along
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] preposition
DIRECTION 方向
ESSENTIAL
■from one part of a road, river, etc. to another 沿着，顺着，循着•a romantic walk along the beach/river沿着海滩／河边的浪漫散步
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] preposition
NEXT TO 与…相邻
IMPROVER
■in a line next to something long 沿着…的边缘；沿着…成一行•a row of houses along the river沿河修建的一排房子 •Cars were parked all along the road.沿路停满了汽车。
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] preposition
PARTICULAR PLACE 特定的地方
■at a particular place on a road, river, etc. 在沿…的地方•Somewhere along this road there's a garage.顺着这条路走，修车厂就在路边。
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] preposition
along the way
■during the time that something is happening or that you are doing something 在这个过程中；在这期间•I've been in this job for thirty years, and I've picked up a good deal of expertise along the way.我做这份工作已经30年了，在此期间我掌握了大量专业技术。
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] adverb
FORWARD 向前
ESSENTIAL
■moving forward 向前•We were just walking along, chatting.我们就这么一边往前走一边聊。
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] adverb
WITH YOU 伴随
IMPROVER
■with you 一道，一起•Why don't you take him along with you when you go?你去的时候，为甚么不让他也跟着一起去呢？ •I'll bring some food along and we can have a picnic.我会带些吃的，这样我们就可以野餐了。 along with sb/sth
■in addition to someone or something else 除了…以外•California, along with Florida and Hawaii, is among the most popular US tourist destinations.除了佛罗里达和夏威夷之外，加利福尼亚也是人们最常光顾的美国旅游胜地。
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] adverb
all along
■from the very beginning 始终，一直；一贯•Do you think he's been cheating us all along?你认为他自始至终都在欺骗我们吗？
UK [ə'lɒŋ] US [-'lɑ:ŋ] adverb
come/go/be along for the ride informal
■to join in an activity without playing an important part in it 随大溜；凑热闹•My husband is speaking at the dinner and I'm just going along for the ride.我丈夫要在晚宴上讲话，我只是来凑热闹。 |