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of

/uhv, ov; unstressed uhv or, especially before consonants, uh/US // ʌv, ɒv; unstressed əv or, especially before consonants, ə //UK // (ɒv, unstressed əv) //

的,的的,之

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Definitions

prep.介词 preposition
  1. 1
    • : : within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one's money.
    • : : a man of good family; the plays of Shakespeare; a piece of cake.
    • : : to die of hunger.
    • : : a dress of silk; an apartment of three rooms; a book of poems; a package of cheese.
    • : : Is that idiot of a salesman calling again?
    • : : the city of Chicago; thoughts of love.
    • : : the king of France; the property of the church.
    • : : one of us.
    • : : the ringing of bells; He writes her of home; I'm tired of working.
    • : : There is talk of peace.
    • : : an ambassador of remarkable tact.
    • : : They arrived of an evening.
    • : Chiefly Northern U.S. before the hour of; until: twenty minutes of five.
    • : on the part of: It was very mean of you to laugh at me.
    • : in respect to: fleet of foot.
    • : set aside for or devoted to: a minute of prayer.
    • : Archaic. by: consumed of worms.

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Examples

  • The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.

  • We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.

  • DISH delivers a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience to every room of your home, wirelessly.

  • The company recently partnered with Oakley to create a one-of-a-kind single malt Scotch flask.

  • A much larger number are immediately separated from their infants, who are typically placed in some form of out-of-home care.

  • You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.

  • But Lessard's a overbearin' son-of-a-gun all round, and he's always breakin' out in a new place.

  • Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.

  • The Spanish men-of-war, which were always painted white, had their colour changed to dark grey like the American ships.

  • Later on the commander of a German man-of-war and his staff were received and fêted by the Captain-General.