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。
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 in
according to
accustomed to
afraid of
anxious for/about
ashamed of
aware of
bad at/for
capable of
confident of
due to/for
exposed to
fit for
fond of
frightened of/at
good at/for
interested in
involved in
keen on
liable for/to
nervous of
owing to
pleased with
prepared for
proud of
ready forresponsible for/to
scared of
sorry for/about
successful in
suspicious of
terrified of
tired of
used to
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。