副詞還可用來修飾介詞短語,尤其是表示地點和時間的介詞短語。這時,副詞說明介詞在程度上的深淺,范圍的大小,或用來加強介詞的語氣。常見的這類副詞有: all / well / right / just / far / rather / almost / dead(ly) 等。
I found my lost watch right in the garden.
This is well above the March average.
Whose boundaries go well beyond theEuropean Union.
This book is well worth reading. (這里well是副詞worth是介詞)
They went deep into theforest.
She doesn’tlike flying and only started to relax when we were high above theclouds.
It was toofoggy to see but the hotel was only a short distance in front of them.
Be careful.The lamp’s just above your head.
They arrived justbefore the guests.
我們經常還可以看到這樣的說法：
Thousand Islands? It’s farfrom here.
right under theleft ventricle in the heart
shortly after theoperation in the hospital
slightlyunder the skin surface in some ways
Addison’s sister is a sort of a wit, very like him.