托福考試閱讀詞匯中有一些表示屬于虛詞的介詞短語，主要分為兩部分，下面我們一起來看一下這些介詞短語，這些短語在托福閱讀中承擔著很大的意義，大家一定不要忽視。
一、帶-ing詞尾的介詞
barring：except，not including除....外
concerning：about，regarding論及，關于
excepting=except
failing：in default of因缺少...;在缺少...時
following：after in time;as a sequel to在....以后
including：if we include如果包括我;......包括在內
pending：during/until在.....期間/直到.....為止
regarding：about，concerning，in respect of
二、成語介詞
according tas stated by/ in proportion根據...../依照.....
ahead of：further forward in space or time sb/sth; ealier tan sb/sth; further advanced than sb/sth
along with：in addition to;together with另外，加之，還有
apart from：exceping，not considering; in addition to除.....外/且莫說;除....之外尚有
as for：with regard to至于
as from：on and after(a specified time)從一特定時 間開始
as of=as from
as regards：about，concerning至于，..而論
as twith regard to關于，至于
because of：on account of，by reason
but for：without the help or hindrane etc.of假如沒有....(幫助或障礙等);要不是
by means of憑借......的方法
due to，because of由于
except for：not including，other than除了
以上就是表示屬于虛詞的介詞短語，大家在托福備考過程中一定要注意詞匯量的積累，只有有了一定的詞匯量，才能提高托福閱讀速度，增加托福閱讀答題的準確性。
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