to

[tu:]

prep.对于, 为了, (表示方向)到, 向, (表示间接关系)给
adv.（表示方向）去, （门）关上

prep.

1. 向, 往, 到

She lives in the house to the right.

她住在右边的房子里。

This road leads to Paris.

这条路通往巴黎。

2. (表示距离)离

3. (表示时间)直到, 在……之前

He wrote from morning to night.

他从早到晚写东西。

4. (表示程度、范围)到, 达

He was wet to the skin.

他浑身湿透了。

5. 趋于; (变)成, (变)到

Things are going from bad to worse.

情形每况愈下。

6. (表示位置)对, 面对

7. (表示接近、接触)在, 于, 紧贴着

8. (表示对象)对, 向

Excessive drinking did harm to his health.

过量饮酒损害了他的健康。

9. 属于, 归于

I've lost the key to the house.

我把屋子的钥匙丢失了。

10. (表示比较、对比)比

This engine is superior to that one.

这台发动机比那台要好。

11. (表示比例关系)每

12. 对于, 关于

What is her attitude to the issue?

她对这个问题抱什么态度?

13. 与……一致, 按……

Modern paintings are not to my taste.

现代画不合我的口味。

14. 为了, 用作

We sat down to dinner at six.

我们六点钟坐下来吃饭。

15. 致使

To her delight, she passed the examination.

使她高兴的是她考试及格了。

16. 由于

ad.

1. 向前

2. (门等)关上

She pushed the door to.

她用力把门关上。

3. 恢复意识

The girl came to after a while.

过了一会儿那个女孩醒过来了。

4. (做)起来, 着手

They fell to with great relish.

他们津津有味地吃了起来。

5. 在近旁

词义辨析

反义:

prep.到……; 使得……

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短语词组

to and fro

1. 往复地; 来回地

Trucks and cars were shuttling to and fro on the highways.

公路上卡车和汽车正来往奔驰穿梭。

补充

toto英:[tu:, tu, tə, t] 美:[tu,tə]prep.1.(表示时间)到, 直到, 在…到来之前, 离…The Parliament was prorogued to the tenth of February.议会休会到二月十日。2.(表示方向)朝, 往, 通向He turned to his companion before he replied.他转身朝向他的伙伴然后回答。3.(表示状态)紧贴着, 紧靠着, 对着The two lovers danced cheek to cheek.那对情侣脸贴着脸跳舞。4.(表示对象)对, 对于, 对…来说What will Doris say to it?对此事多丽丝将怎么说呢?5.(表示比较)比, 相对于The men are noodles to her.与她相比, 这些男人都是笨蛋。6.(表示方位)在…方向[方位], 处于…顺序Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。7.(表示距离)离, 距离It is ten kilometres to the station.到车站十公里。8.(表示目标)到达, 直到We came to a picturesque cottage.我们来到一座风景如画的村落。9.(表示结果)转换为, 转变为, 趋于Wait until the lights change to green.等交通灯变成绿色再走。

例句

1. He awoke to find Charlie standing near the bed.他醒来时发现查利正站在床边。 2. He wanted to know what I was doing there.他想知道我在那里干什么。 3. I'm trying to get some sleep.我正想睡一会儿。 4. Come with us.—I don't want to.跟我们一起去吧。——我不想去。 5. I'm ready to go.我准备走了。 6. It's easy to do.这很容易做。 7. She's too young to go to school.她年龄太小, 还不能去上学。 8. She told ministers of her decision to resign.她向部长们讲明她决定辞职。 9. to forget to say thank you was unforgivable.忘记道谢是不可原谅的。 10. I did it to help you.我这么做是为了帮你。 11. to summon assistance, press this button.需要求助时就按这个按钮。 12. I have things to do.我有事情要做。 13. The main thing is to try.最主要的是去尝试。 14. Have something to drink.喝点儿什么吧。 15. I'm disappointed, to be perfectly honest.我非常坦率地告诉你, 我很失望。 16. to sum up, there is one message we have to get across.总之, 有一条信息我们得理解。 17. Let's go to Paris.我们去巴黎吧。 18. That spring we went to Italy.那年春天我们去了意大利。 19. We're going round to Claude's.我们打算去克劳德家看看。 20. You should go to the doctor's.你应该去看医生。 21. the road to Beijing通往北京的道路 22. the train to Singapore开往新加坡的火车 23. He pointed to a chair, signalling for her to sit.他朝一把椅子指了指, 示意她坐下。 24. He came to dinner.他来吃晚饭了。 25. There was a piece of cloth tied to the dog's collar.狗项圈上系着一块布。 26. The chair was screwed to the floor.椅子用螺丝固定在地板上。 27. Go straight ahead and you will see this square tower on your left.一直朝前走, 你会在左侧看到这座方塔。 28. Atlanta was only an hour's drive to the north.亚特兰大就在北面一小时车程远的地方。 29. Please send a copy of the document to me.请给我发一份该文件的副本。 30. Marcus has been very kind to me.马库斯一直对我很好。 31. I had to pay for repairs to the house.我不得不支付房屋维修费。 32. It belongs to him.这属于他。 33. the key to the front door前门的钥匙 34. the answer to your question你的问题的答案 35. Don't worry, I'll talk to him about it.别着急, 我会和他说这件事的。 36. a letter to his wife给他妻子的一封信 37. to his surprise, the bedroom door was locked.令他吃惊的是, 卧室门锁上了。 38. He survived, much to the amazement of surgeons.令外科医生们极其惊讶的是, 他竟活下来了。 39. to my surprise, I won.出乎我意料, 我赢了。 40. It all seems perfectly obvious to me.在我看来, 这一切似乎非常明显。 41. The shouts changed to screams of terror.喊叫声变成了惊恐的尖叫声。 42. The old barn had been converted to a house.旧谷仓被改建成了一套住房。 43. She was an official interpreter to the government.她是为政府工作的官方译员。 44. We are open from Monday to Saturday.我们周一至周六开门营业。 45. from nine o'clock to half past three从九点到三点半 46. from 40 to 50 people从40到50人 47. new orders for everything from computers to trucks从电脑到卡车无所不包的新订单 48. They wandered from place to place.他们四处游荡。 49. He found himself drifting from job to job.他换了一个又一个工作。 50. He'll be here at a quarter to five.他五点差一刻会到这儿。 51. It's twenty to three.还差二十分钟到三点。 52. engines that can run at 60 miles to the gallon每加仑油可以跑60英里的发动机 53. a mixture of one part milk to two parts water一份牛奶加两份水兑成的混合物 54. There are about 10 to 15 women in each group.每组大约有10到15位妇女。 55. Liverpool won by three goals to two.利物浦队以3比2的比分获胜。 56. We were dancing to loud music.我们跟着喧闹的音乐起舞。 57. Amy awoke to the sound of her doorbell ringing.随着门铃声响起, 埃米醒来了。 58. They smashed it to pieces.他们把它打得粉碎。 59. They starved to death.他们饿死了。 60. 'There's nothing to it,' he told me, 'you just follow the instructions on screen.'“这很简单, ”他告诉我, “你只要照着屏幕上的指示做就行了。” 61. Push the door to when you leave.你离开时把门推上。 62. As Katrina went to and fro with the coffee pot, her gaze remained glued to his face.卡特里娜提着咖啡壶一边来来回回走动, 一边眼睛紧紧盯着他的脸。 63. turn to the right向右转 64. She came to the garden.她来到这个花园。 65. to this day直到今天 66. no parking from three to six三时至六时禁止停车 67. wet to the skin浑身湿透 68. a fight to the death殊死的战斗 69. to come to dinner来吃饭 70. to go to the rescue去救援 71. sentenced to ten years in prison被判处十年徒刑 72. to no purpose白白，徒然 73. The flowers opened to the sun.花儿在阳光下开放。 74. inferior to last year's crop比去年的收成低 75. superior to the others优于其他 76. to grow to manhood长大成人 77. a rise to fame成名，出名 78. parallel to the roof与屋顶平行 79. a house to the left左边的一幢房子 80. Listen to her.听她说。 81. Give the dictionary to him.把字典给他。 82. They drink to his health.他们为他的健康干杯。 83. a toast to your success为你的成功干杯 84. the key to the classroom教室的钥匙 85. add this to the others把这个加在另外几个上面 86. Where is the top to this box?这个盒子的盖儿哪去了? 87. She danced to the music.她合着音乐跳舞。 88. to do something to one's liking据某人的爱好做某事 89. That's all there is to it.那就是有关这一点的一切；如此而已。 90. What will he say to this?对此他会说什么? 91. not to one's taste不合某人的口味 92. The dog came to his whistle.狗听到他的哨声就来了。 93. 12 to the dozen一打为12个20 94. miles to the gallon一加仑汽油可行驶20英里 95. She has a room to herself.她独住一间房。 96. a field planted to corn玉米地 97. He's to home.他在家 98. His hat is on wrong side to.他的帽子前后戴歪了。 99. The door was blown to.风吹把门关上了。 100. We turned to with a will.我们开始努力干。 101. We were close to when it happened.事情发生时我们正在附近。 102. after he came to在他苏醒过来以后 103. to see is to believe.[谚语]眼见为实。 104. She can't afford to buy a computer.她买不起电脑。 105. I asked her to show me her new car.我要她给我看看她的新汽车。 106. My wish is to become a scholar.我的愿望是成为一名学者。 107. Mary was the first person to think of the idea.玛丽是第一个想到这个主意的人。 108. We were surprised to hear it.听了这个我们感到吃惊。 109. to tell you the truth,I don't quite agree with you.说真的，我不太同意你的意见。 110. I shall go if I want to.如果我想去我就去。 111. walking down to the shops.向南走到商店。 112. my first visit to Africa.我首次游览非洲。 113. forty miles to the south of the site.在这个地方以南40英里。 114. place the cursor to the left of the first word.把光标放在第一个词的左边。 115. a drop in profits from £105 m to around £75 m.利润从1亿500万英镑降至约7,500万英镑。 116. from 1938 to 1945.从1938年至1945年。 117. it's five to ten.9点55分。 118. Christopher's expression changed from amazement to joy.克里斯托弗的表情由惊奇转为喜悦。 119. she was close to tears.她眼泪快掉下来了。 120. smashed to smithereens.捣成碎片。 121. you were terribly unkind to her.你对她太坏了。 122. they donated £400 to the hospice.他们把400英镑捐给了收容所。 123. I am deeply grateful to my parents.我十分感激我的父母。 124. he is married to his cousin Emma.他和表妹埃玛结婚。 125. economic adviser to the president.总统的经济顾问。 126. made to order.整理得井井有条。 127. a prelude to disaster.灾难的前奏。 128. it only does ten miles to the gallon.每加仑汽油只能行驶十英里。 129. ten to the minus thirty-three.10的负33次方。 130. he had left his dog tied to a drainpipe.他就让狗拴在排水管上。 131. they are inextricably linked to this island.他们和这座岛屿有千丝万缕的关系。 132. a threat to world peace.对世界和平的威胁。 133. a reference to Psalm 22:18.参见《诗篇》22∶18。 134. to her astonishment, he smiled.使她震惊的是，他笑了。 135. it's nothing to what it once was.比起原先的情况，这算不上什么。 136. I set out to buy food.我出去买食品。 137. we tried to help.我们尽力想帮忙。 138. I am going to tell you a story.我要给你讲个故事。 139. he was left to die.人们让他自生自灭。 140. he managed to escape.他想方设法逃跑了。 141. I'm sorry to hear that.听到这事儿我很难过。 142. I'd love to go to France this summer.今年夏天我很想去法国。 143. we asked her to explain.我们要求她做个解释。 144. the leaflet explains how to start a course.小册子上说明了如何开始一门课程。 145. a house that people believed to be haunted.人们认为在闹鬼的屋子。 146. he was about to sing.他就要唱了。 147. a chair to sit on.用来坐的椅子。 148. something to eat.吃的东西。 149. the first person to arrive.第一个到的人。 150. he asked her to come but she said she didn't want to.他请她来，但她说她不想来。 151. he pulled the door to behind him.他从身后拉上了门。 152. She's going to London.她要去伦敦。 153. Turn to the left.向左转。 154. Pisa is to the west of Florence.比萨在佛罗伦萨的西面。 155. He has gone to school.他上学去了。 156. from beginning to end从开始到结束 157. Give that to me.把那个给我。 158. I am very grateful to my parents.我很感激我的父母。 159. What have you done to your hair?你把头发怎么搞的？ 160. Sorry, I didn't realize you were talking to me.对不起，我不知道你是在跟我说话。 161. He put his hands to his ears.他将两手捂住耳朵。 162. They sat back to back.他们背对背坐着。 163. She made no reference to her personal problems.她没有提及自己的个人问题。 164. The meat was cooked to perfection.这肉煮得恰到好处。 165. His speech reduced her to tears (= made her cry).他的话令她流涕。 166. I prefer theatre to opera.我喜欢戏剧，甚于歌剧。 167. How many dollars are there to the euro?多少美元等于一欧元？ 168. It's ten to three (= ten minutes before three o'clock).三点差十分。 169. to me, it was the wrong decision.我认为那是错误的决定。 170. It sounded like a good idea to me.我觉得这听起来像是个好主意。 171. I don't think our friendship means anything to him.我认为我们的友谊对他来说毫不重要。 172. to my surprise, I saw two strangers coming out of my house.我看见两个陌生人从我家里走出来，吃了一惊。 173. His paintings aren't really to my taste.他的画真的不合我的口味。 174. I want to go home now.我现在想回家。 175. Don't forget to write.别忘记写信来。 176. I didn't know what to do.我当时不知道该怎么办。 177. Push the door to.把门推一推关上。 178. I like to swim.我喜欢游泳。 179. "“to be, or not to be—that is the question…”Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600)莎士比亚，《哈姆雷特》(1600) "“生存还是毁灭——这是一个问题…” 180. That's a tough question to answer.那是一个很难回答的问题。 181. I have an appointment to keep.我有一个约定要遵守。 182. The soup is too hot to eat.汤太烫了，不能喝。 183. Do you need to use this?你需要用这个吗？ 184. I have to go now.我现在得走了。 185. "to look at him, you'd never think he was 80!"看看他，你绝对想不到他有80岁了！ 186. "I didn't really like the movie, to be honest."老实说，我不怎么喜欢这部电影。 187. You can go if you want to. [=you can go if you want to go]如果你想去的话，那就去吧。 188. “You left the door unlocked.” “I didn't mean to.”你走的时候没锁门。”“我不是故意的。” 189. We are flying to London tomorrow.我们明天坐飞机去伦敦。 190. They climbed to the top of the mountain.他们爬到了山顶。 191. I sent the e-mail to the wrong address.我把电子邮件发错了地址。 192. He was sent to the principal.他被带到了校长跟前。 193. The little girl ran to her mother.小女孩向她妈妈跑去。 194. Where do you go to school?你在哪儿上学？ 195. She wore her new red dress to the party.她穿上了红色的新连衣裙去参加聚会。 196. We went to lunch together.我们一起去吃了午饭。 197. This is the child's first visit to the dentist.这是孩子第一次去看牙医。 198. There is a lake a mile to the south of here.从这儿往南一英里处有一个湖。 199. She had her back to me. [=her back was facing me]她背对着我。 200. The roads are parallel to each other.这两条道路相互平行。 201. The water was up to my waist.水深及我的腰。 202. The temperature outside rose to 100 degrees.室外温度上升到了100华氏度。 203. The word dates (back) to 1639.这个单词可以追溯到1639年。 204. The show's audience is mainly men from 18 to 30 years of age.这场演出的观众主要是18至30岁的男士。 205. The band plays all kinds of music from country to hard rock.这支乐队演奏各类音乐，从乡村乐到硬摇滚乐。 206. The shirt is a light to medium pink.这件衬衫的颜色从淡粉渐变到中粉。 207. The wines we tasted ranged from very poor to good to excellent.我们品尝的葡萄酒既有品质差的，也有品质好的，甚至还有佳酿。 208. "to my knowledge, she has never visited Paris. [=I do not know of any time when she visited Paris]"据我所知，她从未去过巴黎。 209. I'll do it to the best of my ability. [=as well as I can]我将尽我所能去做这件事。 210. The school was converted to an apartment building.学校被改建成了一座公寓楼。 211. The vase was smashed to pieces.花瓶被摔成了碎片。 212. "The promotion increased her salary to $50,000."职务晋升使她的薪水涨到了5万美元。 213. He was sentenced to death.他被判处死刑。 214. "to their surprise, the train left on time."出乎他们意料的是，火车准点发车了。 215. A firefighter came to her rescue. [=a firefighter rescued her]一名消防员把她救了。 216. The wedding gown was made to her specifications. [=was made in the way that she specified]婚纱是按照她的要求定做的。 217. Add salt to taste. [=add as much salt as you want according to your taste]根据个人的口味加盐。 218. "He works from nine to [=until, till] five."他从九点工作到五点。 219. "Up to now, no one has beaten the record."到目前为止还没有人打破这项纪录。 220. The movie keeps your attention from beginning to end.这部电影从头到尾都很吸引人。 221. It is ten to six. [=it is 10 minutes before 6 o'clock]现在是差十分钟六点。 222. She arrived at a quarter to five.她在差一刻钟五点到达。 223. I can't believe there are only five days to the wedding.我不敢相信还有五天就是婚礼了。 224. How long to kickoff?离开球还有多久？ 225. Give the letter to me. [=give me the letter]把信给我。 226. The teacher spoke to his parents.老师跟他父母谈了话。 227. She showed a picture of her kids to me.她给我看了她孩子们的照片。 228. Refer to the dictionary.查阅字典。 229. Let me introduce you to my sister.我把你介绍给我妹妹吧。 230. She was very rude to [=toward] him.她对他很粗鲁。 231. "“He's smart,” she thought to herself."“他很聪明。”她心里想。 232. Let us drink to the bride and groom.让我们为新娘、新郎干杯。 233. The people built temples to their gods.民众为他们的众神修建寺庙。 234. The book is dedicated to her husband and children.这本书献给她的丈夫和孩子们。 235. She is married to my cousin.她嫁给了我堂兄。 236. He is related to me.他是我亲戚。 237. He is the assistant to the dean.他是主任的助手。 238. You have always been a good friend to me.你一直都是我的好朋友。 239. I can't find the key (that goes) to this door.我找不着门钥匙。 240. He owns the title to the property.他拥有财产的所有权。 241. There wasn't much I could say to that.关于那件事，我没有什么可多说的。 242. The answer to your question is no.对于你的问题，回答是不。 243. What would you say to a drink? [=would you like a drink?]你要不要喝一杯？ 244. Her dog comes to her call. [=comes when she calls]她一喊，她的狗就会过来。 245. She lost her mother to cancer. [=her mother died of cancer]她母亲死于癌症。 246. He prefers a good book to a movie.比起电影，他更喜欢好书。 247. I have a pair of shoes similar to those.我有一双鞋和那些鞋类似。 248. His followers compared/likened him to a god.他的追随者们把他比作神。 249. This problem is nothing to [=is nothing when compared to] the ones we previously had.和我们先前遇到的问题相比，这个不算什么。 250. We won the game ten to six. [=we won the game because we had ten points while the other team had only six]我们以10：6的比分赢得了比赛。 251. Their odds of winning are ten to one.他们十有八九会获胜。 252. He tied the dog's leash to the post.他把拴狗绳系在柱子上。 253. "She put her hand to [=on, against] her heart."她把手放在胸口。 254. He gently touched the bow to the violin's strings.他用琴弓轻触小提琴的琴弦。 255. The pencils come ten to a box. [=there are ten pencils in each box]每盒有十支铅笔。 256. There are two pints to a quart.一夸脱等于两品脱。 257. Children were dancing to the music.孩子们跟着音乐翩翩起舞。 258. He woke to the sound of pouring rain.滂沱大雨的声音把他吵醒了。 259. The plan is agreeable to all of us.这项计划对于我们大家来说都是适宜的。 260. Her excuse sounded suspicious to me.她的借口令我生疑。 261. "to him, the work seemed unnecessary."在他看来，这项工作是多余的。 262. Their marriage is news to me. [=I did not know about their marriage]我不知道他们结婚了。 263. Your problems are of no concern to me! [=I don't care about your problems]你的问题不关我的事！ 264. I finally had the computer (all) to myself.我终于可以独享这台电脑了。 265. We had the whole house to ourselves. [=we were the only ones in the house]整个房子里只有我们。 266. He brought her to [=woke her up; made her conscious again] with smelling salts.他用嗅盐使她苏醒过来。 267. He came to [=he became conscious] an hour after the accident.事故发生一小时后，他醒了过来。 268. The wind blew the door to.风把门吹关上了。 269. The baby rocked to and fro in the swing.小宝宝在秋千上荡来荡去。 270. The small boat was tossed to and fro by the waves.小船被大浪抛来抛去。