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🔑 atBrE /ət/NAmE /ət/BrE strong form /æt/NAmE strong form /æt/ preposition🔑 used to say where sth/sb is or where sth happens 在（某处）◆at the corner of the street 在街角◆We changed at Crewe. 我们在克鲁换的车。◆They arrived late at the airport. 他们晚到了机场。◆At the roundabout take the third exit. 在环岛处走第三个出口。◆I'll be at home all morning. 我一上午都在家。◆She's at Tom's (= at Tom's house). 她在汤姆家中。◆I met her at the hospital. 我在医院遇见了她。◆How many people were there at the concert? 音乐会上有多少人？🔑 used to say where sb works or studies 在（表示学习或工作地点）◆He's been at the bank longer than anyone else. 他在银行工作的时间比任何人都长。◆She's at Yale (= Yale University). 她在耶鲁大学。🔑 used to say when sth happens 在（某时间或时刻）◆We left at 2 o'clock. 我们在两点钟离开的。◆at the end of the week 在周末◆We woke at dawn. 我们在黎明醒来。◆I didn't know at the time of writing (= when I wrote). 我写的时候并不知道。◆At night you can see the stars. 夜晚可以看见星星。◆(BrE) What are you doing at the weekend? 你打算周末干什么？🔑 used to state the age at which sb does sth 在…岁时◆She got married at 25. 她 25 岁结婚。◆He left school at the age of 16. 他 16 岁中学毕业。🔑 in the direction of or towards sb/sth 向；朝◆What are you looking at? 你在看什么？◆He pointed a gun at her. 他把枪口对着她。◆Somebody threw paint at the prime minister. 有人朝首相泼油漆。used after a verb to show that sb tries to do sth, or partly does sth, but does not succeed or complete it （用于动词后，涉及未做成或未做完的事）◆He clutched wildly at the rope as he fell. 他坠落时拼命想抓住绳子。◆She nibbled at a sandwich (= ate only small bits of it). 她一小口一小口地吃三明治。🔑 used to state the distance away from sth 在…远；从相隔…远的地方◆I held it at arm's length. 我伸直胳膊提着它。◆Can you read a car number plate at fifty metres? 在五十米远处你能看清汽车牌吗？🔑 used to show the situation sb/sth is in, what sb is doing or what is happening 处于…状态◆The country is now at war. 这个国家正在打仗。◆I felt at a disadvantage. 我觉得处于不利地位。◆I think Mr Harris is at lunch. 我想哈里斯先生正在吃午饭。🔑 used to show a rate, speed, etc. （用于速度、比率等）以，达◆He was driving at 70 mph. 他以每小时 70 英里的速度驾车行驶。◆The noise came at two-minute intervals (= once every two minutes). 每两分钟传来一次响声。◆Prices start at $1 000. 起价 1 000 美元。🔑 ~ sb's/sth's best/worst, etc. used to say that sb/sth is as good, bad, etc. as they can be 处于最佳（或最差等）状态；在全盛（或谷底等）时期◆This was Murray at his best. 这是穆雷的最佳表现。◆The garden's at its most beautiful in June. 六月的花园最美丽。🔑 used with adjectives to show how well sb does sth （与形容词连用，表示能力）在…方面◆I'm good at French. 我的法语很好。◆She's hopeless at managing people. 她对人事管理一窍不通。🔑 used with adjectives to show the cause of sth （与形容词连用）因为，由于，对…◆They were impatient at the delay. 他们对拖延不耐烦了。◆She was delighted at the result. 她对这个结果感到高兴。(formal) in response to sth 应…（而）；响应；回答◆They attended the dinner at the chairman's invitation. 他们应董事长之邀出席了宴会。🔑 (NAmE) used when giving a telephone number （提供电话号码时用）◆You can reach me at 637-2335, extension 354. 你可以打 637-2335 这个电话号码，转分机 354 与我联系。🔑 (computing 计算机) the symbol ( @ ) used in email addresses （用于电子邮箱地址中的符号 @） ●at thatused when you are giving an extra piece of information （提供额外信息时）而且还◆He managed to buy a car after all—and a nice one at that. 他终于设法买了一辆小轿车，而且还挺不错的。●be ˈat it againto be doing sth, especially sth bad 正在做某事（尤指坏事）◆Look at all that graffiti—those kids have been at it again. 瞧，那么多涂鸦，又是那些孩子干的好事。●ˌwhere it's ˈat(informal) a place or an activity that is very popular or fashionable 盛大活动（场合）；流行活动（地方）◆Judging by the crowds waiting to get in, this seems to be where it's at. 从等待入场的人群来看，这好像是个盛大活动。 |