“at+a+名詞”的常見搭配　　

■湖南  陳根花　　

at a disadvantage 處于不利地位　　

They were working at a disadvantage. 他們?cè)诤懿焕�的情況下工作。　　

His inability to speak French puts him at a disadvantage. 他不會(huì)說法語，這使他很吃虧。　　

at a discount 打折，減價(jià)，跌價(jià)；不時(shí)興，不受重視　　

I bought the TV at a 40% discount. 我以六折買了這部電視。　　

Honesty was rather at a discount in those days. 在那種年代，誠實(shí)很不吃香。　　

at a distance 在一定距離的地方，隔開一些距離　　

The picture looks better at a distance. 這幅畫遠(yuǎn)些看更好些。　　

Seen at a distance, the glass necklace might have passed for a genuine one. 稍微遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)看，那串玻璃項(xiàng)鏈幾可亂真。　　

【注】keep sb at a distance的意思是“與某人保持距離”“疏遠(yuǎn)某人”。如：　　

She no longer kept her neighbors at a distance. 她不再對(duì)鄰居冷淡了。　　

at a distance of 在……的地方　　

Can you hit a target at a distance of 200 meters? 你能射中200米外的靶子嗎？　　

At a distance of six miles you can’t see much. 距離6英里以外的東西很難看清。　　

at a glance 看一眼（就）　　

He saw at a glance that she had been crying. 他一眼就看出她剛哭過。　　

I could tell the difference between them at a glance. 我一眼就能看這兩者之間的區(qū)別。　　

at a loss 不知所措，不知如何是好　　

He was at a loss for an answer. 他不知何回答是好。　　

I’m at a loss what to do next. 我不知道下一步怎么辦。　　

at a moment’s [minute’s] notice 一接到通知就　　

He came at a moment’s notice. 他一接到通知就來了。　　

I am ready to start at a minute’s notice. 我已作好一接到通知就出發(fā)的準(zhǔn)備。　　

at a speed of 以……的速度　　

He drove at a speed of 35 miles an hour. 他以每小時(shí)35英里的速度駕車行駛。　　

Light travels at a speed of about 186,282 miles (299,728 kilometers) per second. 光速是每秒大約186,282英里（299,728公里）。　　

【注】at a speed of后通常接速度的具體數(shù)值，比較下面at the speed of的用法。如：　　

Can the plane fly at the speed of sound? 這飛機(jī)能以音速飛行嗎?　　

注意，下面一句中的at并不表示速度，而是表示“對(duì)……”：　　

The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery. 醫(yī)生對(duì)她恢復(fù)的速度感到驚訝。　　

at a stretch 不休息地，一口氣地，連續(xù)地　　

He worked for six hours at a stretch. 他連續(xù)工作了6個(gè)小時(shí)。　　

He always sits by the bank of the river for three or four hours at a stretch. 他經(jīng)常在河邊一坐就是三四個(gè)小時(shí)。　　

at a time 一次，每次(www.hz123456.com)

Take the pills two at a time. 這藥每次服兩粒。　　

I can only carry two at a time. 我一次只能攜帶兩個(gè)。　　

Cross the road one at a time—don’t bunch up. 一次一個(gè)地過馬路——別都擠在一起。　　

【注】不要混淆at a time與at one time，后者的意思是“一度”“過去曾經(jīng)”。如：　　

At one time I lived in 　　Japan　　. 我曾一度住在日本。　　

At one time there were not so many cars on the streets. 從前街上沒有這么多車子。