- [表示方向等,与 from 相反]向,往,到:
turn to the right
向右转
She came to the garden.
她来到这个花园。
The book dropped to the floor.
书掉到了地板上。
France is to the south of England.
法国在英国的南边。
We are going to Paris on Tuesday.
我们星期二去巴黎。
- [表示时间的限度]直至;到…为止; 在…之前:
to this day
直到今天
no parking from three to six
三时至六时禁止停车
The time is ten minutes to four.
时间是四点差十分。
We work from nine to five.
我们从九点工作到五点。
- [表示程度、情况、数量的限度]及于;至;达到:
wet to the skin
浑身湿透
a fight to the death
殊死的战斗
amounting to $800
达到800美元
Tomorrow's high will be 80 to 90.
明天最高温度将达80度至90度。
- [表示目的、意愿]为了:
to come to dinner
来吃饭
to go to the rescue
去救援
to that end
为那个目的
- [表示结果]致,致使;被…弄得…;…的是:
sentenced to ten years in prison
被判处十年徒刑
to no purpose
白白,徒然
to his amazement
令他惊奇的是
to her dismay
令她沮丧的是
torn to pieces
被撕得粉碎
- [表示原因]由于:
The flowers opened to the sun.
花儿在阳光下开放。
- [表示比较]比,比较,相比:
inferior to last year's crop
比去年的收成低
superior to the others
优于其他
The score is three to two.
比分是3比2。
- 倾向;趋向于(某一状况等):
to grow to manhood
长大成人
a rise to fame
成名,出名
fair to cloudy
晴转多云
moderate to high in price
价格由平稳看涨
- [表示相对位置]对;面对;对立;到…上;接近:
parallel to the roof
与屋顶平行
a house to the left
左边的一幢房子
to apply lotion to the skin
将洗液涂到皮肤上
Apply varnish to the surface.
把清漆涂在表面。
- 给,予:
Listen to her.
听她说。
Give the dictionary to him.
把字典给他。
- 致敬;祝贺:
They drink to his health.
他们为他的健康干杯。
a toast to your success
为你的成功干杯
- [表示归属]属于;…的:
the key to the classroom
教室的钥匙
- [表示附加]附加于;加于:
add this to the others
把这个加在另外几个上面
Where is the top to this box?
这个盒子的盖儿哪去了?
- [表示伴随]跟着; 伴随;随同:
She danced to the music.
她合着音乐跳舞。
to do something to one's liking
据某人的爱好做某事
- 关于;就…而言;对于;依…看:
That's all there is to it.
那就是有关这一点的一切;如此而已。
What will he say to this?
对此他会说什么?
It seems good to me.
我觉得不错。
attitude to students
对学生的态度
- 适合;合乎;对…的反应是:
not to one's taste
不合某人的口味
The dog came to his whistle.
狗听到他的哨声就来了。
- [表示数目或数量的关系]每:
12 to the dozen
一打为12个20
miles to the gallon
一加仑汽油可行驶20英里
4 quarts to a gallon
每加仑有四夸脱
- [后接 oneself]专为…所用:
She has a room to herself.
她独住一间房。
- [口语]带有;以( = with):
a field planted to corn
玉米地
- [方言]在(某处):
He's to home.
他在家