in control of the southern side of the mountain.他们控制着南山坡。 2、under one's arm, in one's arms 这两个介词短语中的arm是指"胳臂",而不是"武器"的意义。注意不得任意改变两个短语中arm和arms的单复数形式。 under one's arm意为"在某人腋下的"。例如:The man who is carrying a parcel under his arm is my elder brother.(腋下)挟着一只包裹的那个人是我哥哥。He keeps the dictionary under his arm. 他把词典挟在腋下。 in one's arms意指"(小孩或东西)被搂在怀里"。例如:The woman who is coming here has a child in her arms.往这儿来的那位妇女抱着一个孩子。He has the big dictionaries in his arms on his way to the room.在去寝室的途中他怀里抱着几本大词典。 3、under repair, in repair 这两个介词短语一般都作表语,补语或后置定语。 under repair属于表示进行意义的介词短语,有被动的含义,等于being repaired(在修理中)。例如:The department store is now under repair (= is now being repaired) and it will be reopened on May Day.百货公司正在修缮,将于五一节重新开业。The machine is under repair.那台机器正在修理。 in repair表示某物处在一种"维修良好"的状态之中,常用in good repair,其反义语为in bad repair或out of repair(失修)。例如:They |