英語短語在字典中一般是黑體字，英語搭配同短語相比不是那么固定，比較活，使用的頻率比較高，下面是筆者總結了常見英語介詞短語搭配，為了便於比較和記憶，也包括了一些固定的介詞短語。
1 with
(1)v+with
(a) v+with
begin, mix, agree, deal, fight, meet, play, quarrel, do, fool, reason, correspond, comply, settle,
(b) v + sth (sb) + with + sth (sb)
compare, provide, supply, feed, replace, combine, equip, furnish,
(2)adj+with
angry, strict, pleased, busy, covered, satisfied, filled, wrong, wild, crowded, connected, popular, covered, patient, annoyed, acquainted, delighted, confronted, content, friendly, identical, frank, concerned, bored, afflicted, associated, blended, burdened, comparable, consistent, disappointed, displeased, endowed, enraged, exhausted, familiar, gifted, impatient, infested, intimate, irritated, level, moved, occupied, overcome, popular, satisfied, vexed
(3) n+with
acquaintance, alliance, trouble, talk, chat, connection, consultation, conversation, sympathy,
2 at
(1)v+at
aim, point, snatch, wonder, strike, work, look, glance, laugh, run, catch, shoot, stare, glare, thrust, smile, call, fire, tear, knock, winder, arrive, come, gasp,
(2)adj+at
amused, delighted, angry, good, surprised, astonished, pleased, terrified, clever, alarmed, astonished, clumsy, disgusted, impatient, quick, startled, surprised,
(3)n+at
knock, pull, look, glance, smile, game, astonishment, surprise, alarm,
3 in
(1)v+in
get, lie, turn, draw, believe, share, take, drop, give, call, hand, succeed, bring, result, trade, involve, check, count, cut, indulge, pour, participate, intervene, fill,join, confide, trust, believe, persist, consist,
(b) v+sb(sth)+in
help, spend
(2)adj+in
rich, interested, active, disappointed, engaged, busy, weak, expert, successful, absorbed, skilled, concerned, experienced, confident, employed,accurate, clothed, diligent, negligent, proficient, prompt, versed,
(3)n+in
interest, progress, satisfaction, faith, belief, confidence, response, pride, perseverance, harm, difficulty,pleasure, confidence, delight,
4 from
(1)v+from
(a) v + from
learn, die, come, suffer, hear, fall, rise, hang, escape, date, depart, result, descend, refrain, abstain, differ, distinguish, derive, expel, conceal, judge
(b) v + sth ( sb) +from + sth ( sb or a place)
borrow, protect, receive, separate, keep, stop, prevent,deter, choose, remove, save, dissuade, excuse, restrain
(2)adj+from
different, far, tired, made, separate, absent, distinct, hidden, made,
(3)n+from
letter, visitor,absence, difference, protection, relief, rescue,
5 of
(1)v+of
(a) v+of
consist, dream, hear, tell, think, know, talk, die, speak
(b) v+sb+of+sth
rob, warn, inform, remind, accuse, cheat, convince, relieve, deprive,
(c) v+sth+of+sb
ask, beg, demand, require,
(2)adj+of
aware, careful, free, short, sure, certain, worthy, afraid, hopeful, proud, full, tired, made, capable, impatient, considerate, characteristic, guilty, capable, composed, jealous, ashamed, envious, ignorant, apprehensive, bare, cautious, clear, composed, conscious, descriptive, exclusive, forgetful, fond, hard, incapable, informed, innocent, made, mindful, neglectful, observant, possessed, productive, regardless, rid, sensible, sick, susceptible, weary
(3) n+of
quality, number, sample, choice, impression, neglect, attack, care, consideration, pleasure, doubt, way equivalence, possibility, example,
6 on
(1)v+on
(a) v+on
act, lean, live, work, depend, look, wait, turn, switch, pull, have, keep, call, put, push, speak, insist, push, collaborate, count, frown, reckon, speculate, figure, carry,
(b) v+sb(sth)+on+sb(sth)
congratulate, spend, base, fix
(2)adj+on
hard, keen, dependent, based, impressed,
(3)n+on
book, discussion, lecture, advice, opinion, impression, attack, dependence, judgment, pity, mercy, authority
7 to
(1)v+to
(a) v+to
listen, stick, refer, turn, point, reply, occur, attend, see, lead, happen, come, get, write, hold, agree, belong, adapt, attribute, object, subscribe, adjust, accede, yield, resort, relate, respond, testify, succumb,
(b) v+to+sb
announce, describe, explain, express, mention, report, say, shout, suggest, whisper, speak, talk, nod,
(c) v+sth(sb)+sth(sb)
devote, compare, add, introduce, invite, leave, join, reduce, sentence, carry, take,
(2)adj+to
equal, opposed, true, familiar, close, near, kind, harmful, polite, rude, similar, useful, married, known, used, good, dedicated, fair, essential, parallel, related, sensible, relevant, possible, indifferent, devoted, comparable, necessary, contrary, suitable, strange, close, alike, opposite, familiar, inferior, superior, proportionate, accessory, accustomed, adapted, addicted, adequate, adjacent, afflicted, akin, alive, amenable, applicable, attentive, awake, blind, common, conductive, congenial, contiguous, contrary, corresponding, deaf, derogatory, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, exposed, false, fatal, grateful, hostile, important, indifferent, loyal, moved, obedient, odious, opposite, painful, partial, peculiar, pleasant, precious, preferable, precious, prior, profitable, prone, proper, relative, relevant, sacred, strange, subsequent, susceptible, thankful, troublesome,
(3)n+to
key, answer, visitor, end, way, solution, traitor, attention, exception, gratitude, approach
8 for
(1)v+for
(a)v+for
account, beg, hope, send, look, ask, long, pay, wish, wait, leave, fight, plan, prepare, care, stand, search, answer, run, call, bargain, inquire, press, apply, provide, apologize,grieve
(b)v+sb+for+sth
ask, blame, forgive, pardon, pay, praise, punish, reward, thank, excuse,
(2)adj+for
eager, bad, good, famous, fit, suitable, ready, sorry, grateful, useful, late, responsible, proper, crucial, competent, eligible, noted, renowned, appropriate, notorious, convenient, possible, profitable, liable, necessary,anxious, bound, eligible, impatient, liable, sufficient, uncared, unfit, zealous,
(3)n+for
plan, need, reason, explanation, ability, affection, excuse, ambition, anxiety, reputation, consideration, necessity, talent, sympathy, cause, pretext,qualification
9 about
(1)v+about
quarrel, agree, consult, complain, speak, bring, think, set, care, fumble, fuss, leave, move, lie, hear,speculate, inquire,
(2)adj+about
happy, anxious, nervous, cautious, careful, certain, excited, particular, pleased, concerned, enthusiastic,uneasy, troubled
(3)n+on
concern, anxiety, opinion, question,