- Along means "moving constantly in line with." When you walk along the road, you're going forward, keeping the road at your side.
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- adv. 一起；
- prep. 沿着；顺着
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1. They walked slowly along the road.
他们沿公路慢慢走。
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2. Houses had been built along both sides of the river.
沿河两岸已盖起了房屋。
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3. You'll find his office just along the corridor.
沿着走廊你就可以找到他的办公室。
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4. We're going for a swim. Why don't you come along?
我们要去游泳。你干吗不一起去？
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5. I'll be along in a few minutes.
过一会儿我就来。
- along (adv., prep.) Old English andlang "entire, continuous; extended" (adj.); "alongside of" (prep.), from and- "opposite, against" (from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, from PIE *anti "against," locative singular of root *ant- "front, forehead") + lang "long" (see long (adj.)). Reinforced by Old Norse cognate endlang. Prepositional sense extended in Old English to "through the whole length of." Of position, "lengthwise," c. 1200; of movement, "onward," c. 1300. Meaning "in company, together" is from 1580s. All along "throughout" is from 1690s.
along ★ / əˈlɒŋ ; NAmE əˈlɔːŋ ; əˈlɑːŋ / preposition , adverb preposition ★ 1 ★ from one end to or towards the other end of sth 沿着；顺着 ◆ They walked slowly along the road. 他们沿公路慢慢走。 ◆ I looked along the shelves for the book I needed. 我在书架上一格一格地找我需要的那本书。 2 ★ in a line that follows the side of sth long 靠着…边 ◆ Houses had been built along both sides of the river. 沿河两岸已盖起了房屋。 3 ★ at a particular point on or beside sth long 沿着…的某处（或旁边） ◆ You'll find his office just along the corridor. 沿着走廊你就可以找到他的办公室。 adverb ★ HELP For the special uses of alongin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get along with sbis in the phrasal verb section at get. *along 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 get along with sb 在词条 get 的短语动词部份。 1 ★ forward 向前 ◆ I was just walking along singing to myself. 我独自唱着歌向前走去。 ◆ He pointed out various landmarks as we drove along. 我们驱车前行时，他指出各种各样的地标。 2 ★ with sb （与某人）一道，一起 ◆ We're going for a swim. Why don't you come along? 我们要去游泳。你干吗不一起去？ ◆ I'll be along (= I'll join you)in a few minutes. 过一会儿我就来。 3 ★ towards a better state or position 越来越（好） ◆ The book's coming along nicely. 这本书愈来愈好看了。 IDIOM ★ along with sb/sth in addition to sb/sth; in the same way as sb/sth 除…以外（还）；与…同样地 ◆ She lost her job when the factory closed, along with hundreds of others. 工厂倒闭时，她和成百上千的其他人一样失去了工作。 along / əˈlɒŋ ; NAmE əˈlɔːŋ ; əˈlɑːŋ /
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