to的中文用法及示例

• 0 used before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive -- （用于动词前，表示不定式）

  • Do we have enough paint to be going on with, or should I get some more while I'm out? 继续下去我们的油漆够用吗，我是不是该外出时再买一些？

  • There's an awful lot of work to be done. 有许许多多的工作要做。

  • To tell you the truth, I never really liked the man. 坦率地跟你说，我从未真正地喜欢过这个男人。

  • To be honest (= speaking honestly), Becky, I like thegrey shirt better. 说实话，贝姬，我更喜欢那件灰色的衬衫。

  • He works to get paid, not because he enjoys it. 他工作是为了挣钱，而不是因为喜欢工作。

  • To make this cake, you'll need two eggs, 175 grams of sugar, and 175 grams of flour. 做这个蛋糕，你需要两个鸡蛋、175克糖和175克面粉。

  • This tool is used to make holes in leather. 这个工具是用来在皮革上打眼的。

  • I'm going there to see my sister. 我要去那儿看望我的姐姐。

  • Can you tell me how to get there? 你能告诉我怎样去那儿吗？

  • I don't know what to do. 我不知道该怎么办。

  • My plan was to get it all arranged before I told anyone. 我的计划是先把一切都安排好再告诉别人。

  • To go overseas on your own is very brave. 只身去国外，真勇敢。

  • This will be my second attempt to make flaky pastry. 这将是我第二次尝试制作薄馅饼皮。

  • He has this enviable ability to ignore everything that's unpleasant in life. 他有这种令人羡慕的本事，能够不去理睬生活中的种种不快。

  • She's not strong enough to go hiking up mountains. 她身体不够壮，登不上山。

  • Three months is too long to wait. 等3个月太久了。

  • It's not likely to happen. 这事不大可能发生。

  • Did anyone ask Daniel to reserve the room? 有人要丹尼尔订房间了吗？

  • He told me to wait. 他叫我等。

  • "Are you going tonight?" "I'm certainly hoping to." “你今晚要走吗？”“我当然希望走。”

  • That child ought to be in bed. 那个孩子应该上床睡觉。

  • I'd love to live in New York. 我想要住在纽约。

  • I need to eat something first. 我首先得吃点东西。

  • Sadly, she didn't live to see her grandchildren. 令人伤心的是，她没有活到孙辈出生的那一天。

  • I'll have to tell him. 我得告诉他。

  • She agreed to help. 她答应帮忙。

• 1 in the direction of -- 朝，向，往，对着

  • UK You've got your sweater on back to front (= with the back of the sweater on the chest). 你的毛衣前后穿反了。

  • He went up to a complete stranger and started talking. 他走到一个完全陌生的人跟前，开始和对方交谈起来。

  • She walked over to the window. 她走到窗边来。

  • I had my back to them, so I couldn't see what they were doing. 我背对着他们，所以看不见他们在做什么。

  • We received another invitation to a wedding this morning. 今天上午我们又收到了一份参加婚礼的请柬。

  • I asked Kirsten and Kai to dinner (= invited them to come and eat dinner with me) next week. 我邀请了柯尔斯滕和卡伊下星期来吃饭。

  • You can walk from here to the school in under ten minutes. 你可以从这儿走到学校，用不了10分钟。

  • I asked someone the way to the town centre. 我向人问了去市中心的路。

  • We went to Prague last year. 我们去年去了布拉格。

  • We're going to town on the bus, okay? 我们坐公共汽车去城里，好吗？

• 2 used for showing who receives something or who experiences an action -- （表示动作的对象）对，给

  • Give me that gun./Give that gun to me. 给我那把枪／把那把枪给我。

  • Who's the letter addressed to? 这封信是寄给谁的？

  • I told that to Alex and he just laughed. 我把那件事告诉了阿历克斯，他笑了。

  • I lent my bike to my brother. 我把自行车借给了我哥哥。

• 3 until a particular time, state, or level is reached -- 距；到；至

  • It's twenty to six. 差20分到6点。

  • She nursed me back to health. 她护理我直到康复。

  • He drank himself to death. 他酗酒而死。

  • Unemployment has risen to almost eight million. 失业人数已经上升到了差不多800万。

  • It's only two weeks to Christmas. 离圣诞节只有两星期了。

• 4 used to suggest an extreme state -- （表示极端的状态）

  • I was bored to tears. 我感到无聊极了。

  • She was thrilled to bits. 她激动得不行。

  • Look at your shirt - it's torn to shreds! 看看你的衬衫——都成碎片了！

• 5 in connection with -- 与…相关

  • A fast rail service connects us to the city. 快速铁路把我们和城市连接了起来。

  • The paper was stuck to the wall with tape. 纸张被用胶带贴在了墙上。

  • There's a funny side to everything. 任何事物都有其滑稽的一面。

  • She was so mean to me. 她对我很粗暴。

  • What was their response to your query? 他们对你的询问作何反应？