介词短语

A mountain of a wave = a mountain-like wave, an angel of a woman = an angel-like woman, a hogshead of a chest = a hogshead-like chest

当这种结构中的介词of 前面有修饰语时，of 短语便带上了"具有"的意义。

This road stretches northwards hundreds of kilometres.

这条路向北延伸数百英里。6）表示方式的名词短语前的介词有时可以省略。例如

A prepositional phrase is one linguistic element composed with one prepostion and other phrases.

介宾短语是由介词和其他词或短语组成的语言单位。

Firstly based on the theory of Semantic Element and the characteristics of phrases and sentences with prepositions,the Semantic Pattern Bases of English prepositions(special Semantic Element Representation Bases for prepositions) were presented.Then the translation process of prepositions was in two steps.One was getting English complete semantic pattern by semantic analysis based on Semantic Pattern Base,the other was deploying into Chinese complete semantic pattern and Chinese representation.

介词的翻译由两步来实现：第一步基于语义模式库对英语含介词的短语和句子进行语义分析得到英语完整语义模式；第二步基于语义模式库将英语完整语义模式代入展开成为汉语完整语义模式和汉语译文。

With ＋宾语＋介词短语 We saw a small river with green grass and red flowers on both sides.

我们看到一条两岸长满了红花绿草的小河。

With +宾语+介词短语She saw a small river with green grass and red flowers on both sides.

她看到一条小河，两岸长满了红花绿草。

But when the uncountable noun is modified by and adjective or a prepositional phrase, it becomes countable and therefore can be modified by the indefinite article to refer to an individual or a specific type.

英语的不可数名词不能冠以不定冠词，但当不可数名词受到形容词或介词短语的修饰或限定时却变成可数名词，因而可以受到不定冠词的修饰，表示某种个别的或特殊的情况。

The uncountable noun should not be preceded by the indefinite article. But when the uncountable noun is modified by and adjective or a prepositional phrase, it becomes countable and therefore can be modified by the indefinite article to refer to an individual or a specific type.

英语的不可数名词不能冠以不定冠词，但当不可数名词受到形容词或介词短语的修饰或限定时却变成可数名词，因而可以受到不定冠词的修饰，表示某种个别的或特殊的情况。

A: A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in.

主要用于&副词/介词短语+be +主语&句型中，语序为倒装语序，即谓语动词单复数取决于后面的主语。

Is under careful watch 是介词短语(=is carefully watching) 13.61 行: however it seems clear that the Cascade Range …; is capable of another performance at any time.

这里…it seems clear that 这是英语的一种句式， that 为连词引导的主语从句代替了 it 的具体内容…似乎是非常清楚的。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。