Question

英语小问题，求大神指点

Nobody could think OF a way to solve the tough problem.与 Nobody could think a way to solve the tough problem 两个句子意思差不多，但是第一个句子里有一个of，我不明白of的含义，求指点。
of 是用在动词后怎么解释，看到很多这样的句子，但是难以理解。

Answer 1

5. VERB动词(以某种方式)考虑，思考 If you think in a particular way, you consider things, solve problems, or make decisions in this way, for example because of your job or your background.  【语法信息】：V prep【语法信息】：V n【搭配模式】：no passive

• To make the computer work at full capacity, the programmer has to think like the machine...

  为了让计算机充分发挥作用，程序员就得像计算机一样思考。

• I meet many businessmen, and I see they think in terms of the overall picture...

  我认识许多商人，我发觉他们考虑问题都是从全局出发的。

• The referee has to think the way the players do.

  裁判必须从运动员的角度考虑问题。

6. VERB动词想到;想起;想出 If you think of something, it comes into your mind or you remember it.  【语法信息】：Vofn【语法信息】：V wh【搭配模式】：no cont

• Nobody could think of anything to say...

  谁也想不出什么话说。

• I can't think of any reason why he should do that...

  我想不出来他为什么非要那样做。

• I just can't think of his name...

  我就是想不起来他叫什么了。

Answer 2

think of 有 想到；考虑；想象；设想；打算；认为的意思；think有 认为；想；记起；考虑等意思

中文意思是没人知道怎么解决这个难题。

Answer 3

prep. 介词，关于 ; 属于…的 ; 由…制成 ;
aux. 助动词。 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气] ;

Answer 4

prep. 关于 ; 属于…的 ; 由…制成 ;
aux. 助动词。 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气] ;

追问

我想明白什么时候能用of，of接在动词后？

追答

of 强调的是从属关系，而直接用形容词强调的是修饰关系