prep (1)穿过(into and out of;from one end or side of sth to the other)：go～ the hall/the door/the campus 穿过大厅/大门/校园;flow～the pipe/the small hole 流过管道/小洞;walk～the street/the city center/the trees/the flower-bed/the river 走过大街/走过市中心/穿过树林/走过花坛/趟过小河;get/climb in～the window 从窗户进去/爬进;make (push) one's way～the traffic/the crowd 穿过来往车辆/挤过人群;see～glass/the mist 透过玻璃/薄雾看;The sunlight was coming in～the window. 阳光透过窗户照进来。(bullet) go～sb(子弹)打穿了某人;(blood/sweat) soak～sb's shirt(血/汗)浸透了某人的衬衣;
 (2)通过(successfully to the end of sth)：get～all one's examinations 通过所有的考试;
 (3)自始至终，从头到尾(from the beginning to the end of sth)：rain/work/stay up/read～the night 整夜下雨/工作/不眠/读书;read～the magazine 把杂志通读了一遍;nurse sb～his long illness 在某人久病期间始终看护某人;
 (4)由于，因为(because of)：lose one's job～one's own stupidity 由于自己的愚蠢而失去工作;succeed～hard work 因为努力工作而成功;run away～fear 因为害怕而逃跑;It was all～you that we were late. 就是因为你我们才迟到了。
 (5)通过(……的手段或人)(by the means or agency of;by way of)：get the news/the antique/the apartment～a friend 通过一个朋友得到这消息/古物/公寓;obtain the work～one's own efforts 通过自己的努力得到这份工作;
 (6)遍及(everywhere in sth;all over sth)：My family are scattered～the world. 我们家族的成员遍及全世界。a walk～the flowers 花丛中的散步;
 (7)通过……阶段(having certain things done to one while one is there and then leaving)：(cars/body of a car) have to pass～the paint workshop before they finish/147 stages on the production line(汽车/车身)在完工以前都要通过喷涂车间/在生产线上通过147道工序;
 (8)闯过(without stopping for)：drive～a red light 闯红灯;
 adv(1)穿(通)过(entering from one side of sth，crossing it and going out from the other side)：let the water run/sb stroll～让水流过/某人溜达过去;go straight (right)～into the hall 直接进入大厅;(river) run～to the hill(河水)一路奔流到山前;go/walk/drive～直接穿/走/(将车)开过去;
 (2)通过(successfully to the end of sth)：What happened in your examination? Did you get～? 考试怎么样? 通过了吗? My brother survived the disease and came～. 我兄弟终于病愈活了下来。
 (3)自始至终，从头到尾(from the beginning to the end of sth)：read the book/see the play/hear sb～看完信/看完戏/听某人说完;read all the way～一口气读完;sleep/work the whole night～一觉睡到天明/工作一整夜;
 (4)径直通过(without stopping for)：drive straight～一直开了过去;
 (5)直达某地(all the way;along the whole distance)：(train/plane/ship)go straight～(火车/飞机/船)直达终点;go right～to Chicago 直达芝加哥;
 (6) 1)电话接通了(connected with the person one wants to speak to by telephone)(BrE)：You're～. 你的电话接通了。 2)就要打完电话(ready to finish a telephone call) (AmE)：Will you be～? 你电话打完了吗?
 through and through 完全地，彻底地：be soaked～and～完全湿透了;an American～and～一个地地道道的美国人;
 all through 一直，始终：She never uttered a word all～. 她始终一言未发。
 adj (1)从一端到另一端，直达的(going from one place to another without a break or without having to get out and charge)[作attrib]：a～beam 横梁;a～flight/train/bus/ticket 直达航班/火车/汽车/车票;～traffic 过境交通;a～road/highway/street 直通路/公路/街道;〖同〗express;
 (2)完成(工作)(having completed an action，process，etc)[作pred]：be (not)～with one's work/one's project(没)完成工作/计划;Dinner was～by the time the guests arrived. 当客人们来到时，晚饭已做好了。〖同〗finished，done，completed，ended;〖反〗begun，started;
 (3)关系结束(告吹)(not wanting to have anything more to do with sb/sth;having no further relationship)[作pred]：“Isn't Tom your boyfriend any more?” “No，we're～.”“汤姆还是你的男朋友吗?”“不，我们已经吹了。” be～with drugs/alcohol 不再吸毒/喝酒;〖同〗ended;
 →′throughput n 生产总量;′throughway n 高速公路;
 【说明】get through with和be through都有“结束、完成”的含义，如：get～with the work/business(完成这项工作/做完这宗生意);也可以讲be～with the work/business(完成这项工作/做完这宗生意)。但get through with 还有“越过障碍”之意，如：manage to get～with the bottle of whisky(设法使这瓶威士忌通过(海关))。而be through with a person 常常是口语表达的方式，意思为“和某人断绝关系”，如：I'm～with John.(我和约翰断交了。)
 【辨异】1)through 与by和with的区别见BY。2)through 与across和over的区别见ACROSS。