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(轻读)(子音之前)tE; tE; (母音之前)tJ, tE; tu; (在句子或子句的末尾)tu; tu:; (重读)tu; tu:)
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1
a. [不含到达之意表方向] 向…方
turn to the right
转向右方,向右转
point to the tower
指著塔
with one's back to the fire
背向火
b. [含到达之意表示方向; cf. from 1] 迄…,到…,至…,达…
go to the office
去公司上班
I have often been ~ India.
我常到印度去
Something dropped to the floor.
有东西掉到地板上
→ from PLACE to place.
c. 在…方
Their house is to the north of the park.
他们的房子在公园的北面
2 (变) 成…, (变) 得…
rise to wealth
变成富有
grow to manhood
长大成人
The light has changed to red.
信号灯转为红色
3 a. 到…,至…
from beginning to end
自始至终
count from one to thirty
从一数到三十
all wet to the skin
湿透
b. 至…,到…的程度,成…,得…
tear a letter to pieces
把信撕成碎片
to the best of my belief [knowledge]
在我所相信 [知道] 的范围之内,据我所信 [知]
to that [this] extent
到那 [这] 个程度
They were killed to the last man.
他们被杀到最后一个人 [被赶尽杀绝]
4
a. 令 (某人) …的是,令 (某人) …地
to my surprise [joy, disappointment, sorrow]
令我惊讶 [欢喜,失望,伤心] 的是
b. [引导表示结果、效果之片语]
to one's cost
对某人有损失[不利]; 归某人负担
to no purpose
白白地,徒然
to the point [purpose]
适切 [中肯] 地
5
a. 到…
stay to the end of June
停留到六月底
put the meeting off to next Saturday
把集会延期到下星期六
from one to four o'clock
从一点钟到四点钟
It's still about an hour to supper.
离晚餐时间大约还有一个钟头
b. (时刻为) …差 (几分钟) ( (美)of,before)
at (a) quarter to eight
在八时差一刻 [七点四十五分] 时
It's ten (minutes) to four.
现在是四时差十分钟
6 为…,以便…
He came to my rescue.
他来救我
We sat down to dinner.
我们坐下来吃晚餐
7 对著…,与…相对著
sit face to face [back to back]
面对面 [背靠背] 而坐
fight hand to hand
短兵相接; 肉搏
8
a. 对…
Listen to me.
听我说
I'd like to talk to you.
我想跟你谈谈
There can be no answer to this problem.
对这个问题无法回答 [无计可施]
b. 为…
drink to (the health of) Mr. Johnson
为约翰生先生干杯
Here's to you. [.
干杯时之用语] 祝你健康
create a monument to (the memory of) a national hero
为纪念一位民族英雄而建立一座纪念碑
c. [引导相当于间接受词之片语] 对…
I gave all of them to him.
我把它们全都给了他
d. 对…而言,对…
That's very important to me.
那对我很重要
To her it looked like a rabbit.
在她看来,它像只兔子
9 在…,于…,在…之上,加在…
apply soap to a cloth
把肥皂抹在布上
He put his ear to the door.
他把耳朵贴在门上
He fastened a shelf to the wall.
他把搁架装在墙上
They live next door to us.
他们住在我们隔壁
Add 25 to 36.
三十六加上二十五
10 a. 符合…,配合…,依照…的
correspond to
符合…→ ACCORDING to
made to order
定制的
to one's taste
合某人的嗜好 [口味]
work to a plan
依照计画工作
b. 应…
→ rise to the OCCASION
The dog came to my whistle.
我一吹口哨,狗就来了 [我吹口哨,狗就应声而来]
c. 合著…,随著…
dance to the music
随音乐跳舞
11 a. 与… (比较) ,较…,比…
Compared to his brother, he isn't particularly brilliant.
跟他哥哥[弟弟]比较起来,他并不特别聪颖
Her skill is superior [inferior] to yours.
她的技术比你的高明 [低劣]
I prefer walking to driving.
我喜欢步行甚于驾车
My work is nothing to what you've done.
跟你所做过的比较起来,我的工作不算什么
b. 对…,…比…
one penny to the pound
每磅一便士
→ TEN to one
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
阅读之于智力如同食物之于身体
12 …的,对…而言的
a key to the door
门的钥匙
brother to the King
国王之弟
I have no right to the use of the land.
我没有那块地的使用权
B [加在动词原形之前引导不定词]
1 [名词用法] 做…
a.
To err is human, to forgive divine.
犯错乃人之常情,宽恕则是超凡的 [犯错在人,宽恕在神]
It is foolish to read such a book.
读这样的书是愚蠢的
b.
I began to think so.
我开始那样想
c.
The best way is to visit the country.
最好之方法是访问该国
2 [形容词用法] 做…的,做…之用的
He was the first to come and the last to leave.
他是最早来最后走的人
I have [The