through

through

英 [θruː]
　　美 [θru]

prep. 通過；穿過；憑借
　　adv. 徹底；從頭至尾
　　adj. 直達的；過境的；完結的

在美國，through意為“完瞭的”，through with意為“關於……完瞭的”。get through with the examination意為“考試完畢”，但get through the examination（沒有with）在英美都意為“考試及格”；through可作形容詞。

He is through with asking questions.
若將句中的with省去，through仍為形容詞，但asking則變成瞭現在分詞。

We walked across the ice.
I was in the wood.

中文詞源：

through 穿過，通過

來自中英語 thurh,穿過，通過，來自 Proto-Germanic*thurkh,穿過，通過，來自 PIE*tere,彎， 轉，跨過，詞源同 turn,trans-,transport.

例句：

1. A brilliant shaft of sunlight burst through the doorway.
一束耀眼的陽光從門口照射進來。

2. The company I work for went through a rough patch.
我所在的公司經歷瞭一段困難時期。

3. Mobutu ascended through the ranks, eventually becoming commander of the army.
蒙博托出身行伍，通過一級級晉升，最終成為瞭陸軍司令。

4. The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door.
他們進門時一陣香味撲鼻而來。

5. I went through about four years of being addicted to video games.
我大約有4年時間沉迷在電子遊戲中。