Prepositional phrase
n. 介词短语
📖 牛津释义
prepositional phrase
preposition and the noun or noun phrase that follows it, eg in the night, after breakfast 介词词组（介词连同其後的名词或名词词组, 如in the night、 after breakfast）.
🧩 词语组成解析
a. 前置词的, 介词的
phrase
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n. <语>短语;成语;说法;乐句;
vt. 叙述，措词;
vt.& vi. 划分乐句，分乐节（尤指为奏乐或歌唱）;
🗣️ 情景例句
Well, that would be OK
那倒没有什么关系
The sun sets.
太阳西沉了。
and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food.
在大多数情况下，刚捕来的象会慢慢静下来，接着开始吃食。