托福考试阅读词汇中有一些表示属于虚词的介词短语，主要分为两部分，下面我们一起来看一下这些介词短语，这些短语在托福阅读中承担着很大的意义，大家一定不要忽视。
一、带-ing词尾的介词
barring：except，not including除….外
concerning：about，regarding论及，关于
excepting=except
failing：in default of因缺少…;在缺少…时
following：after in time;as a sequel to在….以后
including：if we include如果包括我;……包括在内
pending：during/until在…..期间/直到…..为止
regarding：about，concerning，in respect of
二、成语介词
according tas stated by/ in proportion根据…../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，还有
apart from：exceping，not considering; in addition to除…..外/且莫说;除….之外尚有
as for：with regard to至于
as from：on and after(a specified time)从一特定时 间开始
as of=as from
as regards：about，concerning至于，..而论
as twith regard to关于，至于
because of：on account of，by reason
but for：without the help or hindrane etc.of假如没有….(帮助或障碍等);要不是
by means of凭借……的方法
due to，because of由于
except for：not including，other than除了
以上就是表示属于虚词的介词短语，大家在托福备考过程中一定要注意词汇量的积累，只有有了一定的词汇量，才能提高托福阅读速度，增加托福阅读答题的准确性。
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