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