单词：to
音标：[tu:] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 到, 向, 趋于
adv. 向前
adv. 向前
prep. The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival,
motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it,
access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward;
-- opposed to from.
prep. Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a
time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being
regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going
to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor.
prep. In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of
application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or
indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs
with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon
that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation;
as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this
seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to
the mind; duty to God and to our parents; a dislike to spirituous
liquor.
prep. As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last
defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it
as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to
go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my
utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost
constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no
prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or
subject; thus, I love to learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's
country is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the
infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed
the prefixing of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt.
xi. 8).
prep. In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to
has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically.
prep. Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far as;
as, they met us to the number of three hundred.
prep. Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to
his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to
the prejudice of the state.
prep. Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they
engaged hand to hand.
prep. Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has
a husband to her mind.
prep. Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven;
it is ten to one that you will offend him.
prep. Addition; union; accumulation.
prep. Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to
the music of a piano.
prep. Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office
filled.
motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it,
access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward;
-- opposed to from.
prep. Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a
time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being
regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going
to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor.
prep. In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of
application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or
indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs
with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon
that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation;
as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this
seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to
the mind; duty to God and to our parents; a dislike to spirituous
liquor.
prep. As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last
defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it
as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to
go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my
utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost
constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no
prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or
subject; thus, I love to learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's
country is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the
infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed
the prefixing of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt.
xi. 8).
prep. In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to
has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically.
prep. Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far as;
as, they met us to the number of three hundred.
prep. Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to
his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to
the prejudice of the state.
prep. Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they
engaged hand to hand.
prep. Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has
a husband to her mind.
prep. Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven;
it is ten to one that you will offend him.
prep. Addition; union; accumulation.
prep. Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to
the music of a piano.
prep. Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office
filled.
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词性分布：
to的用法和样例：
例句
用作介词(prep.)
- This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
- We comehere to seeyou .我们来这里是为了看你。
- Her dress reached down to her ankles.她的连衣裙垂至脚踝。
- This road leads to London.这条路通向伦敦。
- My mother wrote to me every month.我的母亲每月给我写信。
用作副词(adv.)
- He is walking to and fro in the room.他在房间内踱来踱去。
- Push the door to.把门关上。
常见句型
用作介词(prep.)
- The Parliament was prorogued to the tenth of February.国会休会到二月十日。
- By my watch it is a quarter to six.按我的手表现在是六点差一刻。
- He turned to his companion before he replied.他转身朝向他的伙伴然后回答。
- You should keep to the right.你应该靠右走。
- The two lovers danced cheek to cheek.那对情侣脸贴着脸跳舞。
- It is all the same to me.对我来说都一样。
- What will Doris say to it?对此事多丽丝将怎么说呢?
- The men are noodles to her.与她相比,这些男人都是笨蛋。
- This wine is second to none.这种酒不逊于其他任何酒。
- Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。
- The post office is quite near to the square.邮局离广场很近。
- It is ten kilometers to the station.到车站十公里。
- We came to a picturesque cottage.我们来到一座风景如画的村落。
- Wait until the lights change to green.等交通灯变成绿色再走。
- He drank himself to death.他饮酒致死。
- They have come to her aid.他们来帮她。
- The rest is left to the imagination.其余部分不够好。
- Let us drink to the success of our voyage.为我们航行成功干杯。
- The roast was cooked to perfection.这烤肉煮得极好。
- A walk of ten miles was nothing to him.走十英里对他来说不算什么。
- Our team won the match with the score of four to three.我们队以四比三打赢了那场比赛。
- We have at last found the key to the box.我们终于找到了箱子的钥匙。
- The citizen has the right to vote.公民有选举权。
- They danced to an ancient gramophone.他们随着一架老式留声机的音乐跳起舞来。
词汇搭配
- keep one's nose to the grindstone埋头苦干
- put paid to结束(打破)
- to a nicety精细入微地
- to advantage有利
- to all appearances就外表看来, 根据观...
- to a fault过分地
- to all intents and purposes几乎在一切方面...
- get to first base开始取得成功(取得良...
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs教训长辈; 班门弄斧...
- have one's nose to the grindstone一刻不停地拼命干...
- commit to paper写下来
- have to do with与 ... 有关
- run counter to与 ... 背道而驰...
- true to life逼真的(真实的)...
- have to必须
- to and fro往复
- down to一直到；下至...
- to a certainty的确(必然
- to a miracle不可思议地
- to a day恰好
经典引文
To reclaim a lost child to virtue.
出自：GoldsmithRidges from the top to near the bottom.
出自：A. UreIf he asked his way to St. James's.
出自：Ld MacaulayTo Ispahan forthwith!
出自：BrowningCome here to me.
出自：Oxford English DictionaryBeyond the harbour, away to the east.
出自：Chambers's JournalThey are not sending me to Liverpool after all.
出自：A. White
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