• Allison put the bag in her locker. ("In" 显示动词之间的空间关系 "put" 和介词的对象 "locker.)
• Jamie kicked the ball through the goalposts. ("Through" 表示球行进的方向。)

各种介词

介词有三种：简单，复合和短语。 以下是各自的代表性示例。

• 简单: after, except, off, with
• 复合: alongside, throughout, underneath
• 短语: across from, near to, in place of

常见介词

大多数英语常用介词的列表包括：

aboard, about, above, according to, across, across from, after, against, along, alongside, alongside of, along with, amid, among, apart from, around, aside from, at, away from, back of, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, by means of, concerning, considering, despite, down, down from, during, except, except for, excepting for, from, from among, from between, from under, in, in addition to, in behalf of, in front of, in place of, in regard to, inside, inside of, in spite of, instead of, into, like, near, near to, of, off, on, on account of, on behalf of, onto, on top of, opposite, out, out of, outside, outside of, over, over to, owing to, past, prior to, regarding, round, round about, save, since, subsequent to, together, with, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, unto, up, up to, upon, with, within, without

介词短语

介词短语包括介词，介词的对象和对象的修饰语。 它可以作为副词或形容词：

• The cat climbed on the couch. (The phrase describes "climbed," so it's an adverb.)
• The park by the lake is a great place to play volleyball. (The phrase acts as an adjective because it gives more information about the park.)

despite [di´spait]   prep.尽管   (初中英语单词)

addition [ə´diʃən]   n.加；加法；附加物   (初中英语单词)

account [ə´kaunt]   vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目   (初中英语单词)

underneath [,ʌndə´ni:θ]   ad.&prep.在底下   (初中英语单词)

phrase [freiz]   n.短语；词组；措词   (初中英语单词)

alongside [əlɔŋ´said]   ad.在旁 prep.横靠   (高中英语单词)

concerning [kən´sə:niŋ]   prep.关于   (高中英语单词)

behalf [bi´hɑ:f]   n.利益   (高中英语单词)

regarding [ri´gɑ:diŋ]   prep.关于   (高中英语单词)

subsequent [´sʌbsikwənt]   a.其次的；其后的   (高中英语单词)

considering [kən´sidəriŋ]   prep.就…而论   (英语四级单词)

adjective [´ædʒiktiv]   n.形容词   (英语四级单词)