副词还可用来修饰介词短语,尤其是表示地点和时间的介词短语。这时,副词说明介词在程度上的深浅,范围的大小,或用来加强介词的语气。常见的这类副词有: 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. (这里well是副词worth是介词)
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.
我们经常还可以看到这样的说法：
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.