In addition to the uses shown below, along is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘go along with’, ‘play along’, and ‘string along’.
除下列用法外，along 还可用于go along with, play along 和 string along 等短语动词中。
1 PREP 沿着；顺着 If you move or look along something such as a road, you move or look towards one end of it. 沿着；顺着
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Newman walked along the street alone.
纽曼独自走在街上。
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The young man led Mark Ryle along a corridor.
那个年轻人领着马克·赖尔沿走廊而去。
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I looked along the length of the building.
我的视线掠过整幢大楼。
2 PREP 在…边上；在…里 If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it. 在…边上；在…里
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...enormous traffic jams all along the roads.
马路上严重的交通阻塞
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...houses built on piles along the river.
沿河打桩盖的房子
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Along each wall stretched green metal filing cabinets.
绿色金属文件柜靠着各面墙依次排开。
SYN next to, near, close to, alongside
3 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 朝某个方向而去;向前 When someone or something moves along, they keep moving in a particular direction. 朝某个方向而去;向前
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She skipped and danced along.
她蹦蹦跳跳地往前走着。
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He raised his voice a little, talking into the wind as they walked along.
他们往前走时，他略微提高了嗓音，迎着风说话。
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The wide road was blocked solid with traffic that moved along sluggishly.
宽阔的马路被缓慢前行的车辆堵得严严实实。
SYN ahead, on, forwards, in front
4 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 进展;进行 If you say that something is going along in a particular way, you mean that it is progressing in that way. 进展;进行
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...the negotiations which have been dragging along interminably.
一直在无休止拖延的谈判
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Everything was coming along fine after all.
一切居然进行得很顺利。
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My life is going along nicely.
我的生活一帆风顺。
5 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 随身;一起;一道 If you take someone or something along when you go somewhere, you take them with you. 随身;一起;一道
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This is open to women of all ages, so bring along your friends and colleagues.
这对所有年龄段的女性开放，所以请带上你的朋友和同事一起光临。
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Wives will have to bring along their marriage certificate.
已婚妇女必须携带结婚证。
6 ADV [ADVERB after verb] （前）来;到某处 If someone or something is coming along or is sent along, they are coming or being sent to a particular place. （前）来;到某处
SYN for companionship, with you, as company, as a companion
7 PREP-PHRASE 与…一起 You use along with to mention someone or something else that is also involved in an action or situation. 与…一起
8 PHRASE 一直 If something has been true or been present all along, it has been true or been present throughout a period of time. 一直
SYN the whole time, from start to finish
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