- to
- [tuː, tə]
1. prep
1) (direction) 到 [dào]
*
to France/London/school/the station — 去法国/伦敦/学校/车站*
we went to a party last night — 我们昨晚去参加了一个聚会*
the road to Manchester — 通往曼彻斯特的路2) (as far as)*
from here to London — 从这儿到伦敦 [cóng zhèr dào Lúndūn]*
to count to ten — 数到103) (position) 向 [xiàng]*
to the north/south — 朝北/南*
to the left/right — 向左/右*
nailed/stuck to the wall — 钉/粘在墙上4) (in time expressions)*
it's five/ten/a quarter to five — 差5分/10分/一刻5点 [chà wǔfēn/shífēn/yīkè wǔ diǎn]5) (for, of) 的 [de]*
the key to the front door — 前门的钥匙*
a letter to his wife — 给他妻子的一封信*
she is secretary to the director — 她是主管的秘书6) (indirect object)*
to give sth to sb — 给某人某物 [gěi mǒurén mǒuwù]*
to talk to sb — 对某人说*
I sold it to a friend — 我把它卖给了一个朋友*
you've done something to your hair — 你打理了你的头发*
it was clear to me that... — 对我来说这显而易见... (after noun) (involving)*
damage to sth — 对某物的损害*
a danger to sb — 对某人的危险*
repairs to sth — 对某物的修理7) (towards)*
to be friendly/kind/loyal to sb — 对某人友好/仁慈/忠实 [duì mǒurén yǒuhǎo/réncí/zhōngshí]8) (in relation to)*
30 miles to the gallon — 每加仑可行30英里 [mēi jiālún kě xíng sānshí yīnglǐ]*
A is to B as C is to D — A与B的关系就像C与D的关系*
three goals to two — 3比29) (purpose, result)*
to come to sb's aid — 来帮某人的忙 [lái bāng mǒurén de máng]*
to sentence sb to death — 判某人死刑10) (indicating range, extent)*
from... to... — 从...到... [cóng...dào...]*
everything from seeds to vegetables — 从种子到蔬菜的每样东西*
from May to September — 从5月到9月11) (with)2. with verb*
to enter to the sound of drums — 随着鼓声进入 [suízhe gǔshēng jìnrù]1) (simple infinitive) 与原形动词一起构成动词不定式*
to go/eat — 走/吃*
to want/to try to do sth — 想/试着做某事2) (with vb omitted) 用来代替动词不定式或不定式短语，避免重复*
I don't want to — 我不想*
you ought to — 你应该3) (in order to) 为了 [wèile]*
I did it to help you — 我这么做是为了帮你*
measures to help developing nations — 用以帮助发展中国家的措施4) (equivalent to relative clause) 用作定语*
I have things to do — 我有事要做*
he has a lot to lose — 他要失去很多5) (after adjective etc) 用于某些动词、名词、形容词后构成不定式*
to be ready to go — 准备走*
it's great to see you — 见到你太好了*
too old/young to do sth — 年纪太大/太小以至于不能做某事*
it's too heavy to lift — 它太重了根本提不动*
to be old/young enough to do sth — 到了做某事的年龄/足够年轻做某事6) (and)3. adv*
he awoke/arrived to find that everyone had gone — 他醒来/到了发现大家都走了 [tā xǐnglái/dàole fāxiàn dàjiā dōu zǒule]* to push/pull the door to — 把门掩上 [bǎ mén yǎnshang]
* to and fro — 来来回回地
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
