| 词组 | to |
| 释义 | to To is used in several different ways as a preposition. ◊ destination You use to when you mention the place where someone goes. I'm going with her to Australia. The children have gone to school. I made my way back to my seat. You do not use to in front of 'here' or 'there'. You do not say, for example, 'We go to there every year'. You say 'We go there every year'. I don't know what idea you had of the English before you came here. Sir Geoffrey Howe went there in 1986. You also do not use to in front of 'home'. I want to go home. I'll pick the parcels up on my way home. ◊ direction You can use to to indicate the place that a person is intending to arrive at. We're sailing to Europe. We used to go through Yugoslavia on our way to Greece. However, you do not use to to indicate the general direction in which someone or something is moving. You do not say, for example, 'The boat was drifting to the shore'. You say 'The boat was drifting towards the shore'. He saw his mother running towards him. We started to walk back towards Heathrow. Toward is sometimes used instead of towards. They walked along the pathway toward the house. You also say that someone looks towards or toward something. She glanced towards the mirror. He stood looking toward the rear of the restaurant. You can use to, towards, or toward to indicate what someone or something is pointing at or facing. He was pointing to an oil tanker somewhere on the horizon. The window faced towards Paris. 'Turn in here,' he said, pointing toward a footpath. ◊ position You can use to to indicate the position of something. For example, if something is to your left, it is nearer your left side than your right side. My father was in the middle, with me to his left carrying the umbrella. To the west lies Gloucester. You can also use to to indicate where something is tied or attached, or what it is touching. I was planning to tie him to a tree. He clutched the parcel to his chest. ◊ time To is sometimes used with a similar meaning to 'until'. Breakfast was from 9 to 10. Only ten shopping days to Christmas. ◊ indirect objects You put to in front of the indirect object of some verbs when the indirect object comes after the direct object. He showed the letter to Barbara. She had given German lessons to a leading industrialist. See section on ditransitive verbs in entry at ↑ ◊ used in infinitives To is used to introduce a special kind of clause called a 'to'-infinitive clause. They could use these bombs to destroy airfields and oil depots. The rocket soon begins to accelerate upwards. See entry at ↑ ◊ WARNING Do not confuse to with too or two, both of which are pronounced . You use too to indicate that what has just been said applies to someone or something else. I'm on your side. Seibert is too. You also use too when you want to say that an amount or degree of something is more than is desirable or acceptable. Do not be too proud to ask for help. See entry at ↑ Two is the number 2. The two boys glanced at each other. |
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