[/before consonants tə; tə; before vowels tu; tʊ or tuː; tə; strong form tuː; tu 辅音前读作tə, 元音前读作tu或tuː; 强读式为tuːü/]PRON>[/prep … (a) in the direction of (sth); towards 向, 朝, 对著（某方向或某处）ː walk to the office 朝办公室走去 *
ɪ'm going to the shops. 我正要去商店. *
fall to the ground 落到地上 *
on the way to the station 在去火车站的路上 *
point to sth 指向某物 *
hold it (up) to the light 把它拿起来对著光 *
turn to the left/]right 向左[右]转 *
travelling from town to town, place to place, etc 从一城到另一城、 从一地到另一地 *
go to Majorca for one's holidays 去马霍卡岛度假 *
He was taken to hospital for treatment. 把他送到医院治疗去了.(b) ~ the sth (of sth) located in a specified direction (from sth) 位於（某物的）某一方向:
There are mountains to the north/south/east/west of here. 这儿的北[南/东/西]面有山. *
Pisa is to the west (of Florence). 比萨在（佛罗伦萨的）西边. *
The shed is to the side of the house. 小棚屋在房子的一边.用法:
2 towards (a condition, state, quality, etc); reaching the state of (sth) 趋於, 倾向（某种情况、 状态、 性质等）; 至（某种）状态:
a move to the left, eg in politics 转向左（如政治上） *
stir sb to action 鼓动某人采取行动 *
bring/reduce/move sb to tears 把某人感动得落泪 *
rise to power 上台掌权 *
He tore the letter to pieces. 他把那封信撕碎了. *
The mother sang her baby to sleep. 母亲唱歌哄孩子睡觉. *
Wait until the traffic lights change from red to green. 要等到交通灯由红变绿再走. 用法:
3 (a) as far as (sth); reaching 到（某处）; 达:
The garden extends to the river bank. 这个花园直伸展到河岸. *
Her dress reached down to her ankles. 她的连衣裙垂至脚踝.
(b) (esp after from sth 尤用於from sth之後) until and including (sth) 直到并包括（某事物）:
from beginning to end 自始至终 *
from first to last 从头到尾 *
faithful to the end/last 忠实到底 *
wet, soaked, drenched, etc to the skin 浑身湿透 *
cooked to perfection 烹调火候恰到好处 *
count (from 1) to 10 （从1）数到10 *
all the colours from red to violet 从红到紫的各种颜色 *
from Monday to Friday 从星期一到星期五 *
from morning to night 从早到晚 *
How long is it to lunch? ie How much time is there until lunch? 离吃午饭还有多长时间? 用法:
4 (of time) before (sth) （指时间）在（某事物）之前:
a quarter to six 差一刻六点 *
ten (minutes) to two 一点五十（分）. Cf 参看 past2 1. 用法:
5 (used to introduce the indirect object of vs marked Dn.pr, Dpr.f, Dpr.t, Dpr.w 用以引导标有Dn.pr、 Dpr.f、 Dpr.t、 Dpr.w符号之动词的间接宾语):
He gave it to his sister. 他把那个给他妹妹了. *
(fml 文) To whom did she send the book? 她把书送到谁那儿去了? *
(infml) Who did she send the book to? 她把书送到谁那儿了? *
She said to us that she was surprised. 她跟我们说她很惊讶. *
I'll explain to you where everything goes. 我要向你解释每一项的去向. *
He shouted to his friend to remember the wine. 他大声提醒他朋友别忘了酒. 用法:
6 belonging to (sb/sth); for 属於（某人[某物]）; 为:
the key to the door 开这个门的钥匙 *
be secretary to the managing director 做总经理的秘书 *
the words to a tune 为一首曲子作的词. 用法:
7 (indicating a comparison or ratio 表示相比或比率):
I prefer walking to climbing. 我喜欢步行不喜欢爬山. *
We won by six goals to three. 我们以六比三获胜. *
This is inferior/superior to that. 这个不如[胜过]那个. *
Compared to me, he's rich. 跟我比起来, 他算有钱. *
odds of 100 to 1 以100比1的赔率赌. 用法:
8 making (sth); adding up to 构成（某数）; 加起来等於:
There are 100 pence to the pound, ie 1 = 100p. 1英镑等於100便士. *
There are 100 centimetres to the metre. 100厘米是1米. 用法:
9 (indicating a rate 表示比率):
do 30 miles to the gallon 每加仑可行驶30英里 *
get 10 francs to the pound 1英镑可换10法郎. Cf 参看 per. 用法:
10 (indicating a possible range 表示可能的范围):
20 to 30 years of age 20到30岁 *
3 to 4 centimetres long 3到4厘米长. 用法:
11 in honour of (sb/sth) 向（某人[某事物]）表示敬意:
drink to sb/to sb's health 为某人[某人的健康]乾杯 *
a toast to the cook 向厨师敬酒 *
a monument to (the memory of) the soldiers who died in the war 阵亡将士纪念碑. 用法:
12 close enough to be touching (sb/sth); facing 接近得触到（某人[某物]）; 紧靠著; 面对著:
dance cheek to cheek 脸贴脸跳舞 *
with an ear to the door 把耳朵贴著门 *
sit back to back 背靠背坐著 *
cars queueing bumper to bumper on the motorway 高速公路上首尾相接排成长队的汽车. 用法:
13 (used after vs of motion eg come, go, rush 用於动作动词之後, 如come、 go、 rush等动词) with the intention of giving (sth) 有提供（某物）的意图:
come to our aid/help/assistance/rescue 前来帮助我们. 用法:
14 concerning (sth) 与（某事物）有关:
a right to the throne 王位的继承权 *
a solution to a problem 解决问题的方法 *
She'sdevoted to her family. 她一心为了自己的家庭. 用法:
15 causing(sth) 引起（某事）:
To my surprise, delight, annoyance, etc the Labour Party won the election, ie Their winning caused me surprise, delight, etc. 工党在选举中获胜, 真让我吃惊、 高兴、 烦恼等. *
To my shame, I forgot (ie I am ashamed that I forgot) his birthday. 我把他的生日忘了, 真不好意思. 用法:
16 (used after vs of perception, eg seem, appear, feel, look, smell 用於表示感觉的动词之後, 如seem、 appear、 feel、 look、 smell等动词) in the opinion of (sb); according to 按（某人）的看法; 根据（某人）的意见:
It feels like velvet to me. 我摸起来像天鹅绒. *
Does it look to you like gold? 你看那个像金子吗? *
It sounded like crying to him. 他听著那像是哭声. 用法:
17satisfying (sb/sth) 适合（某人[某事]）:
not really to my liking 并非真正符合我的心意 *
quite nice, but not to her taste 好是好, 但不合她的口味. to 2
[/before consonants tə; tə, before vowels tu; tʊ or tuː; tə; strong form tuː; tu 辅音前读作tə, 元音前读作tu或tuː; 强读式为tuːü/]PRON>/ (Used immediately before the simple (root) form of a v to form the infinitive. 置於动词原形（词根）之前, 构成不定式. The following are only a few uses of the infinitive; others are given in n, adj, and v entries. 下面仅是动词不定式的几种用法; 其他用法见各名词、 形容词和动词的词条. ) 用法:
1 (used as the object of many vs, esp those labelled Tt, Tnt, Cn.t, Dpr.t, Dn.t 用作许多动词的宾语, 尤其是标有Tt、 Tnt、 Cn.t、 Dpr.t、 Dn.t的动词):
He wants to go. 他想去. *
We had hoped to finish by four o'clock. 我们原希望四点钟前能完成. *
She asked me to go. 她要求我去. *
She persuaded him to tell the truth. 她劝他说实话. 用法:
2 (expressing purpose or result in an adv clause 在状语成分中表示目的或结果):
They came (in order) to help me. 他们来（为的是）帮助我. *
She's working hard to earn money. 她为了挣钱而努力工作. *
We make our goods to last, ie so that they will last. 我们制造的货物经久耐用. *
They went there to cause trouble. 他们到那里惹麻烦去了. *
She ran to the station only to find that the train had left. 她跑到火车站, 但火车却开走了. 用法:
3 (used alone to avoid repetition of the whole infinitive 单独使用, 以避免重复整个动词不定式):
I'd like to do it but I don'tknow how to. 我倒是愿意做, 但不知怎麽做. *
I intendedto go but forgot to. 我原来想去, 可是忘了去了. *
He often does things you wouldn't expect him to. 他常做出谁也料不到的事. |