復合介詞歸納——“under the+名詞+of”類型

■under the age of年齡在……以下，年齡不到……歲

She had two children under the age of four. 她有兩個不到四歲的孩子。

This law extends to children under the age of 14 only. 這條法律僅適用于14歲以下的兒童。

■under the auspices of 由……提供贊助

This conference has been arranged under the auspices of the United Nations. 本次會議由聯合國贊助召開。

This concert has been arranged under the auspices of the Knight Group. 這次音樂會是由奈特集團贊助舉辦的。

■under the banner of聲稱擁護，打著……的旗號

She fought the election under the banner of equal rights. 她打著平等的旗號參加了競選。

They marched under the banner of equal educational opportunity. 他們打著公平教育的旗號舉行游行示威。

■under the burden of 在……的壓力下

She was broken under the burden of sorrow. 她被憂愁壓迫得崩潰。

It was difficult to behave naturally under the burden of knowing the truth. 了解了真相，在此壓力下自難行之若素。

■under the care of 在……照顧下

There she remained under the care of Doctor Brown. 在那兒她一直由布朗醫生照顧。

The storehouse is under the care of a retired worker. 倉庫由一個退休的老工人管理。

Thousands of Young Pioneers under the good care of the Party are growing up sturdily. 成千上萬的少先隊員在黨的關懷下茁壯成長。

■under the charge of 由……管理（負責、照顧、治療等）

These patients are under the charge of Dr Wilson. 這些病人由威爾遜醫生治療。

This ward is under the charge of Dr Green. 這間病房是由格林大夫負責的。

Mother puts the baby in the charge of the baby while she is out. 母親外出時，嬰兒交給臨時保姆照顧。

■under the command of 由……指揮

The ship is under the command of Captain Black. 這艘船由布菜克船長指揮。

The army is under the command of General Smith. 這支軍隊由史密斯將軍指揮。

■under the conditions of 根據……條件

Under the conditions of the agreement, all foreign troops will leave by May. 根據協議條款，所有外國軍隊將最遲在5月撤離。

Under the conditions of the agreement, the job must be completed by the end of the month. 根據協議規定的條件，這項工作必須在本月底完成。

■under the control of 在……的控制下，由……管轄

The city is under the control of the enemy forces. 該城現處于敵軍的控制之下。

The government has been overthrown and the country is now under the control of the military. 政府被推翻了，這個國家現在處于軍方的控制之下。

■under the cover of 在……掩護下，趁著；以……為借口

They ran away under the cover of mist. 他們在霧的掩護下逃走。

【注】該短語中的定冠詞通常可以省略。如：

crimes committed under cover of patriotism 打著愛國的旗號犯下的罪行

The enemy attacked us under cover of darkness. 敵人趁夜襲擊我們。

■under the direction of 由……領導（指導、指揮）

The singing group is under the direction of Mr Duff. 這個歌唱組是由達夫先生領導的。

The investigation was carried out under the direction of a senior police officer. 調查是在一位高級警官的指導下進行的。

■under the fire of 在……的炮火下

The soldiers showed perfect discipline under the fire of the enemy. 在敵人的炮火下，那些士兵顯示了良好的紀律。

■under the guidance of

Under the guidance of the experienced hunter, we easily climbed down the side of the cliff. 在一位有經驗的獵人的帶領下，我們很容易地從懸崖邊上爬下了山。

■under the influence of 在……的影響下，受……的影響

He was under the influence of Zola. 他受左拉的影響。

He’s very much under the influence of the older boys. 那些比他大的男孩對他影響很大。

Under the influence of the drug my mind was filled with surreal images. 我受了麻醉藥的刺激，頭腦里充滿了稀奇古怪的幻覺。

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