of

prep.关于；属于…的；由…制成

aux.助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]

prep.

1. 属于（某人）；关于（某人）
   belonging to sb; relating to sb
   1. a friend of mine
      我的一个朋友
   2. the love of a mother for her child
      母亲对孩子的爱
   3. the role of the teacher
      教师的角色
   4. Can't you throw out that old bike of Tommy's?
      难道你就不能把汤米那辆旧自行车给扔掉？
   5. the paintings of Monet
      莫奈的画作
2. 属于（某物）；（某事）部分的；关于（某物）
   belonging to sth; being part of sth; relating to sth
   1. the lid of the box
      盒子盖
   2. the director of the company
      公司的董事
   3. a member of the team
      一名队员
   4. the result of the debate
      辩论的结果
3. 出身于（某背景）；住在（某地）
   coming from a particular background or living in a place
   1. a woman of Italian descent
      意大利裔女子
   2. the people of Wales
      威尔士人民
4. 关于，反映（某人或某事）
   concerning or showing sb/sth
   1. a story of passion
      爱情故事
   2. a photo of my dog
      我那只狗的照片
   3. a map of India
      印度地图
5. （用于表示性质、组成或涵盖）即，由…组成
   used to say what sb/sth is, consists of, or contains
   1. the city of Dublin
      都柏林市
   2. the issue of housing
      住房问题
   3. a crowd of people
      一群人
   4. a glass of milk
      一杯牛奶
6. （用于表示计量、时间或年龄等）
   used with measurements and expressions of time, age, etc.
   1. 2 kilos of potatoes
      两公斤马铃薯
   2. an increase of 2%
      2%的增长
   3. a girl of 12
      12岁的女孩
   4. the fourth of July
      七月四日
   5. the year of his birth
      他出生的那一年
   6. We would often have a walk of an evening.
      我们过去常在晚上散步。
7. （常用在some、a few等词语之后，表示人或物的所属）属于…的
   used to show sb/sth belongs to a group, often after some , a few , etc.
   1. some of his friends
      他的几位朋友
   2. a few of the problems
      其中的几个问题
   3. the most famous of all the stars
      最知名的一位明星
8. （表示人或事的时空位置）在，当
   used to show the position of sth/sb in space or time
   1. just north of Detroit
      就在底特律以北
   2. at the time of the revolution
      在革命的年代
   3. at a quarter of eleven tonight (= 10.45 p.m.)
      在今晚十一点差一刻
9. （用于由动词转化的名词之后，of之后的名词可以是受动者，也可以是施动者）
   used after nouns formed from verbs. The noun after ‘of’ can be either the object or the subject of the action.
   1. the arrival of the police (= they arrive)
      警察的到来
   2. criticism of the police (= they are criticized)
      对警察的批评
   3. fear of the dark
      对黑暗的惧怕
   4. the howling of the wind
      狂风的呼啸
10. （用于某些动词后，后接动作所涉及的人或事）
    used after some verbs before mentioning sb/sth involved in the action
    1. to deprive sb of sth
       剥夺某人的东西
    2. He was cleared of all blame.
       他所受的一切责难都澄清了。
    3. Think of a number, any number.
       想一个数字，随便一个。
11. （用于某些形容词后，后接与感情相关的人或事）因为，由于
    used after some adjectives before mentioning sb/sth that a feeling relates to
    1. to be proud of sth
       为某事自豪
12. （用于对某人的行为发表看法）
    used to give your opinion of sb's behaviour
    1. It was kind of you to offer.
       感谢你的好意。
13. （用于一个名词修饰另一个名词时）
    used when one noun describes a second one
    1. Where's that idiot of a boy (= the boy that you think is stupid) ?
       那个傻小子在哪儿？

1. The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems.
   这门课程旨在帮助学生了解当代政治与社会体制的结构。
2. Would you say what you felt was a feeling of betrayal?
   你是否觉得有一种被人出卖的感觉？
3. She let out a little cry of pain.
   她疼得轻呼了一声。
4. This has been a good chance of meeting up with everyone again.
   这是一个和大家再次见面的好机会。
5. A flock of birds flew towards us slowly from far away.
   一群鸟儿从远处朝我们缓缓飞来。
6. We could all do with a cup of tea
   要是能给我们都来杯茶就好了。
7. Marta drank a glass of juice.
   玛尔塔喝了一杯果汁。
8. Marina ate only one slice of bread
   玛丽娜只吃了一片面包。
9. With a stick of chalk he wrote her order on a blackboard.
   他用一截粉笔将她的指示写在黑板上。
10. We had almost reached the end of the street.
    我们几乎到了街的尽头。
11. Edward disappeared around 9.30pm on the 23rd of July.
    爱德华失踪于7月23号晚上9点30分左右。
12. He'd been dreaming of her
    他一直梦见她。
13. Her parents did not approve of her decision
    父母不赞成她的决定。
14. The elderly relative had died of old age.
    这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。
15. His father was quite naturally very proud of him
    他父亲自然为他感到无比骄傲。
16. I think everyone was scared of her
    我想大家都很怕她。
17. She would be guilty of betraying her own mother.
    她会犯下背叛自己母亲的错误。
18. I suppose it's stupid of us not to be able to make up our own minds
    我们自己都没办法拿定主意，这真是太傻了。
19. That's certainly very generous of you Tony.
    托尼，你真是慷慨大方。
20. Your extra fat may be more of a health risk than you realize
    多余的脂肪对健康的威胁可能比你意识到的要大。
21. As time goes by, sleeping becomes less of a problem.
    随着时间的推移，睡眠逐渐不再成为问题。
22. She is a woman of enviable beauty.
    她的美貌令人艳羡。
23. The new deal was considered to be the most generous of its kind.
    这一新交易被认为是同类交易中最大的一笔。
24. The crisis faced over the next few months is of an entirely different scale
    接下来几个月内将要面临的危机规模将是无法相比的。
25. Both world wars were of unquestionable importance as economic events.
    两次世界大战都是重要性无可置疑的经济事件。
26. Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of$ 3.4 billion
    上个星期四，尼克宣布公司收入创下34亿美元的纪录。
27. The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%.
    今年到目前为止的最新数据显示增长了13.8%。
28. The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning.
    该项目已历经近12年的规划。
29. At about a quarter of eight in the evening Joe Urber calls
    大约晚上8点差一刻的时候，乔·乌尔贝尔打来电话。