to
/tuː; tə/
prep. / infinitive marker
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
到;向;给;对于;(置于动词原形前构成不定式,本身通常无实义)
释义与例句
prep.
到;向;给;对于
used to show direction, destination, a recipient, or a relationship between people or things
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We walked to the market before it started raining.
下雨前我们步行去了市场。
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She gave her old bicycle to a younger neighbour.
她把旧自行车送给了一位年纪较小的邻居。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The answer to this question can be found in the final paragraph.
这个问题的答案可以在最后一段找到。
infinitive marker
(置于动词原形前构成不定式,本身通常无实义)
used before the base form of a verb to make an infinitive
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I hope to see you again before the end of the month.
我希望能在月底前再次见到你。
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She needs more time to finish the detailed report.
她需要更多时间来完成这份详细报告。
展开其余 1 条例句
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To improve your listening, practise a little every day.
要提高听力,就每天练习一点。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
to 有两大用法:介词 to + 名词/代词/动名词;不定式标记 to + 动词原形。look forward to 中的 to 是介词。
词族与关联词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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for 为了;给;供……使用to 作介词常表示方向、目的地或接收者,后接地点或人;for 常表示目的、用途、受益者或持续时间。send it to you 强调寄给某人,buy it for you 强调为你而买。不定式标记 to 后接动词原形,不能与介词 to 后接名词或动名词的用法混淆。This gift is for you, but I will send it to your office. 这份礼物是给你的,但我会把它寄到你的办公室。
常见搭配
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go to 去……We usually go to the library on Sunday afternoons. 我们通常在星期天下午去图书馆。
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want to do 想做……They want to learn more about local history. 他们想更多地了解当地历史。
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to my surprise 令我惊讶的是To my surprise, everyone arrived before the meeting was due to start. 令我惊讶的是,所有人都在会议预定开始前到了。