英语词汇at in and to的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

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at / in and to385 at/in and to1the differenceAt and in are generally used for position (for the difference, 384); to is used for movement or direction. Compare:–He works at the market.He gets to the market by bike.–My father lives in Canada.I go to Canada to see him whenever I can.2expressions of purposeIf we mention the purpose of a movement before we mention the destination, we usually use at/in before the place. Compare:–Let's go to Marcel's for coffee.Let's go and have coffee at Marcel's. (not Let's go and have coffee to Marcel's.)–I went to Canada to see my father.I went to see my father in Canada. (not I went to see my father to Canada.)3targetsAfter some verbs, at is used with the 'target' of a perception or non-verbal communication. Common examples are look, smile, wave, frown.Why are you looking at her like that?Because she smiled at me.At is also used after some verbs referring to attacks or aggressive behaviour. Common examples are shoot, laugh, throw, shout and point.It's a strange feeling to have somebody shoot at you.If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?Stop throwing stones at the cat, darling.You don't need to shout at me.In my dream, everybody was pointing at me and laughing.Throw to, shout to and point to are used when there is no idea of attack.Please do not throw food to the animals.Could you shout to Jake and tell him it's breakfast time?'The train's late again,' she said, pointing to the timetable.Arrive is generally followed by at or in; never by to.We should arrive at Pat's in time for lunch. (not … arrive to Pat's …)When did you arrive in New Zealand? (not … to New Zealand?)For in and into, 496.Previous Next

词组	at in and to
释义	Contents overview at / in and toWord Problems from A to Z385 at/in and to1the differenceAt and in are generally used for position (for the difference, 384); to is used for movement or direction. Compare:–He works at the market.He gets to the market by bike.–My father lives in Canada.I go to Canada to see him whenever I can.2expressions of purposeIf we mention the purpose of a movement before we mention the destination, we usually use at/in before the place. Compare:–Let's go to Marcel's for coffee.Let's go and have coffee at Marcel's. (not Let's go and have coffee to Marcel's.)–I went to Canada to see my father.I went to see my father in Canada. (not I went to see my father to Canada.)3targetsAfter some verbs, at is used with the 'target' of a perception or non-verbal communication. Common examples are look, smile, wave, frown.Why are you looking at her like that?Because she smiled at me.At is also used after some verbs referring to attacks or aggressive behaviour. Common examples are shoot, laugh, throw, shout and point.It's a strange feeling to have somebody shoot at you.If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?Stop throwing stones at the cat, darling.You don't need to shout at me.In my dream, everybody was pointing at me and laughing.Throw to, shout to and point to are used when there is no idea of attack.Please do not throw food to the animals.Could you shout to Jake and tell him it's breakfast time?'The train's late again,' she said, pointing to the timetable.Arrive is generally followed by at or in; never by to.We should arrive at Pat's in time for lunch. (not … arrive to Pat's …)When did you arrive in New Zealand? (not … to New Zealand?)For in and into, 496.Previous Next
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