Everyday preposition: stem + from

stem + from
The accident stemmed from his carelessness.
該事故源於他的粗心大意.

Everyday preposition: stand + for

stand + for
What do the letters USA stand for?
字母USA代表什麼?

Everyday preposition: meet + with

meet + with
The proposal meets with their requirement.
該提案符合他們的要求.

Everyday preposition: differ + from

differ + from
Our views on this event differ from them.
我們對這一事件的看法和他們不同.

Everyday preposition: derive + from

derive + from
She derives a lot of pleasure from her work.
她從她的工作取得了很多快樂.

Everyday preposition: appeal + to

appeal + to
I appealed to him for guidance.
我請求他給予指導.

Everyday preposition: account + for

account + for
He count not account for his failure.
他無法解釋他的失敗.

Everyday preposition: laugh + about

laugh + about
She laughed about what the children had done.
她因孩子們所做的事而發笑.

Everyday preposition: forget + about

forget + about
He forgets about his promise.
他忘記自己的諾言.

Everyday preposition: boast + about

boast + about
She boasts about her strength.
她誇耀自己的實力.

Everyday preposition: adapt + to

adapt + to
I adapt to the new environment.
我適應新的環境.

Everyday preposition: come + from

come + from
She comes from Beijing.
她來自北京.

Everyday preposition: compete + with

compete + with
This country is competing with other countries in tourism.
這個國家與其他國家在旅遊業競爭.

Everyday preposition: communicate + with

communicate + with
He uses e-mail to communicate with his friends.
他使用電子郵件與他的朋友溝通.

Everyday preposition: participate + in

participate + in
He wants to participate in the Olympics.
他希望參加奧運會

Everyday preposition: persist + in

persist + in
The disease persists in the farms.
該疾病持續在農場.

Everyday preposition: pay + for

pay + for
He paid for our dinner last night.
昨晚他請我們食晚餐.

Everyday preposition: keep + on

keep + on
She keeps on talking.
她不斷說話.

Everyday preposition: know + about

know + about
He knows a lot about Physics.
他知道很多關於物理的事情.

Everyday preposition: joke + about

joke + about
They joke about my stupid hairstyle today.
他們以我今天愚蠢的髮型為笑柄.

Everyday preposition: look + up

look + up
I look up a vocabulary in a dictionary.
我在字典中查一個生字.

Everyday preposition: waste + on

waste + on
He wasted money on TV games.
他浪費金錢在電視遊戲.

Everyday preposition: vote + against

I will vote against her because she is careless girl.
我會投反對票她，因為她是粗心大意的女孩.

Everyday preposition: vote + for

I will vote for him because he is experienced chairman.
我會投他的票，因為他是經驗豐富的主席.

Everyday preposition: ask + for

I should ask for your opinion before doing the project.
做該項目之前，我應該諮詢你的意見.

Everyday preposition: admit + to

He admitted to cheating on exam.
他承認考試作弊.

Everyday preposition: nod + to

He nodded to me.
他點頭向我打招呼.

Everyday preposition: Turn + on

Would you please turn on the air conditioner? It is so hot today.
可以請你打開空調嗎？今天這麼熱。