▲be deserving of 應當受到……的，值得……的　　

He is deserving of great credit. 他應該得到極大的榮譽。　　

Such people will never be deserving of trust. 這樣的人永遠也信賴不得。　　

▲be fond of 喜歡　　

He is very fond of Chinese food. 他很喜歡吃中國菜。　　

She is fond of reading love stories. 她喜歡看愛情故事。　　

【注】英語習慣上可說 be fond of doing，但不說 be fond to do sth。　　

▲be full of 充滿，裝滿；……很豐富；老想著　　

The lake is full of fish. 這湖里魚很多。　　

The future seems to be full of hope. 前途看來充滿希望。　　

He was full of the news. 他老想著那消息。　　

▲be glad of為……感到高興，對……很樂意　　

We are glad of your success. 我們為你們的成功高興。　　

I am glad of its being over. 這事總算過去了，我很高興。　　

▲be guilty of 犯有……罪（錯）　　

What crime was he guilty of? 他犯有什么罪？　　

You have been guilty of a serious blunder. 你犯了一個大錯。　　

▲be hopeful of 對……懷有希望的　　

I am hopeful of success. 我對成功抱有希望。　　

He is hopeful of attaining his object. 他相信會達到目標。　　

▲be independent of 與……無關的；不依賴……的　　

The two accidents are independent of each other. 這兩個意外事件互不相關。　　

If you have a motorcycle, you are independent of trams and buses. 假若你有一輛摩托車，你就可以不坐電車和公共汽車了。　　

▲be nervous of 對……感到緊張（害怕）　　

I was slightly nervous of him. 我對他有點怕。　　

I’m nervous of (being in) large crowds. 我在大庭廣眾之下感到膽怯。　　

【注】其中的介詞of也可換成about。如：　　

I’m very nervous about taking that exam. 參加那個考試我很緊張。　　

▲be proud of 以……自豪，因為……而自豪　　

He was proud of his school record. 他以學校的成績自豪。　　

They were proud of their success. 他們為自己的成功而驕傲。　　

▲be scared of 對……感到害怕；擔心　　

Are you scared of snakes? 你怕蛇嗎？　　

Jim was scared of failing the math exam. 吉姆很怕自己的數學考試不及格。　　

▲be sensible of 意識到，察覺到，知道　　

He is sensible of his faults. 他察覺到自己的過失。　　

He was sensible of your kindness. 他知道你的好意。　　

▲be short of 缺乏　　

We’re a bit short of money at the moment. 我們現在手頭有點緊。　　

The hospital is getting short of clean linen. 這所醫院現在缺少干凈的被服用品。　　

▲be shy of 害怕；對……有顧忌的　　

The dog is shy of strangers. 這狗怕生人。　　

I’m shy of buying shares, in case I lose money. 我不敢買股票，怕賠錢。　　

▲be sick of 厭倦，討厭　　

I’m sick of waiting around like this. 我膩煩像這樣在一旁等著。　　

Get out! I’m sick of the sight of you! 滾出去！一見到你我就覺得討厭！　　

▲be sure of 肯定會得到（獲得）　　

He is sure of success. 他深信自己會成功。　　

If you go and see them you can be sure of a warm welcome. 如果你去探望他們，他們一定會熱情招待你。　　

上一頁  [1] [2] [3] 下一頁