某些形容词和用做形容词的过去分词的后面可以跟介词+名词／动名词。（关于动词+介词，参见下一节。）通常特定的形容词和分词要求跟特定的介词。以下举一些例子；其他可以查阅一本好词典。好的词典中都在形容词之后列出可以与之连用的介词。about，at，for，in，of，on，to，with与某些形容词和分词连用：absorbed inaccording toaccustomed to（参见第163节。）afraid of（参见第27节B，第271节。）anxious for／about（参见第 27节 C。）ashamed ofaware of（参见第27节F。）bad at／forcapable ofconfident ofdue to／for（参见第27节A。）exposed tofit forfond offrightened of／atgood at／forinterested ininvolved inkeen onliable for／tonervous of owing to（参见第27节A。）pleased withprepared forproud ofready forresponsible for／toscared ofsorry for／about（参见第27节B。）successful insuspicious of terrified of tired ofused to（参见第163节。）例句如：He was absorbed in his book．他在全神贯注地读书。She is afraid／frightened／scared of the dark．她害怕黑暗。According to Tom it′s 2∶30．据汤姆说现在是两点三十分。（汤姆说是两点三十分。）He is bad／good at chess 他棋下得不好／好。Running is bad／good for you． 跑步对你没好处／有好处。（不利于健康的／利于健康的）They are very keen on golf．他们非常喜欢打高尔夫球。Drivers exceeding the speed limit are liable to a fine．超速行车的司机应受到罚款。The management is not responsible for articles left in customers′cars．管理人员对于留在顾客车内的东西概不负责。I′m sorry for your husband．我很同情你丈夫。（我怜悯他。）I′m sorry for forgetting the tickets．我忘了票的事，很对不起。I′m sorry about the tickets． 关于票的事，我很抱歉。（关于good／kind等+of，如It was kind of you to wait，参见第26节B。）