/əv;strong form ɒv ||; əv; ɑv/prep1 belonging to, connected with, or part of sth/sb 属于;与…有关;是…的一部份: the roof of the house 屋顶the result of the exam 考试成绩the back of the book 书的背面the leader of the party 政党的领袖a friend of mine (= one of my friends) 我的一位朋友
2 made, done or produced by sb 由某人制造、完成或生产: the poems of Milton 米尔顿的诗
3 used for saying what sb/sth is or what a thing contains or is made of (用于表示人或事物的性质或事物所包含的东西): a woman of intelligence 一位聪明的女子the city of Paris 巴黎市a glass of milk 一杯奶a crowd of people 一群人It's made of silver. 这是银制的。a feeling of anger 怒气
4 showing sb/sth (显示某人或某事物): a map of York 约克地图a photograph of my parents 一张我父母的照片
5 showing that sb/sth is part of a larger group (显示部份与整体的关系): some of the people 其中一些人three of the houses 其中三座房子
6 with measurements, directions and expressions of time and age (与度量衡、方向、有关时间或年岁的词语连用): a litre of milk 一公升奶the fourth of July 七月四日a girl of 12 一个12岁的女孩an increase of 2.5% 2.5%的增长five miles north of Leeds 利兹以北五英里
7 indicating the reason for or cause of sth (表示理由或原因): He died of pneumonia. 他死于肺炎。
8 with some adjectives (与某些形容词连用): I'm proud of you. 我为你感到骄傲。She's jealous of her. 她妒忌她。
9 with some verbs (与某些动词连用): This perfume smells of roses. 这香水有玫瑰香味。Think of a number. 想个数字吧。It reminds me of you. 那使我想起你。
10 used after a noun describing an action to show either who did the action or who it happened to (用于表示动作的名词后,以显示主语或宾语): the arrival of the president (= he arrives) 总统的到来the murder of the president (= he is murdered) 总统的遇害