2010年4月23日 星期五

other prepositional phrases


.       In the face of 面對

e.g. In the face of the deteriorating air pollution, the government is at a loss of what to do.
[be at a loss =to not know what to do or say ]
.       In exchange for /In return for/ In pursuit of/ In search of 尋求/換取

e.g. A die-hard fan of Eason Chen queued up outside the box office overnight in pursuit of a first-row concert ticket.

.       in terms of/in ... terms..一方面說

e.g. In financial terms, the project was not a success.
In terms of money, I was better off in my last job.

.       With respect to/ in respect of/ with regard to/ in regard to關於

e.g. I am writing with respect to your letter of 15 June.


.       in the wake of
eg. If something happens in the wake of something else, it happens after and often because of it

.        at the expense of=making another person look silly

eg.Would you stop making jokes at my expense?

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