| 词组 | too |
| 释义 | too Too is used as an adverb or a submodifier. ◊ used as an adverb You use too as an adverb to indicate that what has just been said applies to or includes someone or something else. Of course, you know Africa too, don't you? I wondered whether I too would become one of its victims. Hey, where are you from? Brooklyn? Me too! Physically, too, the peoples of the world are incredibly mixed. For more information about this use of too, see entry at ↑ ◊ used as a submodifier You use too in front of an adjective or adverb to say that an amount or degree of a quality is more than is desirable or acceptable. ...a pair of rubber boots, bought second-hand and too big for him. Do not be too proud to ask for help. I realized my mistake too late. You do not use 'very' in front of too. You do not say, for example, 'The slipper was very too small for her'. You say 'The slipper was much too small for her' or 'The slipper was far too small for her'. That may well seem much too dramatic. The eyes were far too deeply set. You can use rather, slightly, or a bit in front of too. The dress was rather too small for her. They sat round a table that was slightly too long and shiny for the simple meal it carried. My sister's boots were a bit too small for her long feet. You do not use 'fairly', 'quite', or 'pretty' in front of too. You do not normally use too with an adjective in front of a noun. You do not say, for example, 'These are too big boots'. You say 'These boots are too big'. However, too is sometimes used with an adjective in front of a noun in formal or literary English. 'A' or 'an' is put after the adjective. For example, you can say 'This is too complex a problem to be dealt with here'. You do not say 'This is a too complex problem to be dealt with here'. That's too easy an answer. His statements were of too assertive a character to require comment. ◊ used as an intensifier Some people use too in front of words like 'kind' to express their gratitude for something that someone has done. You're too kind. However, you do not usually use too in front of an adjective or adverb simply to emphasize it. You do not say, for example, 'I am too pleased with my new car'. The word you use is very. She was upset and very angry. Think very carefully. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'too much' and 'too many' If there is more of something than is necessary or desirable, you can say that there is too much of it. There is too much chance of error. ...the danger of too much money. You can also say that there is too little of something. Too little money was made available. There would be too little moisture for plants to get started again. If there are more people or things than are necessary or desirable, you can say that there are too many of them. I was making too many mistakes. You ask too many questions, Sam. You can also say that there are too few people or things. Too few people nowadays are interested in literature. If there is very much more of something than is necessary or desirable, you can say that there is much too much of it or far too much of it. This would leave much too much power in the hands of the judges. There's far too much attention being paid to these people. If there is a very much larger number of people or things than is necessary or desirable, you say that there are far too many of them. You do not say that there are 'much too many' of them. Every middle-class child gets far too many toys. You can also say that there are far too few people or things. There are far too few cars to cause any serious traffic problems. ◊ WARNING You do not use too much or much too much in front of an adjective which is not followed by a noun. You do not say, for example, 'It's too much hot to play football'. You say 'It's too hot to play football' or 'It's much too hot to play football'. |
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