Tom finished a lap ahead of his team-mate.

句中的 aheadof his team-mate 算是介词短语吗?

aheadof his team-mate 当然是介词短语。

aheadof 是“复合介词”,由其构成的短语,同样是介词短语。

“复合介词”是一种固定搭配,是一种意义的合成,两者缺一不可。

比如:

ahead of 在...前面

up to 接近;达到

close to 挨近

out of 从...中出来

away from 离得远远的...

north of 在...以北

instead of 而不是;取代

regardless of 不管;尽管

according to 依据

because of 由于

owing to 由于

due to 由于