is peculiar to vampires
Preoccupation
With
入神
I cannot comprehend her preoccupation with Benedict
Prior
To
Prone
To
Separate
From
Tamper
With
篡改
No do tamper with the plan
Weary
Of
厌倦
Willing
To
Common
With
Leaping
From
Reference
To
Fare well
Fare well in
Lay vs lie
Lie recline sleep
Lay, place something down
If ()
If, only one condition
Capable
Of gerund
Long since
A long time ago, for a long time
Might vs may
Might is less likely to happen
Apply
For
Reluctant
To
Realizing… He began
It’s okay to use progressive than a past tense
Had perhaps even more
It’s okay to say this
Common
With
Incredulous and incredible
Incredulous mean I am unbelievable, we normally say something is incredible
Catered to
Catered for
Catered for is to provide food
The emperor catered for the masses by providing the mob with bread
Catered to is to satisfy desires or longing
Alluding vs eluding
Eluding is like elusive, alluding is more like reference to
Police
Plural
Between thirty and forty
It’s okay to say this
Vie
For 竞争
Misled
Into
Critics have been misled by Tennessee Williams obvious propensity for exaggerated theatrical gesture into denigrating his plays as mere melodramas
