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To     

1

表示运动的方向：
a.
含有到达之意：
Many people went to the seashore for their summer holidays.
许多人到海滨去度暑假。
Vehicles and pedestrians should all keep to the right.
车辆行人一律靠右行。
They will be off to Shanghai tomorrow.
他们明天将去上海。
b.
不含有到达之意：
Birds fly to the south to avoid the cold winter of north China.
小鸟们向南飞去以躲避华北的寒冬。
Some people went from south to north and some others went from north to south，no one knew what they were about.
一些人自南向北行，另一些人自北向南行，没有人知道他们是干什么。
2
表示状态、境遇的变化方向：
Through lifelong struggle，the man rose to high position and great wealth in his old age.
经过毕生奋斗，那人在老年时登上荣华富贵的境地。
If we work hard，our situation will turn from better to best.
如果我们努力，我们的情况会变得越来越好。
Owing to his evil doing，the person will come to a bad end.
由于作恶，那人将落得一个坏下场。
He was diligent in the past，but now he tends to laziness.
他过去很勤勉，但现在越来越懒。
Mother sang her baby to sleep.
母亲给她的婴儿唱歌，使他入睡。
3
表示到达点、程度、范围：
The situation has developed to a critical point，something important will happen.
局势已经发展到紧要关头，重要的事情将要发生。
He is angry to such a degree that he even loses his reason.
他几乎气得要失去理智。
Mr. Smith is an Englishman to the core，he has every characteristic that an Englishman has.
史密斯先生是个彻头彻尾的英国人，英国人所具有的每一个特性他都具有。
He has been caught in the rain and become wet to the skin.
他被雨淋了，浑身湿透。
They are sick of me to death.
他们烦我烦得要死。
4
表示接触或紧靠：
Birds feed their young with worms mouth to mouth.
小鸟嘴对嘴喂它们幼雏小虫子。
These two friends sat together and had a heart-to-heart talk.
这两个朋友坐在一起促膝谈心。
When I washed my face，I applied plenty of soap to the towel.
我洗脸时，在毛巾上打上许多肥皂。
5
表示时间的终点：
That old man was conscious to his last moment.
那位老人到临终时，意志一直清醒。
They all work diligently from morning to night.
他们从早到晚勤劳工作。
We stay there to the last of the meeting.
我们留在那里一直到会议结束。
Our train reached that station at a quarter to five and started at ten to five.
我们所乘列车四点三刻到那个车站，四点五十分开出。
Students study from Monday to Saturday and rest on Sunday.
学生们从星期一到星期六学习，星期日休息。
6
表示目的、预定：
Mr White was born to fortune，so he enjoyed honour and wealth all his life.
怀特先生命运好，所以一辈子荣华富贵。
He was brought up to joinery at a wooden furniture shop.
他在一家木器店被培养做木工手艺。
We were out to work when they visited us.
当他们访问我们时，我们出去工作去了。
The works of that poor poet are doomed to oblivion，for no one would pay any attention to an unimportant person like him.
那位穷诗人的作品注定要湮没无闻，因为没有人会注意像他那样的小人物。
When our car broke down on the way，a passing motorist came to our help.
当我们的汽车在中途抛锚时，一位路过的驾车者来帮我们的忙。
Daisy is a fortunate girl，each time she is in trouble，her friends will come to her rescue.
黛西是个幸运的姑娘，每当她遇见麻烦事时，她的朋友们就来解救。
7
表示结果、效果：
Mother chopped the meat to little cubes to cook delicious dishes for her children.
妈妈把肉切成小肉丁以便给她的孩子们做美味的佳肴。
He often helped others enthusiastically，that added to his credit.
他时常热心帮助别人，因而增添了声誉。
To her delight，her son was admitted to a famous university.
使她高兴的是，她的儿子被一个著名的大学录取。
A cup slipped from his hand and broke to pieces on the ground.
一个茶杯从他手中滑落，在地上摔得粉碎。
To our surprise，we have not seen the little boy for only a few days but he has become so thick-skinned.
使我们吃惊的是，几天没见到那个小男孩，他竟变得如此厚脸皮。
Her story is so sad that we are all moved to tears.
她的事情如此悲惨，我们听了都感动得落了泪。
8
作为(等于as)：
That young man has a rich lady to his foster mother.
那个青年有一位有钱的妇女作他的养母。
Through someone’s introduction，the scientist hired a clever young man to his assistant.
经人介绍，那科学家雇用了一个聪明的青年作他的助手。
9
表示对立、相向：
Two large oxen got angry and dashed against each other horn to horn.
两头大公牛发怒了，用它们的角互相顶撞。
Two children sat back to back，singing nursery rhymes.
两个儿童背对背坐着唱童谣。
Kindness is opposed to wickedness just as white is opposed to black.
善良与邪恶相反恰似白色与黑色相反。
They stared at each other face to face，making no movement and uttering no word.
他们脸对脸地互相凝视，一动也不动，一句话也不说。
10
表示适合、一致：
His expenses correspond to his income.
他的花费与他的收入相适合。
Mother agreed to her daughter’s marriage with a kind and honest young man.
母亲同意她的女儿跟一位善良忠厚的青年结婚。
Both the buyer and the seller should act according to their agreement.
买卖双方都应当按照他们的协议行事。
These goods are all made to order.
这些货物都是定做的。
This youth is very glad that he has got a job to his speciality.
这个青年非常高兴，因为他已经获得一个适合于他专长的工作。
11
表示比较、对比：
Cars and trucks are quite fast to vehicles drawn by man or beast.
跟人畜拉的车相比，汽车和卡车快多了。
All conventional weapons are merely toys to nuclear weapons.
与原子武器相比，常规武器仅不过是儿童玩具而己。
As compared with their team，our strength is five to one.
与他们队相比，我们的实力是五对一。
Ten is to one as a thousand is to a hundred.
十与一之比就等于一千与一百之比。
12
表示添加、附加：
If you add infinitesimal to infinitesimal，the result is still the same.
如果你把无穷小加到无穷小上，其结果仍然是无穷小。
You should not put salt to sugar，that will taste badly.
你不要把食盐加到糖中，那将不是滋味。
In addition to his superior ability，the youth has a handsome appearance.
那青年除具有高超的能力以外，他还有英俊的仪表。
We give him some money to what he has already had.
除去他原有的钱以外，我们另外又给了他一些钱。
13
表示附属、所有：
We should study hard，for there is no end to learning.
我们应当努力学习，因为学问没有止境。
You should ponder deeply over the article，there is a moral to it.
你要对这篇文章深思，它含有寓意的教训在内。
This is the only key to the lock，don’t lose it.
这是这把锁的惟一一把钥匙，不要把它丢失。
She is music-teacher to the princess.
她是公主的音乐教师。
The socalled millionaire has not a shilling to his name.
那所谓的百万富翁的名下没有分文。
14
表示伴随：
We sang the song to a new tune today.
今天我们和着新调子唱这首歌。
A Gypsy youth danced to the music desolately.
一个吉卜赛青年凄凉地伴随音乐舞蹈。
15
表示执着、结合：
Grandma adhered to the traditional custom and held a memorial ceremony for ancestors.
祖母坚守旧俗，祭奠祖先。
No blame attaches to the unconscious doer of wrong.
不知情而犯错者不怪罪。
Clouds cling to the summits of mountains，there will be a heavy rain.
云彩紧贴山巅，天将下大雨。
He joined himself to an academic institute to go on his study.
他参加一个学术机构以便继续研究。
They bound him with a rope and fastened the rope to a post.
他们用绳子把他捆绑，并把绳子系在柱子上。
16
对于;关于(等于about)：
Do you know what he will say to it? 你知道关于这件事他将要说什么吗?
They are very kind to the poor and wretched people.
他们对于贫苦人非常和善。
His doctor told him that the remedy would do good to his health.
他的医生告诉他这药将对增进他的健康起作用。
We are eager to know what is their answer to our request.
我们非常想知道他们对于我们的要求有何答复。
17
表示行为、权利、反应等的对象：
We should never forget our duty to the poor and wretched.
我们绝不应该忘记我们对贫苦人的义务。
Any disobedience to morality is intolerable and should be subjected to punishment.
任何违反道德的行为都是不能容忍的并且应当受到惩罚。
The man gave up all claims and titles to his name of his own accord.
那人甘愿放弃所有属于他名下应得的权利和资格。
After the millionaire’s death，all his property was left to his only son.
那百万富翁死了以后，他的全部财产都留给了他的独生子。
When the old teacher teaches his lesson，all his student pay attention to him.
那位老教师讲课时，他的所有学生都注意听讲。
The shopkeeper asked his shop-assistants to attend to customers politely and warmly.
那位商店主人要求他的店员们有礼貌地和热情地招待顾客。
18
表示承认、赌誓、证明的对象：
That young man will be excused，for he has confessed to his mistake and feels remorse for it.
那个青年将被宽恕，因为他承认了自己的错误并感到悔恨。
Being despised by his relatives and friends，the man swore to a miracle.
由于被他的亲朋们看不起，那人发誓一定要做出奇迹来。
I think that’s a fact to which I can speak.
我认为那是一件我可以说说的事。
All his neighbours want to bear witness to his innocence.
他的所有邻居都要为他的清白作证。
19
表示形容词的适用范围、方向：
These terms are fair and reasonable，so they are acceptable to us.
这些条件公平合理，所以我们能够接受。
You might have been accustomed to this，but it is new to me.
你可能对这种事已经习惯了，但它对我是新的。
Our house is adjacent to a garden.
我们的房舍毗邻一个花园。
This question needs no explanation，it is apparent to anyone.
这问题不用解释，任何人一看都清楚。
You can rest assured，he is equal to the occasion.
请你放心，他能应付这局势。
That man is generous to everyone，so he has made many friends.
那人对任何人都慷慨仗义，所以他交了许多朋友。
20.
表示动词的间接宾语：
give the book to George给乔治这本书;
tell stories to the children给孩子们讲故事;
bring tea to her parents给她的父母倒茶;
show homework to his teacher给他的老师看看作业。
◆
本词又是副词，词义为：
达到常态，特别是停止闭锁的状态：
Push the door to.
把门关好。
The captain brought the ship to.
船长命令轮船停止前进。
That old man has come to.
那位老人已经苏醒了。
I can’t get the lid of my trunk quite to.
我的皮箱盖出毛病了，它不能盖严。
◆
本词又是小品词，加于动词原形之前，作成不定式(作主语)To err is human，to forgive is divine.
犯错是人之难免，宽恕别人则是神圣的。
It’s wrong to consider everyone and everything beneath one’s notice.
目空一切是错误的。
(作宾语)I hate to have wronged you.
我冤枉了你感到很后悔。
The old sailor began to narrate his adventure.
老海员开始叙述他的奇遇。
(作表语)The naughty child is to blame.
那淘气孩子该受责备。
He seems to agree with us.
他似乎同意我们的意见。
(作定语)a house to let房屋出租;the first to come第一个到;have nothing to do无事可做;the book to read要念的书;the chair to sit in要坐的椅子;the boy to be praised要受夸奖的男孩。
(作状语)good to eat吃起来很好;sorry to hear it听到这事感到很遗憾;glad to meet you遇到你很高兴;come to see him来看望他;sit down to have a rest坐下来休息一下;wise enough to know聪明到能够知晓(某事)。
abandon oneself to 放纵于;尽情于：
He often abandons himself to emotion while dealing with affairs.
他在处理事务时，时常感情用事。
accede to 1
应允;同意(指对于建议、要求等)：
Each time the daughter put an request to her parents，the parents would accede to it readily.
每当女儿向父母提出请求时，父母总是立刻答应。
2
就(高职);即(王位)：
After the old king died，his son acceded to the throne.
老国王去世后。
他的儿子即了王位。
accession to 1
就职;即位：
Queen Elizabeth’s accession to her throne was a great event in England，it was warmly celebrated by her subjects.
伊丽莎白女王登位在英国是件大事，女王的全体臣民热烈庆祝。
2
增加;增添;增添物：
These curios，presented by some collectors，are new accessions to our museum.
这些古玩是一些收藏家捐赠的，它们是我们博物馆的新增添物。
accommodate oneself to 适应(指对环境、事物、工作等)：
Carl has been transferred to a new place and assigned a new task，he must accommodate himself to these new circumstances.
卡尔已经被调到一个新地方并分配了新工作，他必须适应这些新情况。
accommodate sth to 使某事物适应、协调(其他事物)：
These parcels are not convenient for the bag，so workers change their shape to accommodate them to the bag.
这些包裹的形状不便放入袋子中，所以工人们把它们的形状改变，使之适合于袋子。
accredit sth to 将某事归于：
An unknown person made a generous donation to a charitable institute，people all accredited the benevolence to that kind old man.
一个不知姓名的人向慈善机构作了慷慨的捐助，人们都认为这善行是那位和善的老人做的。
accustom oneself to 习惯于：
The circumstances，as well as our tasks are ever-changing，we must accustom ourselves to new tasks and new circumstances.
不仅是我们的工作，连我们的环境也是经常变化的，我们必须习惯于新的工作和新的环境。
adapt oneself to 适应;适合：
The youth has been sent to a new place，he must try to adapt himself to it.
那青年被派往一个新地方，他必须设法适应它。
adapt sth to 使某事物适应、配合(别的事物)：
He adapted his action to that of his company so that they could complete their task more quickly.
他使他的行动配合同伴们的行动，以便大家能够更快地完成工作。
add fuel to the fire 火上烧油：
Don’t tell him anything more about it.
It would be adding fuel to the five.
关于这件事别告诉他更多的情况了。
否则的话，那将是火上烧油。
add fuel to the flames 火上烧油：
When a man is in rage，never say anything bad about him to his face，it is adding fuel to the flames.
当一个人正在大怒时，千万别当着他的面说他的坏话，那是火上烧油。
add insult to injury 辱上加辱：
To bully an innocent man is unjust and to add insult to injury is committing crime.
欺凌无辜的人是不正义的，而辱上加辱则是犯罪。
add lustre to 给……增光：
Mother asked her child to be an honest and upright man so as to add lustre to their family.
母亲要求她的孩子作一个诚实而正直的人以便给他们的家庭增光。
address oneself to 1
从事于;忙于：
These astronomers are addressing themselves to the study of remote nebula and galaxies.
这些天文学家们正从事于遥远的星云和星系的研究工作。
2
向……诉说;向……提出(意见、评论等)：
You may address yourself to the director at any time if you have any suggestions.
你如果有些建议，任何时候都可以向主任述说。
address sth to 1
向……诉说;向……提出(意见、评论等)：
Students wanted to address their complaints to their teacher but they could not find a chance.
学生们想向老师诉说怨言，但是找不到机会。
2
寄信给：
In order to notify the date of the conference we have addressed a letter to them.
为了通知开会日期，我们已经给他们寄了信。
add to 增添：
To add to their difficulty，it began to rain heavily，this made them advance more toughly in the forest.
更增添他们困难的是，天开始下大雨，使他们在森林中前进更加困难。
adhere to 1
粘着于：
When we walked along the muddy path after rain，lots of mud adhered to our shoes.
下雨以后当我们沿着那条泥泞的小路行走时，鞋上粘了很多泥。
2
坚持;固守(指对于想法、诺言、习俗等)：
You can rest assured that we will adhere to our promise and never eat our words.
请你放出，我们将坚守诺言，绝不食言。
adjoin to 与……毗邻;与……邻近：
The garden adjoins to a lake，small boats can sail into the garden directly from outside.
那花园毗邻一个湖，小船可以从外面直接驰入花园。
adjust oneself to 调节;适应：
When we get a new job or live in a new place，we must adjust ourselves to it as soon as possible.
当我们得到一个新的工作或居住在一个新的地方时，我们必须尽快地适应它。
adjust sth to 调节;使适应：
In order to see remote mountains distinctly，we adjust the telescope to our eyes more closely.
为了看清楚远山，我们把望远镜调节得更适应我们的眼睛。
(be) admissible to 可被采纳的;可被考虑的：
The lawyer has found some evidence admissible to the court，he is now typing it into a booklet.
该律师已经找到一些可被法庭采纳的证据，他现在正把它打印成小册子。
admit to 1
通向;通到：
We leave the highway and go along a path，which admits to the garden.
我们离开公路沿着一条小径行走，它就通向那个花园。
2
承认(不好的事)：
I must admit to my feeling ashamed of my own fault.
我必须承认，我对我自己的过失感到羞愧。
admit sb to fellowship 准许某人入会、加入：
That fishing club has admitted some old people to fellowship according to their own application.
那个钓鱼俱乐部已经根据一些老年人的申请准许他们加入。
agree to 答应;同意(指对于提议、条件等)：
They have agreed to the terms of our corporation about the date of shipment and way of delivery.
他们已经同意我们公司关于装船日期和交货方法的条件。
a handle to one’s name (带有讽刺意味)头衔;称号：
The miser has got a handle to his name，that is，“money as his life.
”那吝啬鬼已经得到一个称号，那就是“钱如命”。
all one to 对……都一样;对……无所谓：
It is all one to us to study in this university or in that.
在这个大学读书或是在那个大学读书对于我们都一样。
allow full play to 使能充分发挥：
His post as engineer allows full play to his technical knowledge and ability.
他担任工程师这个职位使得他的技术知识和技术能力能够充分发挥。
all the world to 对(某人)来说是最重要的事情：
Fishing is all the world to this old man，he devotes all his spare time to it.
钓鱼对这位老人来说是最重要的事情，他把所有闲暇时间都用于钓鱼上。
all things to all men 八面玲珑;尽力讨好所有的人：
His wife asked him to do all things to all men so as not to offend anyone.
他的妻子要求他尽力讨好所有的人，以便任何人也不得罪。
all to nothing 百分之百的;完全地：
We wish to do business with these corporations because they are honest in business all to nothing.
我们愿意跟这些公司做买卖，因为他们在业务上百分之百的诚实。
all to pieces (破得)粉碎地;失去控制地：
A cup slips from his hand to the floor，it breaks all to pieces.
一个茶杯从他的手中滑落，掉在地板上摔得粉碎。
allude to 暗指;提及：
They are on bad terms with John and often allude to him satirically in their words.
他们跟约翰不和，时常在说话中暗指着讽刺约翰。
ally oneself to 与……结盟;与……联合：
These factories ally themselves to one another in developing new products.
这些工厂联合起来研制新产品。
alternative to 备选办法;替代办法：
The only alternative to our method is to adopt theirs，we have no other way to choose.
如果不采用我们的办法，就只能采用他们的办法，别无他法可选。
amount to 1
等于;就是：
Riding a motorcycle without due carefulness amounts to committing suicide.
骑摩托车而不谨慎小心等于自杀。
2
总计;共达：
Our bank’s capital together with its deposits amounts to a million yuan.
我们银行的资本连同它的存款共达一百万元。
amount to little 并不重要;无关紧要：
A man’s words amount to little，what we pay attention to is his behaviour.
一个人说的话并不重要，我们所注意的是他的行为。
amount to much 1
大起来;变得巨大：
Their enterprise has amounted to much these years，it was only a small firm a few years ago.
他们的企业近年来已经发展巨大，几年以前它仅不过是一个小商号。
2
重要：
The character of a man amounts to much，it not only influences the future of the man himself but also that of his descendants.
一个人的品格非常重要，它不仅影响到他本人的前途，也影响到他子孙后代的前途。
amount to nothing 没有成果;失败：
As the scientist employed a wrong method in his experiment，his research work amounted to nothing.
由于那科学家在他的实验中采用了错误方法，其研究工作没有产生成果。
amount to something (指人)成器;成才：
Dick is diligent and eager to study，he will surely amount to something in the future.
狄克勤勉好学，他将来一定成才。
answer to 1
符合;适合：
We all believe in that gentleman，for his behaviour answers to his words and he says what he thinks.
我们都信任那位先生，因为他言行一致，心口如一。
2
能随而发生变化：
Our machine answers to its rotational speed，when we increase the speed，it turns out more products with the quality guaranteed.
我们的机器能随着它的转数而发生变化，当我们加大它的转数时，它就生产出更多的产品，并且保证质量。
answer to the description 与所述相符：
Through examination we found that the quality of their goods did not answer to the description they had made.
通过检查，我们发现他们货物的质量与他们所说的并不相符。
answer to the helm (指船)能够随舵转向：
This ship can answer to the helm even when it sails on the rough sea.
这艘船即使在风大浪急的海中行驶也能随舵转向。
answer to the name of (指动物)名叫：
This cat answers to the name of“flower”，when you call it this name，it will come up to you at once.
这只猫名叫“花”，当你叫它这个名字时，它立刻走到你的跟前。
apologize to sb for 为(某事)向某人道歉：
We went to the scholar and apologized to him for not attending his lecture.
我们去那位学者那里，为没有听他的演讲向他道歉。
appeal to 1
诉诸：
The players appealed to the linesman against the referee’s decision，for they thought his decision was wrong.
运动员们诉诸巡边员，请他否定裁判的决定，因为他们认为该决定是错误的。
2
上诉：
They appealed to a higher court against the original judgement，for the judgement had wronged them.
他们不服使他们受冤枉的判决，向高一级的法院上诉。
3
吸引：
Beautiful dolls appeal to little girls，they all ask their mothers to buy one for them.
美丽的洋娃娃吸引小女孩们，她们都要求母亲给她们买一个。
appeal to arms 诉诸武力：
No international problem can be settled fully and thoroughly by the way of appealing to arms.
任何国际问题也不能用诉诸武力的办法得到充分而彻底的解决。
appeal to sb’s better feelings 诉诸某人的良心交由(某人)的良心去解决：
As the man does not wish to make donation to charitable institutions，we appeal to his better feelings.
那人不愿意向慈善机构捐助，所以我们交由他的良心去解决吧!
appeal to sb for 为……向某人呼吁;为……向某人恳求：
We appeal to the public for donations to help poor and wretched people.
我们向公众呼吁捐款以帮助贫苦不幸的人们。
appeal to reason诉诸理性;讲理：
We should appeal to reason in eveiything，this is the best way to solve contradiction and conflict.
我们凡事都要讲理，这是解决矛盾和冲突的最好方法。
appeal to the law 法律解决;诉诸法律：
These two companies are involved in an economic dispute，they have appealed to the law to solve it.
这两家公司卷入了经济纠纷，他们已诉诸法律来解决。
(be) applicable to 对……适合;对……适用：
A method applicable to one thing may not be applicable to other things，you can never find a key to everything.
对一件事适用的方法不一定也适用于另外的事，你永远也找不到能解决每一件事的方法。
apply oneself to 致力于;专心于：
Dr.
Green applies himself to the cure of cancer，he vows to eliminate this disease.
格林医生致力于癌症的治疗，他发誓要消灭这种疾病。
apply one’s energies to 集中精力于;倾全力于：
Our chief engineer is applying his energies to the designing of automatic machinery.
我们的总工程师正集中精力于自动化机械的设计工作。
apply one’s mind to 专心于：
Astronomers apply their mind to the developing of a radio telescope so that they may observe the farthest corner of the universe.
天文学家们专心于研制一个射电望远镜以便能够观察宇宙最遥远的角落。
apply the screw to 对……施加压力：
They apply the screw to a swindler to make him confess his deceitful trick.
他们对一个骗子施加压力，叫他承认他的骗术。
apply to 1
适用于;关系到：
This physical law applies to various phenomena of the nature.
这个物理学定律适用于自然界的各种现象。
2
向……询问;向……接洽(for sth)：
We apply to their manager for the date of shipping and delivery.
我们跟他们的经理接洽装船和交货日期。
apply to sb for 向某人申请(某事物)：
Our corporation does not agree to the judgement and has applied to the judge for further inquiry.
我们公司不服判决，已经向法官申请进一步调查。
apprentice oneself to 去……当学徒：
Tom wanted to apprentice himself to a blacksmith，so he asked his father to talk over this with the blacksmith.
汤姆想到铁匠那里去学徒，所以他就叫他父亲去跟那铁匠洽谈。
(be) appropriate to 对……适合;对……适当：
My friend has something to write，but he has not found a style appropriate to his subject-matter.
我的朋友有些东西要写，但他尚未找到一个适合于他的题材的文体。
(be) approximate to 极近于的;大约的(指数量)：
We ask the bank to make us a loan approximate to a million dollars.
我们要求银行贷给我们大约一百万元的贷款。
a red rag to a bull 激怒人的事物：
Andrew often insults others in public，this is a red rag to a bull.
安迪时常当众侮辱别人，这是激怒人的事。
ascribe sth to 把某事归因于;认为……是某事的根源理由;作者、著作者：
Some people often ascribe their failure to bad luck and never try to work harder.
有些人时常把他们的失败归因于命运不好而不去更加努力。
a sheet to the wind 〈俚语〉微醉;飘飘然：
The man drank a few cups of whisky and went out，he felt himself a sheet to the wind.
那人喝了几杯威士忌后走了出来，他感到自己飘飘然的。
aspire to 热望，有……之抱负(指对名誉、位置等)：
That girl aspired to a post as secretary，she went to a spare time college to study lessons concerning this.
那个姑娘热望当秘书的位置，她上业余大学学习有关这个工作的课程。
assent to 同意;赞成：
Our manager did not assent to the suggestion proposed by his secretary.
我们经理不同意他的秘书所提的建议。
a thousand to one 千对一;几乎绝对的：
It is a thousand to one that the white horse will win the championship.
几乎可以绝对肯定，那匹白马将赢得冠军。
attach credence to 相信;以……为可信(指对传言、消息等)：
They attached credence to a gossip that a war had broken out in Africa.
他们相信非洲已经爆发战争的传言。
attach importance to 重视：
Our director attached much importance to technical reform and gave all-out support to it.
我们厂长非常重视技术革新并全力支持它。
attach oneself to 依附;参加(团体、会社、集团等)：
Famous actors do not want to attach themselves to small theatrical troupes because it will impair their prestige.
有名气的演员们不愿意参加小剧团，因为那将损害他们的声望。
attach sth to (后接事物)：
1
使某事物与另一事物相关连(如兴趣、爱好、信任等)：
Children attach hearty interest to the circus，its performance attracts them deeply.
孩子们对那马戏团深感兴趣，它的表演深深地吸引他们。
2
附上(样品、文件、说明等);系上(标签、旗子等)：
They attach to their report an explanation，which explains the variety of colours and designs of their products.
他们在报告中附上一个说明书，说明他们产品的花色品种。
3
(后接人)：
使某事物与(某人)有关连(如信任、怀疑、宠爱等)：
Our manager attached much confidence to that young engineer and promoted him as his technical consultant.
我们经理非常信任那个年轻的工程师并把他晋升为技术顾问。
attach weight to 重视：
Our company attaches weight to people of real ability and wishes to give excellent pay and conditions to them.
我们公司重视有真正才能的人，愿意给他们以优厚待遇。
attain to 获致;达成(指完美、卓越、兴旺等)：
The scholar devoted himself to study all his life and attained to high academic achievements in his old age.
那学者毕生致力于研究工作，到老年时他已经获得高深的学术成就。
attend to 注意于;专心于(指对于工作、读书等)：
He was attending to a novel and did not notice someone entering the room.
他正在用心读小说，没有注意到有人进屋。
attract sb / sth to 把某人、某物吸引到：
A magnet can attract iron to it because it has magnetism.
磁石能够把铁吸引到它的上面，因为它有磁力。
attribute sth to 1
把某事归因于，委于：
Students are grateful to their teacher，for they attribute their knowledge to him.
学生们感谢他们的老师，因为他们认为他们的学识是由老师的教导而来。
2
认为是……的本性;认为是……的属性：
We all attribute diligence，bravery and wisdom to our Chinese people，so we should be proud to be Chinese.
我们都认为勤勉、勇敢和智慧是中国人的本性，所以作为中国人我们应当感到自豪。
3
认为是……所著：
People attribute the Five Classics and Four Books to Confucius and Mencius.
人们认为五经四书是孔子和孟子所著。
awaken sb to 使某人认识到;使某人知道(指事情、责任、意义等)：
When we awakened a youth to the sense of shame about his mistake，he realized this at once and vowed never to commit it again.
当我们唤起一个青年对他所犯错误的羞耻心时，他立即提高了认识并发誓永远不再犯错。
awake to 觉察到(指对情况、机会、危险等)：
The man awoke to the danger before him and decided to escape at once.
那人觉察到眼前的危险，决定立刻逃走。
a word to the wise 智者一言已足;明理人不用多说：
I hope what I have told you is a word to the wise and not that to the foolish.
我希望我对你说的话是对智者说的话，而不是对愚人说的话。
be abhorrent to 为……所憎恨;为……所厌恶：
Good deeds are admirable to men and bad deeds are abhorrent to men.
善行是人们所赞佩的，而恶行是人们所憎恨的。
be abominable to 为……所憎恨;为……所厌恶：
Things welcomed by evil persons must be abominable to good people，for such things must be evil ones.
恶人们所欢迎的事一定被好人们所憎恶，因为这些事一定是邪恶的事情。
be acceptable to 为……可接受的;受……欢迎的：
Their suggestion is both comprehensive and fair，so it is acceptable to us.
他们的提议既周详又公允，所以我们可以接受它。
be accessible to 1
可以使用的：
Various modern medical equipment is accessible to all citizens，poor people can enjoy it even free of charge.
全体市民都可以使用各种现代化的医疗设备，穷人们还可以免费使用。
2
可以接近的;可以会见的：
Queen Elizabeth was accessible to common people，they could have a talk with her when she was not busy.
普通平民可以会见伊丽莎白女王，当女王不忙时，他们可以跟她谈话。
be accustomed to 习惯于：
I used to get up late in the past，but now I have been accustomed to early rising.
过去我时常晚起，但是现在我习惯于早起了。
be addicted to或addict oneself to耽于;沉溺于：
Smoking and drinking are both harmful to our health，we should never addict ourselves to them.
吸烟饮酒都对我们的健康有害，我们切不可沉溺于它们。
be addressed to (指信件、邮包等)姓名地址写给：
These letters and packages are addressed to wrong places，we cannot find their receivers.
这些信件和邮包的姓名地址写错了，我们找不到它们的收件人。
be adequate to 足够的;胜任的;适当的：
We give excellent pay and conditions to that office worker，for he is adequate to the job we assign to him.
我们给那位职员以优厚的待遇，因为他胜任我们分配给他的工作。
be adherent to 1
粘着于：
Be sure the stamp is adherent to the envelope or else it may fall off.
把信封上的邮票粘牢固了，否则邮票会脱落的。
2
坚持;固守(指对于想法、诺言、习俗等)：
They are all honest people and we are sure they will be adherent to their promise.
他们都是诚实的人，我们肯定他们一定会信守他们的诺言。
be adjacent to 与……邻近;与……毗连：
A large lake is adjacent to our village，people often go there swimming.
一个大湖邻近我们的村庄，人们时常去那里游泳。
be adverse to 1
与……相反;与……相逆：
He wants to succeed but the reality is adverse to him.
他想成功，但是现实与他的愿望相反。
2
与……敌对;对……有害：
War is adverse to international peace，all peace-loving people all over the world resolutely oppose that aggressive country.
战争是与国际和平相敌对的，全世界所有爱好和平的人民都坚决反对那个侵略国。
be a great advantage to 对……是大有益的事：
Eloquence is a great advantage to one’s undertaking，it can help him in every aspect.
口才对一个人的事业是大有益的事，它可以在各方面帮助他。
be agreeable to sth (对某事物)合意;同意：
We are agreeable to such a contract，it is both fair and comprehensive.
我们同意这样的合同，它既公平又周详。
be agreeable to sb 1
合意的;同意的：
This agreement would be agreeable to them，they have longed for such terms before.
这个协议一定合他们之意，他们早就盼望有这样的条件了。
2
(对感官)令人快意的;令人喜悦的：
I enjoy the dinner very much，many dishes are agreeable to my taste.
这顿饭我很享受，许多菜都合我的口味。
be a grief to 是(某人)的伤心事：
A young man does not obey his parents’ instructions and commits a mistake，this is a grief to his parents.
一个年轻人不听他父母的教诲，犯了错误，这使他的父母非常伤心。
be akin to 与……类似;与……近似：
We do not like to have a chat with that man because his talk is akin to lecturing others.
我们不喜欢跟那个人闲谈，因为他的谈话好像是教训人似的。
be alien to 与……性质不同;与……相反：
We oppose evil and uphold good，for evil is alien to human nature.
我们反对邪恶拥护善行，因为邪恶是违背人类天性的。
be alike to 对……是一样的：
They are thirsty and want something to drink，any beverage is alike to them.
他们口渴了，想要些东西喝，任何饮料对他们都是一样的。
be alive to 觉察;对……敏感：
We should be careful when we criticize him because he is alive to other’s criticism.
我们批评他时要小心一些，因为他对别人的批评很敏感。
be allied to 与……属于同一类系;与……类同：
Coal is chemically allied to diamond though they are so very different from each other in their appearance.
虽然煤和钻石在外表上如此不同，但它们在化学性质上相类似。
be all the same to 对……说都是一样的;对……无所谓：
Young people may play table tennis or play billiards at their leisure，these are all the same to them.
年轻人在闲暇时可以打乒乓球也可以打台球，这些对于他们都是一样的。
be all things to 对(某人)百依百顺;处处遵从(某人)的意愿：
Mr.Black loves his wife like his own heart，he is all things to her in everything so as to make her happy.
布莱克先生爱他的妻子如同自己的生命，他在任何事情上都对她百依百顺以便使她高兴。
be all to a mustard 〈美俚语〉非常好;非常满意：
His present job is all to a mustard，its working hours are few and its pay and conditions are excellent.
他目前的工作非常好，工作时间短，待遇优厚。
be a martyr to 受……的折磨;害……的病：
This old lady is a martyr to her bad health，she is more often ill than well.
这位老太太受着健康不良的折磨，她生病的时候比没有病的时候多。
be amenable to 1
易受……感动的;易感受的：
A man with vanity is amenable to flattery and fawning.
有虚荣心的人易于为谄媚和巴结所感动。
2
对……愿服从的;对……肯听话的：
My colleague is amenable to authority while dealing with business，so he is a favourite with our manager.
我的一位同事在处理业务时肯于服从上级的权力，所以他是我们经理的红人。
3
有服从义务的;应负责任的：
We should be amenable to conscience，conscience is the highest judge to us.
我们应当服从良知，良知是我们的最高裁判者。
be an enemy to 反对(某事物);仇视或危害(某事物)：
Our director has got an obstinate head，he is an enemy to newly emerging things.
我们的主任头脑顽固，他反对新生事物。
be answerable to 对(某人)负责的：
We are answerable to customers for the quality of our products.
我们在产品质量上对用户负责。
be antipathetic to 对……反感;对……憎恨：
We are all antipathetic to evil things，for we are upright people.
我们都憎恨邪恶的事情，因为我们是正直的人。
be apathetic to 对……淡漠;对……漠不关心：
The scholar devoted himself to scientific research，he was apathetic to surrounding affairs.
那学者致力于科学研究工作，对周围事物漠不关心。
be apprenticed to 被送到……当学徒：
The young man has ever been apprenticed to a silversmith，so he knows a lot about silverware.
那青年曾被送到银匠那里当过学徒，所以他对于银器很内行。
bear a hand to 帮助：
Whenever Anna is in need，lewis is always ready to bear a hand to her.
每当安娜需要时，路易斯总是很愿意帮助她。
bear analogy to 类似：
Our lung bears analogy to the gill of fish，they both have the function of breathing.
我们的肺类似于鱼类的鳃，它们都有呼吸的功能。
bear a resemblance to 与……相似：
It is interesting to see that the boy bears a resemblance to his father both in appearance and in character.
看起来有趣的是，那男孩在外貌上和性格上都跟他的父亲相似。
bear little relation to 与……不太相称：
The man’s rude behaviour bears little relation to his status as a teacher.
那个人的粗鲁行为与他作为一个教师的身份不太相称。
bear malice to/towards 对……怀有恶意：
Good and honest people bear no malice to anyone because they do good to others and always give help to them.
善良的人们对任何人都不怀有恶意，因为他们与人为善，永远帮助别人。
bear no relation to 与……完全不相称：
Its actual value bears no relation to what we thought it to be.
它的实际价值跟我们所想的完全不相称。
bear record to 给……作证：
Our profound and mysterious characters not only show their eternal radiant splendour in the civilization of mankind but also bear record to our brilliant and splendid Chinese culture.
我们的深奥神奇的方块文字不仅在人类文明中显示其永恒的异彩，也给我们光辉灿烂的中国文化作见证。
bear some relation to 与……有些相称：
Jack’s magnanimous character bears some relation to his being a descendant of a knight.
杰克的慷慨大量的品格与他作为武士的后裔有些相称。
bear testimony to 给……作证：
When the youth is summoned to the law court，his neighbours all voluntarily bear testimony to his innocence.
当那青年被传召到法庭时，他的邻人们都自愿地去给他的无辜作证。
bear witness to 作证支持(某人、某事);为……作证：
He is a good youth and everyone of us wish to bear witness to his good virtue.
他是一位好青年，我们每个人都愿意为他的良好品德作证。
be a scorn to 被(某人)蔑视;是(某人)嘲笑的对象：
Alison is as timid as a hare，so she is a scorn to her colleagues.
爱丽森胆小如兔，所以她是她的同事们嘲笑的对象。
be a stranger to 对(某事物)不熟悉;对(某事物)陌生：
Our engineer is a stranger to electronic technology，for his speciality is mechanics.
我们工程师对于电子工艺不熟悉，因为他的专业是机械学。
be attached to 1
爱慕;依恋;喜爱(人或事物)：
He is much attached to his youngest brother and wishes to pay for his university education.
他很喜欢他的幼弟，愿意负担他上大学的费用。
2
隶属于：
That hospital is attached to the city’s medical college，many professors often go there to offer medical services.
那家医院隶属于该市的医科大学，许多教授时常去那里应诊。
be attentive to 对……殷勤的;对……关怀的：
The hospitable host is attentive to every need of his guests and tries every way to satisfy them.
那好客的主人关心客人们的每一个需要，尽力满足他们。
beat sb to a pulp 痛打某人：
It is against the law to beat a man to a pulp，one who does that would be severely punished.
痛打别人是违法的，有这样行为的人要受到严厉惩罚。
beat to arms 鸣鼓备战：
In ancient times，when beating to arms for three times，a combat would begin.
在古代，鸣鼓备战三次，战斗即将开始。
beat to it 占先;抢先一步：
In the one hundred meters rush，a runner beat to it，got to the finishing line first and won championship.
在百米赛跑中，一位运动员抢先一步，第一个到达终点线，赢得冠军。
beat sb to nothing 把某人打得一败涂地;使某人大吃苦头：
Our volleyball team was close in cooperation and calm to meet the match，so we beat the adversary team to nothing.
我们排球队配合紧密，沉着应战，所以把对手队打得一败涂地。
beat sb (all) to pieces 把某人打得一败涂地;使某人大吃苦头：
Alice is excellent in eloquence and correct in argument，she beats all others to pieces in the debate contest.
爱丽丝在辩论竞赛中以卓越的口才和正确的论据击败了所有竞赛对手。
beat sb to ribands/smithereens把某人打得一败涂地;使某人大吃苦头：
Out of our expectation，a fledgling football team beat the former champion team to ribands with their stubborn spirit.
出乎我们意料之外，一个初出茅庐的足球队以他们的顽强精神彻底地击败了前冠军队。
beat sb to sticks 把某人打得一败涂地;使某人大吃苦头：
An experienced boxer displayed his skill to the full and beat all his rivals to sticks in the boxing competition.
一个有经验的拳击手在拳击比赛中大显身手，把所有比赛对手打得一败涂地。
be averse to 嫌恶;反对：
We are averse to punishing those who make mistakes，we prefer helping them to correct.
我们反对惩罚犯错误的人，我们宁愿帮助他们改正错误。
be blind to 1
对……缺乏判断力;对……无知：
We had better not argue with him，he is blind to the dangerous consequence of his act.
我们最好别跟他计较，他不知道他所作所为的危险后果。
2
(因感情等原因)对……熟视无睹;对……视而不见：
Mothers are often blind to their own childrens’ faults，but they are sensitive when their children are beaten by other boys.
母亲们对自己孩子的过失时常视而不见，但当自己的孩子被别的孩子打了时，她们却很敏感。
be blind to the world 〈俚语〉酩酊大醉：
The old man drank too much and was blind to the world，his son had to carry him back with a bicycle.
那位老人喝得太多了，烂醉如泥，他的儿子不得不用自行车把他驮回。
be bored to death / tears 烦到极点：
She was bored to death when he made an offer of marriage to her.
当他向她求婚时，把她烦死了。
be born to 生来就：
We wish that Children all over the world are born to happiness and joy.
我们祝愿，全世界的儿童们生来就幸福和欢乐。
be bound apprentice to 被送到……当学徒：
He was bound apprentice to a cobbler when he was twenty.
当他二十岁时，被送到一个缝鞋匠那里当学徒。
be bound to sb by 因……而与某人有联系：
I am bound to the man by gratitude，he once saved me from danger.
我对他怀有感激之情，他曾经在我遭到危险时救过我。
be broke to the wide/world 完全破产的;身无分文的：
The man is broke to the world，he cannot repay his debts.
那人完全破产了，不能偿还他的债务。
be brought to bed 分娩：
He cannot shut his mouth laughing，for his wife was brought to bed of a girl last night.
他乐得合不上嘴，因为他的妻子昨夜生了一个女孩。
be brought to fruition 实现(目的;愿望等);完成(工作、计划等)：
After much delay，their plan to build a new hospital was brought to fruition.
经过不少耽搁之后，他们建造新医院的计划终于实现了。
be called/admitted to the bar 得到律师资格：
It has been thirty years since he was admitted to the bar.
他得到律师资格已经三十年了。
be chained to the desk 被工作拴住(脱不开身)：
Out factory director is too busy，he is often chained to the desk.
我们厂长太忙了，他时常被工作拴住。
be chilled to the bone 寒冷刺骨：
We wore too little，so we felt chilled to the bone when we stood in the wilderness.
我们穿得太少，所以当我们站在野外时就感到寒冷刺骨。
become accustomed to 变得习惯于：
At first，we felt inconvenient in our new house，but gradually we became accustomed to it.
最初，我们在新居里居住感到不便，但是逐渐地我们变得习惯于它了。
becoming to 1
(指衣物等)合适的：
Julia’s hair-dressing is becoming to her，it makes her more sedate and gentle.
朱丽亚的发型很适合她，它使她更端庄文雅。
2
(指举动等)合宜的;适当的：
As you have been promoted to head of your office，you should deport yourself in a dignified manner so as to be becoming to your new post.
你既然被晋升为你们办公室的领导，你就要举止庄重，以便跟你的新职位相适宜。
be confined to bed 卧病在床：
Doris caught a bad cold last week，she coughed seriously and had a high fever，so she was confined to bed many days.
朵丽丝上星期患了重感冒，她咳嗽得很厉害，发高烧，所以她卧病在床许多天。
be dashed to the ground (工作、计划等)失败;(希望等)破灭：
David’s hope to change for a new job has been dashed to the ground，he has to stay in his original work.
大卫想变换工作的希望破灭了，他必须仍然做他原来的工作。
be deaf to 不听(别人的意见、劝告等)：
Mother got angry and admonished her naughty child in a stern voice because be was deaf to her lecture.
母亲发怒了，厉声警告她的淘气孩子，因为他不听她的训诫。
be detrimental to 对……有害：
These young men often read some weird and uncanny novels，this is detrimental to their mind.
这些年轻人时常阅读一些怪诞不经的小说，这对他们的思想是有害的。
be devoted to 1
非常忠实于(某人)：
The two friends are devoted to each other because they have shared weal and woe all their lives.
这两个朋友互相非常忠实，因为他们一辈子同甘苦共患难。
2
挚爱(某人)：
Mother is devoted to her only son，who is precious to her more than her own heart.
妈妈挚爱她的独生子，他对于她比她的命还亲。
be disproportionate to 与……不相称;与……不均衡：
Her expenses were disproportionate to her income，so she was up to her ears in debt.
她的花费与她的收入不相称，所以她深陷于债务之中。
be doomed to 注定某种命运(通常指坏运)：
Jim is unhappy today because someone has told him that he is doomed to misfortune.
吉姆今天不高兴，因为有人告诉他他注定运气不好。
be drawn to scale 按比例绘制：
A map should be drawn to scale，we cannot enlarge or reduce any part of it at will.
地图要按照比例绘制，我们不能随意放大或缩小其中的任何部分。
be driven to desperation 被逼得走极端;被逼得拼命：
When a man is in great straits，we should help him out lest he should be driven to desperation.
当一个人处于非常困难的境界时，我们应当帮助他解决困难以免他被逼得走极端。
be driven to the last ditch 陷入绝境：
Owing to improper management，that shop has been driven to the last ditch.
由于经营不善，那家商店已经陷入绝境。
beef to the heels 太肥胖：
Mary is much annoyed that she has been beef to the heels.
玛丽心中很烦恼，因为她太肥胖了。
be engaged to 与(某人)订婚：
Susan has promised to be engaged to a young man，but she must first ask for her parents’ advice.
苏珊已经答应跟一位男青年订婚，但是她必须首先征求她父母的意见。
be enslaved to 成为……的奴隶：
A miser has been enslaved to money，he toiled day and night for it.
一个守财奴已经成为钱的奴隶，他日夜为钱操劳。
be equal to (力量、能力)能够胜任的：
Mary is equal to her work as a secretary，so her manager puts much trust in her.
玛丽能够胜任她的作为秘书的工作，所以她的经理充分信任她。
be equal to (doing sth) (力量、能力)能够胜任(做某事)：
Visitors are denied admittance because the mistress does not feel equal to receiving them.
客人们不被允许入内，因为女主人身体不适，不能接待他们。
be equivalent to 与……等值;与……相等：
Which character in Chinese is equivalent to “of” in English?汉语中哪个字跟英语中的“of”相当?
be essential to (某事物)所必需的;最重要的：
Good health is essential to happiness，there will be nothing if there is no good health.
身体健康是幸福所必需的，没有良好的健康就什么也谈不上。
be faithful to 对……忠实、守信的;对……可靠的：
We are heartily faithful to him，for he treats us as his own family members.
我们对他无比忠实，因为他对待我们跟他自己家里人一样。
be/fall a prey to 成为……的牺牲品：
As the bird cannot fly fast，it falls a prey to an eagle.
由于那小鸟不能飞得很快，它被一只鹰所俘获。
be familiar to 为……所熟悉：
The name for Confucius and his theory are familiar to everyone in our country.
在我们国家中，孔子这个名字和他的学说是人人所熟知的。
be filled to capacity (指电影院、剧院等)客满：
Each time Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” is staged，the theatre will be filled to capacity.
每当莎士比亚的《空爱一场》上演时，剧院就要客满。
be foreign to 非……所原有的;与……没有关联：
The mistake he has committed is foreign to his character he is lured by other persons.
他所犯的错误并不是他的品格所原有的，他是被别人诱惑才犯的。
be friendly to 赞助(某事物)：
Many representatives were friendly to our proposal at the meeting，so it was adopted smoothly.
许多代表在会议上赞同我们的提议，所以它才被顺利通过。
be full to the brim 满盈;满得不能再满：
Keep children away from the thermos bottle，it is full to the brim with boiling water.
别叫孩子们碰那热水瓶，它里面开水满满当当。
be gathered to one’s fathers 〈文学用语〉死：
After wandering in this mortal world for tens of years，the man was gathered to his fathers.
在尘世漂浮数十年以后，那人死了。
be grateful to sb for 由于(某事)而感激某人：
He is grateful to his friends for their precious advice.
他感激他的朋友们对他宝贵的忠告。
be Greek to (某人)完全不懂;一窍不通：
Our engineer is good at technology，but music and painting are Greek to him.
我们工程师精于技术，但对音乐绘画一窃不通。
be known to 为……所知道的：
Some of the planets such as Mars，Venus etc are known to us，but some farther ones are not known to us.
有些行星，例如火星、金星等等，是我们所知道的，但一些较远的行星我们则不知道。
belong to 1
属于;为……之所有物：
This lid belongs to that jar，don’t put it on the wrong one.
这个壶盖是那个壶的，不要把它放在别的壶上。
2
〈口语〉为……之会员：
Which club do you belong to? 你是哪个俱乐部的会员?
be meat and drink to 对(某人)说是无上乐趣：
Fishing is meat and drink to this old man，he devotes all his spare time to this.
钓鱼是这位老人来说是无上的乐趣，他把所有闲暇时间都用在钓鱼上。
bend/direct one’s steps to 转向……而去;转而做：
It is already evening，visitors all bend their steps to their homes.
时间已经是晚上了，游人们都向自己家走去。
bend one’s knees to 下跪;屈服于：
Before departure，the son bent his knees to his old mother，asking her to take good care of herself.
临别以前，儿子跪在老母亲面前，请她多多保重身体。
bend to 1
(使)顺从：
Charles never bends (himself) to the inappropriate convention of society，he always tries to check it.
查理从来未曾顺从社会上不正当的习俗，他总是试图纠正它。
2
专心于;用全力于：
Sailors bent to their oars in the storm so that they could get to a harbour sooner.
海员们在暴风雨中拼命划桨以便尽早到达一个避风港。
bend sb to one’s will 强使某人服从自己的意志：
He is my elder，he bends me to his will and I have to obey.
他是我的长辈，他强迫我服从他的意志，我只好服从。
bend to the oars 用力划桨：
They bend to the oars so that their dragon boat may get ahead of others.
他们用力划桨，要使他们的龙舟跑到别的龙舟的前面。
be no exertion to (某人)不费力就能：
It was no exertion to the big and strong boxer to beat down his adversary.
那又大又强壮的拳师不费力就可把他的对手打倒。
be no respector to persons 是对任何人都一律看待的人或事物：
Time is no respector to persons，a man can enjoy at most a lifetime of eighty years or so.
时间对任何人都一律看待，一个人最多能享受八十年左右的寿命。
be no stranger to 对(某事物)不陌生;熟悉(某事物)：
Ellen is no stranger to music，for she is a graduate of a certain conservatory of music.
爱伦对音乐不陌生，因为她是某音乐学院的毕业生。
be nothing to 对……来说无足轻重;不能与……相比：
Our technical knowledge is nothing to that of the old engineer，the engineer is an expert in mechanics.
我们的技术知识远远比不上那位老工程师，该工程师是一位机械学专家。
be nuts to 〈口语〉给(某人)以极大愉快;给(某人)以极大满足：
We visit a famous scenic spot today，it is really nuts to us.
我们今天游览了一个著名的风景胜地，这真给我们以很大满足。
be open to 1
愿意接受的;愿意考虑的：
My Grey is a broad-minded man，he is open to other’s opinions in everything.
格雷先生是个心胸开阔的人，他在各方面都愿意听取别人的意见。
2
易于遭受的;可以……的：
You should be more careful，your behaviour is open to misunderstanding.
你要加点仔细，你的行为易于遭受误解。
be open to conviction 能够服理;愿意接受正当理由：
We are not afraid that a man is not reasonable，what we are afraid is that he is not open to conviction.
我们不怕人不讲理，就怕他不服理。
be open to criticism 愿意接受批评：
These young men act open and aboveboard，they strive for neither fame nor gain but for public benefits and they are always open to criticism to improve their work.
这些青年行为光明磊落，他们不图名不图利，为的是为公众谋福利，愿意随时接受批评以改进他们的工作。
be put to the push 受到严重考验;尝尽艰辛：
These explorers were put to the push when they explored wild resources in an African primeval forest.
当这些探险家在非洲一个原始森林中探测野生资源时，他们尝尽艰辛。
be ready to the last gaiter button已有充分准备;已准备完毕：
Our compang has a well-thought-out plan for the business negotiation，for we are ready to the last gaiter button.
我们公司对于该业务商谈胸有成竹，因为我们已经事先已经做好充分准备。
be reduced to a shadow/skeleton(因疾病等)瘦得像骷髅：
Although the patient has been cured of his serious illness，he has been reduced to a shadow.
虽然那位病人的重病已被治好，但他已经瘦得好像骷髅了。
be reduced to destitution 陷于赤贫之境：
Owing to repeated failure in business，the man has been reduced to destitution.
那人由于在经商上屡遭失败，他已经陷入赤贫之境。
be reduced to nothing 瘦得不成样子，变得无影无踪：
That old man suffers from a chronic illness，he has been reduced to nothing.
那位老人身患慢性疾病，所以已经瘦得不成样子。
be sensitive to 对……敏感;易于感受：
Ellen has been pampered since childhood，she is sensitive to criticism.
爱伦自幼娇生惯养，她对于批评非常敏感。
be slow to wrath 不容易动怒：
He is slow to wrath，he would not become angry even if someone insults him to his face.
他不容易动怒，即使有人当面侮辱他，他也不发怒。
be steeped to the lips in 沉湎于……之中;深陷于……之中：
Peter is steeped to the lips in science fiction and scientists biographies，he reads them all day long whenever he is at leisure.
彼得沉湎于科学幻想小说和科学家传记之中，每当闲暇时，他就整天阅读它们。
be subjected to 遭受;蒙受：
Henry is a good-tempered but coward youth，he is often subjected to other’s ridicule but never loses his temper.
亨利是个脾气很好但有些懦弱的青年，他时常遭受别人嘲笑但从来不发怒。
be subjected to sb’s correction 待某人修改：
A draft of our contract has been worked out，it is now subjected to our manager’s correction.
我们合同的草稿已经拟出，它现在正等待我们经理的修改。
be suited to 适合于;有资格于：
Mr. Hoover is suited to the post as director，he has enough ability and experience.
胡佛先生适合于经理的职位，他有足够的能力和经验。
betake oneself to 1
去往：
Peasants betook themselves to town on Sundays to sell their farm products.
农民们每星期日去城里售卖他们的农产品。
2
集中精力于;致力于：
The scholar has betaken himself to textual research of ancient classics for many years.
那位学者已经致力于古代经典的考证工作多年。
be to sb’s credit 1
使某人大有面子;增加某人声誉：
His student’s great achievement in archaeology is greatly to his credit.
他的学生在考古学上的巨大成就使他大有面子。
2
是某人的光荣：
The scientist has won several famous international prizes，this is much to his credit.
那位科学家已经获得了好几项国际上著名的奖金，这是他莫大的光荣。
3
是某人的功劳：
The young man saved a child at the risk of his own life，it was much to his credit.
那位年轻人冒生命危险救了一个儿童，这是他很大的功劳。
be togged to the bricks 〈美俚语〉穿戴得十分漂亮：
After the pedlar packed up his stall，he was togged to the bricks to attend his companion’s wedding.
那商贩收了货摊以后，穿戴得十分漂亮去参加他伙伴的婚礼。
be to one’s advantage 对(自己)有利：
It is to my advantage to make acquaintance with such learned people，they can teach me many things I do not know.
结识这样有学问的人对我有利，他们能教给我许多我不懂的东西。
betray the pot to the roses 泄漏秘密：
We don’t believe in Dick，he often betrays the pot to the roses when there is something to keep secret.
我们不信任狄克，因为，当有些事情要保守秘密时，他时常给泄漏出去。
be true to nature 逼真;栩栩如生：
People admire the sculptor very much，his works are all true to nature.
人们非常钦佩那位雕塑家，他的所有作品都栩栩如生。
be wet to the skin 浑身湿透：
They were wet to the skin when they got home because they were caught in a downpour on their way home.
当他们回到家中时，浑身湿透，因为他们在回家的路上淋了大雨。
be worn to a shadow 瘦得不成样子;瘦得像鬼：
Although the man is cured of his serious illness，he has been worn to a shadow.
虽然那个人的重病被治好了，但他已经瘦得不成样子。
bid defiance to 1
向……挑战：
No one dared to bid defiance to that pugilist because he was too powerful and too fierce.
没有人敢于向那拳王挑战，因为他太强壮也太凶猛。
2
〈古旧用语〉蔑视;藐视：
People bade defiance to that merchant of Venice，he thought he could do any thing cruel with his money.
人们蔑视那个威尼斯的商人，那商人认为他用钱可以做到任何残忍的事。
bid farewell to 1
告别;辞行：
We bade farewell to our friends and went to the station.
我们向朋友告别，走向车站。
2
结束：
At last，the slaves bade farewell to misery and humiliation and attained liberty.
最后，奴隶们终于结束了苦难和屈辱，获得了自由。
bind sb to 使某人负有……的义务;使某人受……的约束：
The court bound him to compensation and he promised to do it immediately.
法院责令他赔偿，他答应立即照办。
blind sb to 使某人看不见……;使某人对……失去判断力：
His avarice blinded him to the danger，there must be one day when he would suffer for it.
那人的贪婪使他看不见危险，总有一天他会为此而受害。
blush to the roots of one’s hair 脸红到头发根;极度羞愧：
When little Tom was caught in the act of eating candy stealthily，he blushed to the roots of his hair.
当小汤姆偷吃糖果被人撞见时，他脸红到头发根。
bob to 向(某人)行屈膝鞠躬礼：
When the king entered the hall，his court officials all bobbed to him.
当国王走进大厅时，他的大臣们都向他行屈膝鞠躬礼。
bolt to the bran 筛到糠麸;精细勘察：
Experts bolted a technical project to the bran so as to guarantee its perfection.
专家们精细勘察一个技术方案以保证它完美无缺。
book one’s passage to 订购去往……的车船票：
Our manager has booked his passage to London by a transatlantic liner.
我们经理已经订购了横越大西洋班轮去伦敦的票。
born to the purple 出身王室;出身显贵：
Although they were born to the purple，they were amiable and easy of approach.
虽然他们出身显贵，但是他们很平易近人。
bow the knees to 对……行屈膝礼：
When noble ladies met the queen，they all bowed the knees to her.
当贵夫人们遇到王后时，她们都向她行屈膝礼。
bow to fate 向命运屈服：
Harvey is weak in character，each time he meets with frustration in his work，he never tries hard to overcome it but bows to fate.
哈维性格软弱，每当他在工作上遭受挫折时，他从来不努力克服而是向命运屈服。
bow to sb’s knowledge 对某人的学识表示敬意：
Scientists all over the world bow to the knowledge of Albert Einstein，the greatest physicist mankind has ever had.
全世界的科学家们都对爱因斯坦的学识表示敬意，他是全人类所曾有过的最伟大的物理学家。
bow to necessity 屈服于需要;做不得不做的事：
An honest man never bows to necessity，he does only what he thinks he ought to do.
一个正直的人从来不屈服于需要，他只做他认为他应当做的事。
bow to nobody 自认为高人一等：
Louis is a proud young man，he bows to nobody in every respect.
路易是一个骄傲的青年，他自认为在各方面都高人一等。
bow to sb’s opinion 服从某人意见：
They all bow to his opinion not because his opinion is good but because his rank is the highest among them.
他们都服从他的意见，不是因为他的意见好，而是因为他的级别在他们当中最高。
bring sb back to 使某人恢复到;归复到：
His mother has ever suffered from a chronic illness，but her stay in a seaside sanatorium brings her back to health.
他母亲曾患过慢性病，但是在海滨疗养院疗养使她恢复了健康。
bring back to memory 想起;使想起：
A letter of my old schoolmate brings back to memory my schooldays.
我的老同学的来信使我想起我的学生时期。
bring sb back to reality 使某人面对现实：
His mother’s complaint brought him back to reality，he must find a job to provide for the family.
他母亲的抱怨使他面对现实，他必须找一个工作来供养全家。
bring / call to mind 想起;使想起：
His words brings to mind my home town，which I have departed from for many years.
他的话使我想起我的家乡，我已经离开家乡多年了。
bring/call/send owls to Athens多此一举;做徒劳无益之事：
John wants to teach his grandmother how to crack an egg，he is really bringing owls to Athens.
约翰想教给他的祖母如何打鸡蛋，他真是多此一举。
bring comfort to 令(某人)安慰;给(某人)带来安慰：
We told her that her son would return safely，this brought great comfort to her.
我们告诉她，她的儿子将平安归来，这给她带来极大安慰。
bring sb face to face with 使两人面对面：
They brought the buyer face to face with the seller to talk about their business，他们使买主和卖主面对面来商谈交易。
bring / get to rights 整理;使妥善;使恢复精力：
The man has been brought to rights after that toilsome work，for he has taken a good rest.
那人已经从那个劳累的工作恢复了精力，因为他已经很好地休息了。
bring sth home to 使(某人)深切了解某事：
We have brought home to him that everyone should do his duty to the society.
我们已经使他深切了解，每个人都应当为社会尽他的职责。
bring home to sb’s heart 打动某人心坎;使某人很受感动：
Our words brings home to his heart，he has agreed to our requirements.
我们的话打动了他的心坎，他已经同意我们的请求。
bring one’s eggs/goods hogs/pigs to a bad market 失算;计划失败：
A shopkeeper tried to do some business of great profit in the festival，but he brought his hogs to a bad market and lost much money.
一位商店主人试图在节日做一笔巨大利润的生意，但是他的计划失败，赔了许多钱。
bring one’s nose to the grindstone不停地工作;埋头苦干：
Mr.Pearson brought his nose to the grindstone to expand his small company into a big enterprise in the import and export trade.
皮尔逊先生不停地工作，想把他的小公司扩充成为一个进出口业务的大企业。
bring/put to a stand 阻止;使停止：
Our experiment is brought to a stand because some important chemicals have been used up and our funds are not enough to buy any more.
我们的实验停止了，因为一些重要的化学药品已经用尽，我们的经费不够，不能再买。
bring the water to sb’s mouth 使某人垂涎：
Dick made much money in his business，this brought the water to his friends’ mouths.
迪克做买卖赚了许多钱，这使得他的朋友们垂涎。
bring sth to (航海)(使)停止航行：
Owing to bad weather，our ship has been brought to.
由于气候恶劣，我们的船已经停止航行。
bring sb to 使某人恢复知觉;使苏醒：
Through urgent treatment in the hospital，the patient has been brought to.
在医院里经过紧急治疗，那病人已经恢复了知觉。
bring sth to account 清算：
By the end of each year our company would bring our business to account.
每年年终，我们公司都清算我们的业务。
bring sb to account 责问某人;质问某人：
A student makes a fault at school，he is afraid that his teacher will bring him to account.
一个学生在学校里犯了过失，他害怕他的老师责问他。
bring sth to a climax 使某事物发展到高潮：
Comic dialogues brought the entertainments to a climax because all our guests were shaken with laughter.
相声表演把游艺活动发展到高潮，因为我们的客人全都笑得前仰后合。
bring sth to a close 结束;做完：
Tom was very tired after he brought his toilsome work to a close.
汤姆做完了他那劳累的工作以后，感到非常疲乏。
bring sth to a conclusion 使某事结 束：
After the conference was brought to a conclusion，our manager gave a dinner for all representatives.
大会结束以后，我们经理举行宴会招待全体代表。
bring sth to a crisis 使某事达到紧要关头：
Both sides insisted on their own standpoints，this brought the trade talks to a crisis，we planned to make some concession in the next negotiation so as to sell out our goods in time.
对方都坚持自己立场，这使得业务商谈到达紧要关头，我们计划在下次商谈时做一些让步，以便及时卖出我们的货物。
bring to a halt 使停止;使停止前进：
Snowstorm has brought the explorers to a halt in their Antarctic exploration.
暴风雪使得探险家们的南极探险停顿。
bring sth to a head 使某事到达摊牌地步：
Things were brought to a head in the business talks，for the buyer and the seller both refused to make any concession.
买卖商谈到达了摊牌地步，因为买方和卖方都拒绝作任何让步。
bring to anchor 下锚;停泊：
Many ships were brought to anchor in a small harbour，they had to wait until the storm ceased.
许多轮船在一个小港口停泊，它们必须等候暴雨过后再开航。
bring sth to an end 使结束：
The Second World War was brought to an end with the surrender of Axis powers.
随着轴心国家的投降，第二次世界大战结束了。
bring sth to a standstill 使陷入停顿：
Owing to personnel disputes and improper management，the business of that company has been brought to a standstill.
由于人事纠纷和经营不善，那家公司的业务已经陷入停顿。
bring sth to a stop 停止;制止;结束(某事)：
His father’s death brought his schooldays to a stop because he had to find a job to provide for his family.
他父亲的去世结束了他的学生时期，因为他必须找工作赡养家庭。
bring sb to book for 要求某人解释其行为;(为某事)使某人受惩罚：
A shopkeeper was brought to book and heavily fined by the police for his counterfeits.
一个店主人因为售卖赝品被警方惩罚并被处以大笔罚款。
bring sth to completion 使完成;使完工：
Through three months’ hard work，staff members have broughttheir export plan to completion.
经过三个月的艰苦工作，职工们已经完成了他们的出口计划。
bring sb to derision 使某人受嘲笑：
Our neighbour is afraid of his wife，this brings him to derision.
我们的邻居怕他的妻子，这使得他受嘲笑。
bring sb to dishonour 使某人蒙受耻辱：
James committed serious mistakes repeatedly，thus he brought himself to dishonour.
詹姆斯屡次犯严重错误因而使自己蒙受耻辱。
bring sb to grief 使某人遭到困难、失败或受伤：
Two trucks collided with each other at night and both drivers were brought to grief.
两辆卡车在夜间相撞，两位司机都受了伤。
bring sb/sth to heel (指人)使某人服从管制;使某人就范;(指狗)使紧跟主人之后：
When John went out playing，he often brought his dog to heel.
当约翰出去玩时，他时常叫他的狗紧跟在后面。
bring sb to his bearings 使某人清醒;使某人不忘本：
The man is drunken with success，we must bring him to his bearings.
那人被他的成功所陶醉，我们必须使他清醒一些。
bring sb to his level 打掉某人的傲气;使某人自量：
Henry thinks himself wiser and abler than everyone，his colleagues are trying to bring him to his level.
亨利认为自己比任何人都聪明能干，他的同事们正在设法使他自量。
bring sb to his milk 〈美口语〉使某人认清自己的责任或地位：
Some people become arrogant and forget their duty when they have achieved their ambition，we should bring them to their milk.
有些人在得志以后变得傲慢并忘却自己的责任，我们应当使他们认清他们的责任。
bring sb to his senses (使某人心智恢复健全;使某人醒悟：
Edward often behaves himself foolishly and makes a fool of himself，his friends feel worried about this，they try to bring him to his senses.
爱德华时常做出愚蠢的事，闹笑话，他的朋友们为此感到忧虑，他们试图使他醒悟。
bring sb/sth to justice 把某人、某事送交审判;把某人缉拿归案：
The two corporations are involved in financial disputes in their business，they cannot settle it themselves，so they bring it to justice.
这两个公司在业务上卷入经济纠纷，他们自己不能解决，所以诉诸法律审判。
bring sb to life 使苏醒;使复活：
A woman suddenly fainted in the street，a doctor gave her an injection and brought her to life.
一位妇女忽然在大街上晕倒，一位医生给她打一针使她苏醒了。
bring sth to light 使某事被大家知晓;公布;发现：
A youth saved a child from the river at the risk of his own life，his brave deed was brought to light by newspapers.
一个青年冒生命危险从河里救了一个小孩，他的勇敢行为在报纸上公布了。
bring sth to mind (使)忆起某事：
Her smile brought my sister to my mind，for my sister laughed as merrily as she.
她的笑使我想起我的姐姐，因为我的姐姐笑得跟她一样欢快。
bring sb to mould 〈诗歌用语〉归土;埋葬：
That kind-hearted old man has been brought to mould，he will live in our hearts for ever.
那位和善的老人已经归土了，他将永远活在我们心中。
bring sth to naught 使成为泡影;使化为乌有：
Owing to his father’s death，his family cannot afford to pay for his education any longer，his hope to receive university education has been brought to naught.
由于他父亲的故去，他的家庭供不起他上学了，他想上大学的希望成了泡影。
bring sth to sb’s notice 使某人注意某事：
Jim did something impolite to his friends，we have brought this to his notice and asked him to correct.
吉姆对他的朋友们做了一些不礼貌的事，我们已经使他注意这件事并请他纠正。
bring sb to reason 使某人明白道理;使某人遵从道理：
If our friend has done something unreasonable，we are in duty bound to bring him to reason.
如果我们的朋友做了些不合情理的事，我们有责任使他遵从道理。
bring sb to ruin 使毁灭;使失败：
We should never be addicted to bad habits，they will bring us to ruin.
我们绝对不要沾上不良的习气，它会把我们毁掉。
bring sb to terms 使某人同意或接受条件：
Only through long business talks we managed to bring that trading company to our terms and make them do business with us.
只有在经过长时间的业务商谈以后，我们才得以使那家贸易公司同意我们的条件并跟我们做生意。
bring sth to the boil 使某物沸腾;使某物烧滚：
Mother is a good cook，she first brings the broth to the boil and then puts in some dried shrimps and flavouring，so it tastes extraordinarily delicious.
妈妈是个烹调能手，她先把肉汤烧滚，然后放入一些虾干和调料，这使得它非常味美。
bring sb to the front 使出名：
Through numerous experiments，that chemist has invented a new and advanced method of producing best-quality plastics，this brings him to the front.
经过多次试验，那位化学家已经发明了一种新的先进的生产优质塑料的方法，这使得他出了名。
bring sb / sth to the knees 使屈服：
Only through trials of strength can correct things bring incorrect ones to the knees.
只有通过多次的较量，正确的事物才能使不正确的事物屈服。
bring sb to the verge of 使某人濒于：
Business failure has made him lose much money and brought him to the verge of bankruptcy.
经商失败使他赔了许多钱并且使他濒于破产。
bring sb to triumph 使胜利;使成功：
Extremely arduous struggle and persevering pursuit have brought him to triumph.
艰苦卓绝的奋斗和永不停息的追求使得他获得成功。
burn sth to ashes 把……烧成灰烬;使……化为乌有：
Hospitals often burn patients’ clothes to ashes to carry out sterilization.
医院时常把病人的衣物烧成灰烬以进行消毒。
call a halt to 命令停止;命令禁止：
School authorities have called a halt to smoking and drinking among the students.
学校当局已经命令禁止学生们吸烟饮酒。
call attention to 使注意;要求注意：
Teachers called their students’ attention to their dull sermon but the students did not pay heed to them at all.
老师们叫他们的学生注意听他们的枯燥说教，但学生们根本不理他们。
call to 向呼吁;向呼喊：
We call to people to donate padded clothes for the poor and the wretched because cold winter has come.
我们向人们呼吁给贫苦人们捐赠棉衣，因为寒冬已经来临。
call sb to account 责问某人：
Mother called her naughty boy to account，for he often made fun of his little brother.
母亲责问她的淘气男孩，因为他时常戏耍他的小弟弟。
call sth to memory 使想起;使忆起：
Each time I pass by my Alma Mater，it will call my happy schooldays to my memory.
每当我路过我的母校时，它都使我想起我幸福的学生时期。
call sth to mind 使想起;使忆起：
When an old lady spoke to him，she called to his mind his old mother，who resembled this old lady very much.
当一位老太太跟他说话时，她使他想起他的老母亲，他母亲跟这位老太太长得非常相似。
call sb to one’s aid 求助于某人：
The bookkeeper could not check his yearly account by himself，so he called his colleague to his aid.
那位会计自己不能做好核对年度账目的工作，所以他请他的同事帮忙。
call sb to order 请某人遵守大会规则、秩序：
The ceremony will be held at once，the man in charge calls people to order.
仪式即将开始，主管人员请人们遵守大会秩序。
call sth to remembrance 使想起;使忆起：
Each time he heard the old Scottish folk song，it would call to his remembrance his old friend and the happy days they passed together.
每当他听到那首古老的苏格兰民歌时，就使他忆起他的好友和他们共同度过的那段美好的时光。
cannot hold a candle to 比不上;不能与……相比：
John cannot hold a candle to his sister，for she is clever and deft and often helps John in doing things.
约翰不能与他的姐姐相比，他姐姐心灵手巧，时常帮助他做一些事。
cast/fling/throw sth to the wind完全不顾;完全忘记;不再考虑：
The child casts his mother’s words to the wind each time he plays with his little friends.
每当那个小孩跟他的小朋友们玩时，他就把他母亲的话抛到九霄云外。
cause anxiety to 使焦急;使担心：
Mother has not received letters from her children for a long time，this causes anxiety to her.
母亲很久没有接到孩子们的来信，使她很焦急。
challenge sb to (a duet，a game etc) 要求跟某人进行(决斗、比赛等)：
Our basketball team has challenged the former champion team to a match to have a showdown.
我们篮球队已经要求该前冠军队进行比赛一决雌雄。
charge sth to sb’s account 将……记入某人账内：
They charge a telegraphic draft to our account，but we have nothing to do with it.
他们把一笔电汇记入我们账内，但我们跟这笔汇款毫无关系。
cheer to the echo 欢声雷动：
When George the Second appeared on the balcony，his subjects cheered to the echo and the king waved his hands in answer.
当乔治二世在阳台上出现时，他的臣民们欢声雷动，国王挥手作答。
chilled to the marrow酷寒;寒冷彻骨：
After sunset，old people and children all dare not go outside，they feel chilled to the marrow.
日落以后，老人和孩子们都不敢出去，他们感到寒冷彻骨。
clamber to one’s feet 爬了起来：
A chubby child fell down and cried，his mother encouraged him to stand up himself，so he clambered to his feet by himself.
一个圆胖的小孩摔倒在地哭了，他的母亲鼓励他自己站起来，于是他就自己爬了起来。
cleave to 〈旧用法〉忠于;固守;坚持：
Mr. Brown clove to the idea that he would not ask for other’s help in anything but relied on himself.
布朗先生坚持他的想法，什么事也不求别人帮助而靠自力更生。
climb to power 爬到掌权地位;掌权：
My friend is an extremely wise man，he climbed to power in an enterprise when he was still very young.
我的朋友是一位绝顶聪明的人，他在非常年轻时就在一家企业里掌了权。
cling to 1
坚持;固守：
My friend clings to old customs and habits though he is a young man.
虽然我的朋友是个年轻人，但他固守老的风俗习惯。
2
紧附;粘住：
Little Henry clung to his mother’s skirt and would not let her go.
小亨利紧紧抓住他妈妈的裙子，不叫她走。
cling to the last hope 抱定最后希望：
We have failed many times but we cling to the last hope and never give in.
我们已经失败多次，但我们抱定最后希望，绝不放弃。
close one’s eyes to 拒绝看;拒绝注意：
Mother closed her eyes to her child’s faults and thus spoiled him.
妈妈拒绝看她自己孩子的过失，因而宠坏了他。
close to 在……的近旁：
When grandmother told her interesting stories to her grandchildren，they all sat close to her so as to hear more clearly.
当奶奶给她的孙子孙女们讲她的有趣故事时，他们都坐在她的近旁，以便听得清楚。
come/amount to the same thing仍旧一样;结果相同：
Although the colonists tried their best to improve their fate，it amounted to the same thing to them.
虽然殖民主义者尽力挽救他们的命运，然而一点也没有用。
come back to earth 返回现实;不再幻想：
That poet lives in the world of fantasy，let him come back to earth now.
那个诗人生活在幻想世界，让他返回现实吧。
come face to face with与(某人)碰面：
Although we don’t want to see him again，we often come face to face with him in the street.
虽然我们不想再见到他，但我们时常在大街上跟他碰面。
come/go to the/sb’s rescue 援救某人：
George has many good friends，each time he is in danger，they will come to his rescue.
乔治有许多好朋友，每当他处于危险时，他们就来救援他。
come/go to the wrong shop (指求助、询问等)找错了对象;找错了地方：
An old lady wants to see a doctor，but she comes to the wrong shop，she enters a lawyer’s office.
一位老太太想找医生看病，但是找错了地方，她进入一个律师事务所。
come home to (某人)完全领悟;(某人)完全理解：
It suddenly came home to me what he meant by his strange behaviour.
我忽然完全领悟他那奇怪的行为是什么意思。
come home to roost 害人反害己：
A dog chases a little cat for fun along the river，but the dog itself falls into the river，we say the dog comes home to roost.
一只狗沿着河边嬉戏地追逐一个小猫，但小狗自己落入河中，我们说这个小狗害人反害己。
come natural to 对(某人)说来轻而易举：
It comes natural to him to help us，but he does not want to.
帮助我们对他说来是轻而易举的，但是他不愿意帮助我们。
come straight to the point 开门见山;直截了当：
After listening to my explanation about my design，the engineer came straight to the point and said that my design was wrong.
在听完我对我的设计的说明以后，那工程师直截了当地说，我的设计是错误的。
come straight to the question 开门见山;直接提到问题：
The young man is frank and open，each time we discuss our work，he always comes straight to the question.
那青年是一位坦率的人，每当我们讨论我们的工作时，他总是直接提到问题。
come to 1
苏醒过来;恢复知觉：
With the urgent medical treatment，that patient has come to.
经过紧急治疗以后，那位病人已经苏醒过来。
2
到达(某种程度);共计到达(某个数量)：
Your bill has come to twenty yuan，you had better pay it now.
你的账单已经达到20元了，你最好现在付账。
3
临到(某种情况)：
When it came to answering an oral test，the youth spoke with fluency and assurance and never hesitated.
当临到那青年回答口试问题时，他侃侃而述，毫不犹豫。
come to a bad end 得到坏下场;遭到恶报：
Those we do good will come to a good end and those who do evil will come to a bad end.
善有善报;恶有恶报。
come to a climax 达到高潮：
The conference came to a climax when a scholar made a speech on the latest achievement of his study.
当一位学者作关于他研究的最新成果的报告时，大会达到高潮。
come to a conclusion 结束：
After a solemn prize-awarding ceremony was held，our assembly came to a conclusion.
在隆重的授奖仪式举行完了以后，我们的大会宣告结束。
come to a crisis 到达紧要关头：
When the poor artist hesitated whether or not he would buy that ancient picture，his fate came to a crisis.
当那位穷画家踌躇不定是否要买那张古画时，他的命运到达紧要关头。
come to a decision 做出决定：
After due consideration，our manager came to a decision not to do that business.
经过适当考虑以后，我们经理做出决定，不做那笔买卖。
come to a full stop 完全停止：
As the two talkative women could not demolish each other’ s argument，their quarrel came to a full stop.
由于这两位饶舌妇女互相都不能驳倒对方，她们之间的口角完全停止。
come to a halt 停止;停止前进：
Our train suddenly came to a halt at a small station，for a bridge ahead had been flooded.
我们列车忽然在一个小车站停止前进，因为前面的一个桥梁被洪水淹没。
come to sb’s aid 来帮助某人：
Each time we are in difficulty，our friends will come to our aid.
每当我们遇到困难时，我们的朋友们就来帮助我们。
come to an agreement with 与……达成协议;商定：
We have come to an agreement with the seller about the procedures of payment and delivery.
我们已经和卖方就付款和交货手续达成协议。
come to anchor 下锚;停泊：
A ship came to anchor in a dock，it was to be repaired there.
一只轮船在一个船坞下锚停泊，它将在那里修理。
come to an end 结束;终止;告终：
When performance came to an end，the audience stood up applauding and the actors responded to the curtain call.
当表演结束时，观众起立鼓掌，演员们谢幕。
come to an explanation with 与(某人)交谈消除了误会：
There has ever been a misunderstanding between the two friends，now they come to an explanation with each other.
这两个朋友之间曾经发生误会，现在他们互相交谈消除了误会。
come to an understanding 达到谅解;达成协议：
They have come to an understanding with each other to cooperate in imports and exports business.
他们已经互相达成谅解在进出口业务中合作。
come to an untimely end 过早死亡;夭折：
To the grief of us all，our friend came to an untimely end in an accident.
使我们大家都悲伤的是，我们的朋友在一次事故中过早死亡。
come to a period 结束;终了：
Our training class has come to a period，teachers and class members all return to their own units.
我们的训练班已经结束，老师们和学员们都回到自己的单位。
come to a pretty/sad/strange pass 遭遇困难;陷入困境：
Adam comes to a pretty pass，he has been dismissed by the boss.
亚当陷入困境，他被老板开除了。
come to sb’s assistance 前来帮助某人：
Whenever we are in need，our honest friends always come to our assistance at once.
每当我们需要帮助时，我们的忠实朋友们总是立刻来帮助我们。
come to a stand/standstill 停止;停顿：
Owing to lack of manpower and capital，our enterprise has come to a standstill.
由于缺乏人力和资金，我们的企业已经陷于停顿。
come to a stop 停止：
Business negotiation has come to a stop because both corporations insist on their own terms.
商业商谈已经停止，因为两家公司都坚持自己的条件。
come to sb’s attention 被某人所注意;引起某人注意：
An advertisement came to our director’s attention，he asked his secretary to contact the newspaper at once.
一个广告引起我们主任的注意，他叫他的秘书立即跟报社联系。
come to bay 陷入绝境;作困兽之斗：
The hunters chased after a wolf，which had injured a child，it came to bay when it was driven into a corner.
猎人们追赶一只咬伤小孩的狼，当狼被赶到一个角落时，它陷入绝境。
come to bits 成为碎块;成为碎片：
A cup slipped out of his hand and came to bits on the floor.
茶杯从他手中滑落，掉在地板上成为碎片。
come to blows(with) (与)打斗;(与)互殴：
It is a savage and vulgar act to come to blows，decent and civilized men never do that.
互相殴打是一种野蛮低级的行为，高雅文明的人们绝不去做。
come to fame 成名：
That novelist has come to fame，some of his novels have been translated into several foreign languages.
那位小说家已经成名，他的一些小说已经被译成好几国文字。
come to fruition 成熟;(计划小目标等)完成;实现：
The young man has come to fruition，he is quite different from his childhood.
那青年已经成熟，他跟他幼年时完全不同了。
come to grief 遭到困难、失败或受伤：
An old man came to grief in an accident，he was sent to the hospital at once.
一位老人在事故中受了伤，他立刻被送往医院。
come to grips with 认真谈论;努力对付：
To the audience’s disappointment，the speaker has talked a lot but never really comes to grips with the subject.
使听众失望的是;该演讲者已经谈了很多，但是没有真正谈到本题。
come to harm 受伤：
Peter rode his bike too hurriedly，he fell to the ground and came to harm badly.
彼得骑自行车太慌忙，因而摔倒地上，伤得很利害。
come to heel (指人)服从;附和;(指狗)紧跟(主人之后)：
Donald’s hounds have been well trained，they always come to heel after him when he goes out.
唐纳德的猎犬受过良好的训练，当他外出时，他的猎犬们总是紧跟在他的后面。
come to life 苏醒：
We all thought he had been drowned，but after an hour’s artificial respiration，he came to life.
我们都以为他淹死了，但是经过一个小时的人工呼吸以后，他又苏醒了。
come to light 显露;被知晓：
After several years the inside information of that secret event began to come to light.
几年以后，那个秘密事件的内情开始被知晓。
come to naught 失败;成为泡影：
Owing to unexpected obstacles，our technical project has come to naught.
由于没有料到的障碍，我们的技术方案已经失败。
come to nothing 失败;没有结果：
We decide to give up the work，for all our exertions have come to nothing.
因为我们的所有努力都已失败，我们决定放弃该工作。
come to sb’s notice 被某人注意;引起某人注意：
A little girl’s cleverness came to her teacher’s notice，he decided to foster her himself.
一个小女孩的聪明引起她的老师的注意，那老师决定亲自培养她。
come to oneself 恢复知觉;苏醒过来：
After lying in the hospital for three days the injured man came to himself.
在医院里躺了三天以后，那个受伤的人恢复了知觉。
come to one’s senses 恢复知觉;苏醒过来：
When he came to his senses，he found himself lying in a strange place.
当他苏醒过来时，他发现自己躺在一个陌生的地方。
come to stay 〈口语〉持久;变得根深蒂固;扎下根：
Mother hoped that the good habit of early rising would come to stay with her child.
妈妈希望早起的好习惯能在她孩子的身上长期保留。
come to terms with 与……达成协议;与……商定：
They have come to terms with each other about the package of their merchandise.
他们已经在商品的包装上互相达成协议。
come to the boil 沸腾：
Do not forget to put in some sauce and pepper when the soup comes to the boil.
当汤沸腾时，别忘了放进一些酱油和胡椒粉。
come to the conclusion that 得到……的结论：
Their discussion comes to the conclusion that people only help those，who help themselves.
他们的讨论得出结论，人们只帮助那些自助者。
come to the fore 出人头地：
It may not be good for the proud young man to come to the fore so young.
那个骄傲的年轻人这么年轻就出人头地未必是件好事。
come to the front 出名;引人注目;变得明显：
Owing to his distinguished achievements in ancient Chinese literature，the scholar has come to the front in literary circles.
由于他在中国古代文学方面的卓越成就，那位学者已在文学界出了名。
come to the ground 失败：
The scheme has come to the ground，for it meets with some unexpected obstruction.
该计划因为遇到事先没有料到的阻碍而失败。
come to the point 谈到要点：
As both sides are eager to settle the problem，they come to the point quickly.
由于双方都急于要解决这个问题，所以他们很快地就谈到要点。
come to the push 到决定性时刻：
If it comes to the push，Henry will surely support our stand.
如果到了决定性时刻，亨利肯定将支持我们的主张。
come to the rescue 援助;救：
Jack comes to the rescue whenever Dora is in trouble.
每当朵拉遇到麻烦事时，杰克就去解救。
come to the same thing 同一结果;相同：
It comes to the same thing whether you add these figures from the top downward or from the bottom upward.
你将这些数字从上面往下加或是从下面往上加，所得结果是一样的。
come to the scratch 走到起跑线上;下决心;决断：
Mary has come to the scratch，even her mother cannot alter her.
玛丽已经下了决心，即使她母亲也不能使她改变。
come to the top 出名;成功：
With the establishment of that large enterprise，its manager and founder also come to the top.
随着那家大企业的建立，它的经理和创建者也出了名。
come to this 达到(上下文所说的)这种情况、地步、含意：
He put it pretty tactfully，but I think what he said came to this.
他措辞很婉转，但是我认为他所说的就是这个意思(指上下文所说的意思)。
commend me to 请代我向(某人)致意：
Commend me to your parents，I have not seen them for quite a long time.
请代我向你的父母致意，我已经有很长时间没有见到他们了。
commend oneself/itself to 给(某人)以好印象;受(某人)欢迎;使(某人)感兴趣：
This novel commended itself to the young man，he went on reading it even at dinner time.
那青年对这本小说感兴趣，他甚至在吃饭时也继续阅读它。
commit sb to 交付;移交(为了照顾或处理)：
There is a mad man in our neighbourhood，he is not save to live at home，so we commit him to a mental hospital.
在我们邻近有一个疯人，他在家中居住不安全，所以我们把他送到疯人院。
commit sth to sb’s care 委托某人照料：
Our director committed his factory to the chief engineer’s care for he was to make a business tour to promote sales.
我们的厂长把他的工厂委托给总工程师照料，因为厂长要出去作业务旅行推销产品。
commit sth to memory 牢记某事物：
My teacher’s words are precious to me，I will commit them to memory for ever.
我的老师的话对我很宝贵，我将永远牢记。
commit sth to paper 写下某事;记下某事：
Students are asked to commit to paper what their teacher has explained，they are to discuss it later.
学生们被要求将老师讲的内容记下来，他们以后将要对它进行讨论。
commit sth to the flames 烧掉;付之一炬：
They commit rubbish and other dirty things to the flames so as to prevent infectious diseases.
他们把垃圾和其他污物烧掉以防止传染病。
commit sth to writing 写下某事;记下某事：
Our teacher asked us to commit his lecture to writing during the class.
我们老师要求我们在班上把他的讲话内容记下来。
compare to 比拟为：
We compare our teachers to the source of knowledge，each bit of our knowledge comes from them.
我们把我们的老师比拟为知识的源泉，我们的每一点知识都来源于他们。
condemn sb to 注定某人要面对或遭受某(不愉快的)事：
Eva was condemned to something unpleasant，a child played with water by the roadside and splashed it on her new dress unpurposedly.
伊娃注定要遇到不愉快的事，一个小孩在路边玩水，不经意地把水溅到她的新衣服上了。
confide sth to 1
向某人倾诉(心中事、秘密等)：
She confided her secret to her good friends and asked for their advice.
她向她的好友们倾诉她的秘密事，并请她们给出出主意。
2
向某人托付(事物、业务等)：
He confided his children to the care of his friends before he went on errand.
在他因工作外出以前，把他的孩子们托付给他的朋友们照顾。
conform to 遵守(风俗、规章等)：
When we go to a foreign country，we should conform to the customs and habits of their society.
当我们去到一个外国时，我们应当遵守他们社会的风俗习惯。
conform sth to 1
使适应(环境、情况等)John has been transferred to a new place，he has to conform his life to the new circumstances there.
约翰已被调往一个新的地方工作，他必须使自己的生活适应那里的新环境。
2
使符合(规章、准则等)：
New members are asked to conform their behaviour to the regulation of this club.
新成员被要求使他们的行为符合本俱乐部的规章。
consent to 答应;应允：
Mother did not consent to her child to go to the cinema by himself in the evening.
母亲不允许她的孩子晚上一个人去看电影。
consign sb/sth to 把某人、某事物交付给：
The parents consigned their child to the care of his grandmother before they went out giving lectures.
父母在外出讲学以前把他们的孩子交给孩子的奶奶照管。
consign sth to a junk file 把某物当做废弃物：
That old mahogany table has been consigned to a junk file，but it is really an antique and should be sent to the museum.
那个旧的桃花心木桌子已被当做废弃物，但它实际上是一件古董，应当被送到博物院。
contrary to 与……相反;与……违反：
His action goes contrary to social morality，he should realize and correct it thoroughly.
他的行为违反社会道德，他应当加以认识并彻底纠正。
contrary to all expectation 出乎意料之外：
Contrary to all expectation，the rainfall was excessive that year，meteorologists had considered it to be a dry year according to meteorological material before.
出乎意料之外，那年的降雨量特别多，在此以前气象学家们根据气象资料原以为那年是个干旱年度。
contrary to nature 违反自然地;奇迹般地：
Contrary to nature，the patient survived that uncurable illness and became healthy again.
那位病人奇迹般地战胜了他的不治之症，恢复了健康。
contribute to 促成;促进;有助于：
Drinking，smoking and other bad addictions contribute to bad health，we should hate them bitterly and never be given to them.
喝酒吸烟及其他不良嗜好促使我们健康变坏，我们应当深恶痛绝，不要沾染他们。
correspond to 1
与……相当;与……相配：
His expenses do not correspond to his income，he will be up to ears in debt if keeping on like this.
他的花费与他的收入不相配，长此以往他将深陷债务之中。
2
符合：
Our actions should correspond to our words or else we would be held in contempt.
我们要言行相符，否则别人将鄙视我们。
counter to 与……相反：
Things go counter to the expectation of that businessman，the goods he has stocked are slow-selling instead of having a ready market.
事情的发展与那位商人的期望相反，他所贮存的货物不但不畅销反而滞销了。
crawl to 〈口语〉谄媚;巴结：
An upright man never does such things as crawling to others，he prefers achieving his aim through his own struggle.
一个正直的人绝不谄媚他人，他宁愿通过自己的奋斗去实现自己的目标。
crumble to dust 化为尘土;化为泡影：
Time can create everything and destroy everything，the splendid and magnificent achievements of Roman culture have all crumbled to dust now.
时间能创造一切事物也能毁灭一切事物，罗马文化的光辉壮丽的成就现在都已经化为尘土。
cry to 乞求;呼吁：
A chubby child meets with a big dog，he is terrified and cries to his mother for protection at once.
一个胖孩子遇到一条大狗，他害怕极了，立刻乞求妈妈保护。
cut/hurt sb to the quick 伤害某人感情：
One should not cut others to the quick while dealing with people，this would leave scars in their heart.
在与人交往时不要伤害别人感情，这将给别人心灵上留下伤痕。
cut sth to bits 把某物切成碎块;把某物剪成碎片：
Mother cut meat and vegetable to bits and cooked delicious stuffed buns for her children.
妈妈把肉和蔬菜切成碎块，给她的孩子们做成美味的包子。
cut sth to pieces 1
切碎;剪碎;使溃散：
Jenny cut mutton and potatoes to pieces，washed them and put them into a pan.
珍妮把羊肉和土豆切块，洗净以后放入锅内。
2
(用炮火等)摧毁：
The old cultured city was cut to pieces by a violent earthquake.
那个古老的文明城市被一场剧烈的地震摧毁。
cut to the bone 根除;彻底消除：
Our friend indulges himself in drinking and smoking，these do great harm to his health，we will help him to cut them to the bone.
我们的朋友沉溺于喝酒吸烟，这对于他的健康有极大危害，我们将帮助他根除这些恶习。
cut sb to the heart 使某人痛苦：
Adam disobeys his mother’s words and does something undue，this makes his friends feel sorry and also cuts his mother to the heart.
亚当不听母亲的话做了不适当的事，这使得他的朋友们惋惜，也使他的母亲很痛苦。
cut to waste 裁剪得浪费：
Alice is not good at sewing，she often cuts cloth to waste.
爱丽丝不善于缝纫，她时常把布料裁剪得很浪费。
dance to another tune 改变主意;改变态度：
To our surprise，some of our friends suddenly danced to another tune and did not attend the concert with us.
使我们惊讶的是，我们的一些朋友忽然改变主意，不跟我们一块去参加那个音乐会。
dance to sb’s pipe 跟着某人亦步亦趋;听从某人指挥：
The office worker danced to his manager’s pipe and held the same opinion as his in the business talks.
那位职员听从他经理的指挥，在业务商谈中持有跟他的经理相同的意见。
dash to pieces 撞成粉碎：
When the child flung his glass toy against the wall，it was dashed to pieces.
那小孩把他的玻璃玩具掷向墙壁时，它被撞得粉碎。
date back to 回溯到(过去某个时期);自……时代存在至今：
This old temple is a historical site，according to some historians，it dates back to the Ming Dynasty.
这所古庙是个古迹，据一些历史学家说，它是从明代存在至今的。
dead to shame 不知羞耻;不要脸皮：
If a man is dead to shame，people will look down upon him and keep away from him.
如果一个人不知羞耻，人们将要看不起他，跟他保持距离。
deaf to all entreaties 不理睬一切恳求：
Our headmaster is a stern man，once he decides to punish a student，he is deaf to all entreaties.
我们的校长是个严厉的人，他一旦决定要惩罚一个学生，他就不理睬一切恳求。
deal a blow to 给……以打击：
We should deal a blow to anything bad and harmful and give encouragement to those which are good and beneficial.
我们应当打击坏的和有害的事物，鼓励好的和有益的事物。
dedicate oneself to 献身于：
We held the doctor in reverence，for he dedicated himself to medical services for poor people.
我们尊敬那位医生，因为他献身于为穷苦人提供医疗服务。
dedicate one’s life to 把生命献给;把一生献给：
Our old teacher dedicates his life to imparting knowledge and educating people，we will remember him for ever.
我们的老师把一生献给教书育人的工作，我们将永远纪念他。
delegate sth to 把某事托付给(某人)：
Our factory director will make a business tour，he delegates his duties to the chief accountant before departure.
我们厂长将出门做业务旅行，在临行前，他把他的职责托付给总会计师。
deny sb to 拒绝把(某物)给某人：
That scholar devoted himself to study and denied himself to various comforts.
那位学者致力于研究工作，牺牲了各种享受。
descend to particulars 进入详细讨论阶段：
When the main points have been accepted by both sides，they descend to particulars.
当主要各点已被双方所接受以后，他们进入了详细讨论阶段。
devote oneself to 致力于;献身于(学问、研究、事业等)：
Those astronomers devoted themselves to the study of heavenly bodies and wrote many treatises in this respect.
那些天文学家致力于天体的研究，并已在这方面写了许多论文。
devote one’s energies to 致力于;倾全力于：
He devotes his energies to the cure of cancer and swears to conquer and wipe out this disease.
他致力于癌症的治疗并发誓要征服和消灭这个疾病。
devote one’s spare time to 把闲暇时间致力于：
Jim devoted his spare time to sports，he desired to become a famous sportsman.
吉姆把他的闲暇时间致力于运动，他渴望成为一个著名的运动员。
sb’ devotion to 某人对……的忠实、专心、热心：
a teacher’s devotion to education教师对于教育工作的热心，an official’s devotion to his duty官员对于他的职守的忠心，a scientist’s devotion to his study科学家对于他的研究工作的专心，a man’s devotion to his pursuit一个人对他所追求的事业之热心。
dictate sth to 1
向(某人)口授(信件;文字等)：
Our director dictated a letter to his secretary and let her send it out at once.
我们主任口授一封信叫他的秘书打字，并叫她立即发出。
2
向(某人)指示、指定：
Before the overhaul begins，our chief engineer dictates instructions to all technical staff to be carried out in their work of examination and maintenance.
在机器检修工作开始以前，我们的总工程师向全体技术人员发出指示，叫他们在检查和维修工作中执行。
direct sb / sth to 1
指引路途：
A boy directed us to the post office and wanted to lead us there himself.
一个男孩指引我们去邮局的路途，并想亲自领着我们去那里。
2
写(信封、邮包等的)地址：
We directed John’s parcel to his parents’ address so that it might not be lost.
我们把约翰的邮包写上他父母的地址，以免邮包丢失。
3
(讲话、评论等)指某人说的;对某事物下的：
Please don’t be mistaken，my remarks are not directed to you.
请不要误会，我的话并不是指你说的。
do credit to 为……带来声誉;为……带来光荣：
His sculpture has been exhibited in a certain international exhibition and won a prize，this does much credit to him.
他的雕塑品已经在某一国际展览会中展出并获了奖，这给他带来极大的声誉。
do damage to 损害;损毁：
His mistake not only destroys himself but also does damage to the honour of his family.
他的错误不仅毁害了他自己，并且也损害了他家庭的荣誉。
do harm to 损害;伤害：
He works more than twelve hours everyday without any rest，this will do harm to his health.
他每天工作十二个小时以上一点也不休息，这将损害他的健康。
do honour to 给……带来荣誉;为……增光：
His great invention did honour not only to himself but also to his country.
他的伟大发明不但给他自己带来荣誉，也给他的国家增了光。
do justice to 公平对待;公平评判：
This upright judge does his duty unselfishly，he does justice to everyone.
这位正直的法官在职务上大公无私，他公平对待每一个人。
do/make obeisance to 顺从;臣服：
Queen Elizabeth asked all her court officials to make obeisance to her，those who didn’t would be punished.
伊丽莎白女王要求她的所有大臣都对她顺从，不这样做的就要受惩罚。
do sth to admiration 把某事物做得极好：
That famous sculptor has done each of his works to admiration.
那位著名的雕塑家把他的每件作品都做得极好。
do sth to perfection 把某事物做得完美：
Mr.Smith was much praised by his manager，for he had done his task to perfection.
史密斯先生受到他的经理的赞扬，因为他把任务做得完美。
do violence to 对……施加强暴;违背;破坏：
Some students stay outside overnight，this does violence to their school’s regulations.
一些学生在校外过夜不归，这违背了他们学校的规定。
do wrong to 冤枉某人;委屈某人：
They appealed from a judgement，for they thought the judgement did wrong to them.
他们不服判决而上诉，因为他们认为该判决冤枉了他们。
draw to a close 结束;终结：
After our proposal was carried，the meeting drew to a close.
在我们的提议被通过以后，会议结束了。
draw to an end 结束;终结：
We all return to our school because the winter vacation has drawn to an end.
我们都回到学校，因为寒假已经结束了。
draw water to one’s mill 事事为自己打算：
Selfish people can make no friend because they draw water to their mill in everything.
自私的人们交不下朋友，因为他们事事为自己打算。
drink / drain to the lees 尝尽辛酸：
He has drunk to the lees in his life，so he knows world affairs better than anyone else.
他一辈子尝尽辛酸，所以他比任何人都更通晓世事。
drink to 举杯祝贺;为……干杯：
On his ninetieth birthday his children and grandchildren all drank to his health and wished him a long life.
在他九十岁生日时，他的儿女和孙儿女都举杯祝贺他身体健康，祝他长寿。
drive/force sb to the wall 使某人陷入困境;使某人束手无策：
When Charles was driven to the wall，all his friends came to his help.
当查理陷入困境时，他的所有朋友都来帮助他。
drive/put/reduce sb to the last shift 使某人陷入困境;使某人束手无策：
Owing to change of supply and demand in the market，the shop’s stocks have all turned into unsalable goods and the shopkeeper himself is also driven to the last shift.
由于市场供需变化，那家商店的存货都成为滞销品，商店主人也束手无策。
drive sb to 1
(用非公共交通车辆)载送某人到：
After dinner，the host drove his half-drunken guests to their homes one by one.
在宴会以后，主人把他的半醉的宾客们一个一个地用车子送回他们的家中。
2
使某人处于(某种状态)：
Our friend’s sudden death drives us to deep sorrow，for our friendship is so dear to us.
我们朋友的突然故去使我们深感悲伤，因为我们之间的友谊太珍贵了。
drive to bay 使陷人绝境;使作困兽之斗：
An elephant was driven to bay and fought desperately against a lion.
大象被逼入绝境，与狮子拼命战斗。
drive sb to despair 使某人绝望：
His serious mistake drove his parents to despair，they felt both sad and ashamed.
他的严重错误使他的父母绝望，他们又伤心又羞愧。
drive sb to frenzy 使某人发狂：
All his relatives and friends have forsaken him，this drives him to frenzy.
他的所有亲戚和朋友都把他抛弃，这使得他发狂。
drop/throw the handkerchief to1
(游戏)向(某人)丢手帕：
Little Carl dropped the handkerchief to another child in their play to let him run.
在游戏中，小卡尔把手帕丢给另一个孩子，以便叫他跑。
2
(暗示爱慕)掷手帕给(某人)：
Henry was very glad that Mary threw the handkerchief to him at a party.
亨利非常高兴，因为在一次晚会上玛丽把手帕掷给他。
drop to one’s knees 跪下：
He dropped to his knees before his mother and swore to win honour for her.
他给他的妈妈跪下，发誓要给妈妈争光。
due to 1
应付给的;应当得的：
The money is due to them，we should pay them in time.
这笔钱是应该付给他们的，我们应当及时付给他们。
2
由于;起因于：
This conflict is due to misunderstanding，we may settle it through explanation.
这个冲突是由于误会而起，我们可以通过解释来消除它。
sb’s duty to 某人对……应负的责任：
Father has never forgot his duty to his children and often teaches them to be honest and righteous men.
父亲从未忘记对孩子们的责任，时常教导他们要做诚实正直的人。
elevate sb to the peerage 晋封某人为贵族：
It was a system in the ancient Roman Empire，a man would be elevated to the peerage if he had performed brilliant feats for the country.
在古罗马帝国有这样的制度，如果一个人为国家立下伟大功勋时，他将被晋封为贵族。
endear sb to 使某人受……的喜爱：
This chubby baby endears itself to us by making faces and playing amusing tricks.
这个圆胖的婴儿会作鬼脸和调皮捣蛋，因而使我们非常喜爱他。
end to end 首尾相连;互相衔接：
There are so many dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival that they sail end to end on rivers and lakes.
端午节那天龙舟太多了，他们在河中和湖中首尾相连地行驶。
entertain sb to dinner 宴请某人：
In order to show our gratitude to the experts who have given us so much precious direction in our work，we entertain them to dinner.
在我们工作中这些专家给予了很多宝贵的指导，为了表示我们的感谢，我们设宴招待他们。
entitle sb to 使某人对……有资格、有权利：
Albert Einstein’s great achievements to mankind entitled him to the Nobel Prize.
爱因斯坦对人类做出了伟大贡献，这使他有资格获得诺贝尔奖金。
entrance to 门口;入口：
entrance to a house房门;entrance to the station车站入口;entrance to a cave洞口;entrance to the cinema电影院入口;entrance to the hall大厅入口。
eternal glory to 永垂不朽;永恒光荣：
Eternal glory is to all scientists’great contributions to mankind.
所有科学家们对于人类的伟大贡献永垂不朽。
Everything comes to him who waits.〈谚语〉凡事都需要等待。
久等必有收获。
We ask our friend not to worry but wait patiently because the proverb goes that everything comes to him who waits.
我们要求我们的朋友不要忧虑而要耐心等待，因为谚语说，久等必有收获。
expose sth to 使某事物遭受;使某事物暴露于：
Exposed to wind blow and sunshine for millions of years，rock turns into soil.
由于遭受数百万年的风吹日晒，岩石变成土壤。
expose sb to 使某人易于遭受;使某人暴露于：
His irresponsible acts have exposed him to criticism and censure from various quarters.
他那不负责任的行为已经使他遭到各方面的批评和责难。
expose to odium 遭受憎恨：
We should take care of our behaviour，undue behaviour may expose us to odium.
我们应当当心我们的行为，不当的行为要招来憎恨。
expose to the light of day 暴露于光天化日之下：
Things no matter how secret will be exposed to the light of day in due course of time.
无论多么秘密的事物在一定的时间以后也要被暴露出来。
expose to view 公开展览;显而易见：
As we live and work together，everyone’s merits and demerits are exposed to view.
由于我们生活和工作在一起，每个人的优点和缺点都一目了然。
extend a greeting to 问候(某人)：
We haven’t seen Joseph’s parents for a long time，so when we meet Joseph，we ask him to extend a greeting to his parents for us.
我们已经很长时间没有看到约瑟夫的父母了，所以遇到约瑟夫时，请他替我们向他的父母问候。
extend an invitation to 邀请(某人)：
A newly-opened company extends an invitation to our manager to preside their inauguration.
一家新设立的公司邀请我们经理去主持他们的开幕典礼。
extend a warm welcome to 热烈欢迎(某人)：
When they arrived，we extended a warm welcome to them at the gate.
他们到达时，我们在大门口热烈欢迎他们。
extend hospitality to 殷勤招待(某人)：
They extended hospitality to Mr.Harley at the dinner and said that his attendance did credit to their family.
他们在宴会上殷勤招待哈利先生，并说他的光临给他们全家增添光荣。
extol/laud/praise sb to the skies对某人极口称赞;把某人捧上天：
They often extolled a rich man to the skies and then asked him to make a donation to them.
他们时常先把一个富人捧上天，然后请求他向他们捐赠。
fair to middling 〈口语〉过得去;还算好：
Although Dick’s ability is not the best，he is fair to middling in our company.
迪克的能力虽然不是最好的，但他在我们公司中还算差不多。
fall a sacrifice to 成为……的牺牲品;成为……的受害者：
We should take good care in doing everything，if not，an accident may happen and someone may fall a sacrifice to it.
我们做任何事情都要细心，否则的话，可能造成事故使人受害。
fall a victim to 成为……的牺牲品;成为……的受害者：
Two angry tigers fight fiercely against each other，little animals all run away lest they should fall a victim tothem.
两只发怒的老虎凶猛地打斗在一起，小动物们纷纷逃避，惟恐成为牺牲品。
fall / come to blows 互相打斗：
Civilized people never fall to blows，on the contrary，they take it a shame and consider it a savage act.
文明的人们绝不互相打斗;相反地，他们认为那是可耻的野蛮行为。
fall to 1
开始大吃：
The hungry man fell to as soon as all dishes were served.
所有菜一上齐，那个饿了的人立刻大吃起来。
2
着手;开始做：
Led by their chief engineer，the technical staff fell to designing for a automatio production line.
技术人员们在他们的总工程师率领下着手设计一条自动生产线。
fall to one’s lot 成为某人的任务;成为某人的责任：
It falls to the lot of everyone of us to help the inferior and the helpless.
帮助弱者和失助者是我们每一个人的责任。
fall to one’s share 成为某人的任务;成为某人的责任：
Once we bear a task，it falls to our share to perform it perfectly and finish it on time.
我们一旦承担一项任务，把这项任务完美地和准时地做好就是我们的责任。
fall to the ground 失败(指计划、事业、工作等)：
In spite of all their efforts，their plan to set up a laboratory fell to the ground.
虽然他们做了许多努力，他们建立实验室的计划还是失败了。
feast to satiety 吃得过饱;饱到极点：
We all laugh at that greedy man，he often feasts himself to satiety when others ask him to dinner.
我们都笑话那位贪食者，每当别人请他赴宴时，他时常吃得过饱。
feel an affinity to 感到……有吸引力：
Louis felt a strong affinity to Alice，he longed to have a chance to talk with her.
路易感到爱丽丝对他有很强的吸引力，总想找个机会跟她谈一谈。
feel an aversion to 厌恶;嫌恶：
In spite of his teacher’s persuasion，the naughty child still felt an aversion to study.
尽管老师对他劝告，那淘气孩子仍然厌恶读书。
feel antipathy to 厌恶;憎恶：
We all feel a strong antipathy to the person because his deeds do not match his words.
我们都非常憎恶那个人，因为他的言行不一致。
feel equal to 感到能胜任;感到有能力做：
The young man is not sufficiently experienced，he does not feel equal to his task.
那年轻人经验不足，他感到不能胜任他的工作。
feel up to 感到能胜任;感到有能力做：
Although our engineer is very old，he feels up to the design work of a new plant.
虽然我们的工程师年纪已老，但是他感到能胜任一个新厂的设计工作。
fight to the finish 战到分出胜负;打到底：
Two drunkards fought with each other，both shouting that they would fight to the finish.
两个醉汉互相打斗，他们二人都高声呼喊要打到底。
fill sth to the brim 把(杯、碗等容器)装得满满的：
The guests filled their glasses to the brim and drank to the health of their host and hostess.
客人们将他们的酒杯斟得满满的，为男女主人的健康干杯。
find access to 得以接近;得以会见：
We found access to a private library through the introduction of the owner’sfriend.
通过主人的朋友介绍，我们得以进入一个私人的图书馆。
find one’s way to (设法)到达：
Through guidance of an ardent young man，the tourists found their way to a famous scenic spot.
经由一位热心的年轻人带路，旅游者们到达一个风景胜地。
fling caution to the winds 行事鲁莽：
We never ask Jim to deal with delicate problems because he flings caution to the winds and often makes a mess of them.
我们从来不叫吉姆处理细致的问题，因为他行事鲁莽，时常把事情弄糟。
fling sth to the winds 完全不顾;不再考虑：
Peter flung his own safety to the winds and jumped into the river hastily to save that child.
彼得完全不顾自己的安全，迅速跳入河中去救那个小孩。
fly to sb’s arms 投入某人怀抱：
When little Adam saw his mother，he flew to her arms at once.
当小亚当看见他的母亲时，他立刻就投入她的怀抱。
foreign to the purpose 不涉本题;与本题无关：
What you have talked about is out of point，it is foreign to the purpose.
你所谈的事情跑了题，它跟我们所讨论的题目无关。
frank to the road 驯服的(指马)：
He loved his horse very much，for it was frank to the road and could carry him to any place he wanted to go to.
他非常喜爱他的马，因为那马很驯服，他想到哪里，它就驮他到哪里。
from hub to tire 〈美口语〉从头至尾;完全：
Traffic policemen believe in a pedestrian because hs has seen the road accident from hub to tire.
交通警察们相信一个行人的话，因为他从头至尾看见那场交通事故。
front to front 面对面：
Across the road is a hill which stands front to front opposite to our school，we often have a walk there after supper.
隔着马路有一个小山面对面地跟我们学校相对，我们在晚饭以后时常到那里散步。
fulfil one’s aspiration to 实现对……的愿望：
Through the patronage of his relatives and friends，he has fulfilled his aspiration to high rank.
通过他亲戚朋友们的扶助，他已经实现了攀上高位的愿望。
gain access to 1
得以进入：
That desolate small island is situated in the middle of a large lake，explorers gain access to it only through a boat.
那个荒芜的小岛位于一个大湖的中央，探险家们是坐着小船到达的。
2
获得会见：
A foreign ambassador gained access to Napoleon Bonaparte and had a cordial but formal talk with him.
一位外国大使获准会见了拿破仑，与他进行了亲切而正式的谈话。
gain admission to 获准进入(指入学、入会、入场等)：
Only students of physics and chemistry departments gained admission to the lecture.
只有物理系和化学系的学生们获准听这个演讲。
gain admittance to 获准进入(指非公共场所)：
When we visited the scholar at his house，we gained admittance to his study.
当我们去那学者的家中拜访他时，我们获准进入他的书房。
gear sth to 使某事物与……相配合：
As he is very weak，remedies are geared to adequate physical exercises to improve his health.
由于他非常虚弱，我们用药品和适当的体育锻炼相配合来促进他的健康。
get accustomed to 变得习惯于：
Ivan has come to this remote village for many months and he has got accustomed to it now.
艾凡已经来到这个偏僻村庄好几个月了，他现在已经习惯于在这里生活了。
get / go to sleep 入睡;睡着：
Although he went to bed early，it took him much time to get to sleep.
虽然他早早上床睡觉，但费了很长时间才睡着。
get next to 〈俚语〉讨好(某人);与(某人)接近：
They tried to get next to their rich neighbour since the first day he moved here.
从他们的富邻居搬来的第一天，他们就设法讨好他。
get to 到达(某地、某种状态)：
We got to Mount Taishan before daybreak to admire the scene of sunrise.
我们在拂晓以前就到达泰山以便观赏日出的景色。
get to grips with 认真处理(某事)：
We get to grips with this problem，for it has lasted a long time unsettled.
我们认真处理这个问题，因为它已经悬而未决很长时间了。
get to smooth water 摆脱困境;进入顺境：
He got to smooth water only through hard struggle for half his lifetime.
经过半辈子的艰苦奋斗他才进入了顺境。
get to the bottom of 探究……的根源;弄清……的真相：
They have organized a number of scientists to get to the bottom of some supernatural phenomena.
他们已经组织了一些科学家来探究几个超自然现象的根源。
get to the core of 触及……的核心：
We have spent much time to deal with this question but we still cannot get to its core.
我们已经花费许多时间来处理这个问题，但是仍然没有触及它的核心。
get to the first base 取得初步成功：
Although they have got to the first base，there are still much to be done.
虽然他们已经取得初步的成功，但是还有许多工作要做。
get to the windward of (航海)驶到(他船)的上风;占……的上风：
Some little boats tried to get to the wind ward of our large ship，but they failed to do so owing to strong wind.
有些小船试图驶到我们大船的上风处，但是风力太大，驶不过去。
get used to 变得习惯于：
They got used to a life of fishing and hunting a few months after they came to the island.
他们来到这岛上几个月以后，变得习惯于渔猎生活了。
give access to 许可接近;许可会见：
We were given access to the private collection of ancient pictures owned by a rich man.
我们被许可参观一个富人私人收藏的古画。
give adequate consideration to 适当考虑;适当照顾：
They gaye adequate consideration to his youth and inexperience and mitigated the punishment to him.
他们适当考虑他年轻缺乏经验，因而减轻了对他的惩处。
give admission to 许可进入(指入学、入会、入场等)：
Only some excellent graduates were given admission to the famous research institute.
只有一些优秀的毕业生被许可进入该著名的研究所。
give advice to 给……劝告;向……提供意见：
He gave some advice to the patient and told him to take the remedy he prescribed.
他向病人提供一些劝告，并要求他服用他开的药。
give a finishing touch to 完成;给……以最后润色：
After the artist gave a finishing touch to his painting，he put down his brush and stared at the painting for a long time.
那位画家给他的画作最后润色以后，他放下画笔，凝视这张画很长时间。
give a green light to 给……开绿灯;准许……前进：
Our director gave a green light to that young man in his research work and provided every support to him.
我们厂长给那位青年的研究工作开绿灯，并且给他提供各种支持。
give a handle to 给……以把柄;给……以可乘之机：
Connie has the shortcoming of gaining petty advantages，this gives a handle to her friends to ridicule her.
康妮有爱占小便宜的缺点，这给她的朋友们以嘲笑她的把柄。
give a hearing to 倾听;听闻：
Students gave a hearing to their teacher because his lecture was both instructive and interesting.
学生们倾听他们老师的讲课，因为他讲的课既有教育意义又有趣。
give alms to 给……救济：
People are in duty bound to give alms to those who are in need of help.
人们有义务向需要帮助的人给与救济。
give a loose to 放纵(感情、想象);发泄(感情、欲望)：
We keep that person at a distance，for he often gives a loose to his temper.
我们都躲着那个人，因为他时常发脾气。
give a loose to one’s fancy 恣意想象：
This little child gives a loose to his fancy in his beautiful dream of life.
这个小孩在他那美丽的人生之梦中恣意想象。
give an audience to 许可会见;召见：
Peter the Great gave an audience to a foreign ambassador who had just assumed his post.
彼得大帝召见一位新到任的外国大使。
give an entertainment to 宴请：
We gave an entertainment to the guests，who came to congratulate us on our grandfather’s birthday.
我们设宴招待宾客，这些宾客是来庆贺我们老爷爷的生日的。
give a stone and a beating to 〈俚语〉轻易胜过：
We give a stone and a beating to their team because they are by far inferior to us in skill and experience.
我们轻易地胜过他们队，因为他们的球艺和经验比我们差得多。
give a tap to 轻敲;轻拍：
He gave a tap to the door but there was no answer，for no one was in.
他轻敲屋门，但没有回应，因为屋中没有人。
give a thought to 思索;想一想：
Gauss gave a thought to that difficult question and answered to his teacher correctly.
高斯对那个困难问题思索了一下，就正确地回答了他的老师。
give a trial to 试验;测验：
In order to make sure of its quality，we gave a trial to that instrument before we bought it.
为了摸清它的质量，在我们购买那个仪表以前，对它做了测验。
give attention to 注意：
Mother gives attention to her boy’s behaviour and asks him to act honestly.
母亲注意她那男孩的行为，并要求他诚实做人。
give a wide berth to (航海)远远避开……抛锚;远远避开：
Our ship gave a wide berth to other ships so as not to collide with one another in times of a gale.
我们的轮船远远离开其他船只抛锚，以免在大风时互相碰撞。
give birth to 1
生(小孩)：
She gave birth to a chubby baby，this made her husband extremely happy.
她生了一个胖婴儿，这使得她的丈夫极为快乐。
2
引起;产生(事情、争执等)：
Mutual misunderstanding gave birth to a dispute，which put an end to the cooperation between him and his friend.
互相之间的误解引起一场争吵，这争吵使得他和他的朋友不再合作。
give body to 使具体化;使具有形体：
This scientist often gives body to his theory by explaining some examples to the audience.
这位科学家时常向听众讲解实例来使他的学说具体化。
give caution to 给以警告：
Mother has given caution to her naughty boy and asks him not to tease his little brother.
妈妈已经警告她的淘气孩子，叫他不要戏弄他的小弟弟。
give chase to 追逐;追击：
An anyry dog gave chase to a little cat because the cat had stolenits food.
一只发怒的狗追逐一只小猫，因为那小猫偷吃了它的食物。
give colour to 渲染;使看起来有可能;使显得可信：
She looks very happy，this gives colour to the news that her son has won a scholarship at school.
她看起来非常高兴，这使得说她儿子在学校里得了奖学金的消息显得可信。
give comfort to 安慰：
We give comfort to the youth who has fails in his undertaking and encourage him to make persistent efforts.
我们安慰那个在事业上失败的青年并鼓励他再接再厉。
give countenance to 支持;赞助(某人、工作、意见等)：
They give countenance to the man’s opinion not because the man is their friend but because his opinion is correct.
他们支持那个人的意见，并不是由于那个人是他们的朋友，而是因为他的意见正确。
give credence to 以……为可信;相信(指对于传言、闲话等)：
It is said that the mountaineering team has succeeded in climbing a very high mountain but there is no formal news about this，so we hesitate to give credence to it.
据说那个登山队已经成功地爬上一座非常高的山峰，但是对于这件事尚没有正式消息，所以我们不大相信它。
give credit to 相信;信任：
The superiors gave full credit to the chief accountant for his ability and his faith to his duty.
上级充分信任该总会计师，因为他有高超的才能并且对他的职务忠心。
give currency to 散布;传播(消息、谣言等)：
We should not give currency to idle gossip because it hurts the people whom it calumniates.
我们不要传播闲言碎语，因为它伤害那些被诽谤的人们。
give delight to 给(某人)以娱乐;使(某人)高兴：
When she was ill，her husband always stayed at home and accompanied her so as to give delight to her.
当她生病时，她的丈夫总呆在家中陪伴着她以使她高兴。
give due / full weight to 给以应有的重视;给以充分的重视：
That director is an enlightened man，he gives full weight to the opinions and advice of his subordinates.
那位主任是一个开明的人，他对下级的意见和建议给以充分重视。
give ear to 倾听：
When the teacher makes explanation to his students about the text，his students all give ear to him attentively.
当老师给他的学生们讲解课文时，他的学生们都全神贯注地倾听他。
give effect to 实施;使生效(指规章、法律等)：
The school authorities have given effect to a new regulation，according to which students are strictly forbidden to stay overnight outside.
学校当局已经实施了一个新的规章，根据这个规章学生们被严格禁止在校外过夜。
give exit to 发泄;给以出路：
When the man was scolded by his wife，he gave exit to his anger by drinking.
当那人被他的妻子责骂时，他用喝酒的办法来发泄自己的怒气。
give expression to 表现;表达：
We are grateful to that kind man and do not know how to give expression to our thankfulnessfully.
我们感激那个和善的人，不知道如何才能充分表达我们的谢意。
give false colour to 歪曲;曲解：
They tried to give false colour to the real fact，but we clarified the truth with evidence.
他们试图歪曲事实真相，但是我们用证据来澄清事实。
give free/full play to 使充分发挥;使任意活动：
Before writing his poems，the poet often plots them by giving full play to his fancy.
在写诗以前，那位诗人时常充分发挥他的想像力来构思它们。
give heart to 鼓励(某人);使(某人)振作起来：
When Bob was frustrated in his career，his friends gave heart to him and asked him to try again.
当鲍布在事业上遭受挫折时，他的朋友鼓励他并要求他再接再厉。
give honour to 向……致敬：
On the old man’s birthday，many people called at his house and gave honour to him.
在老人生日那天，许多人到他家来向他致敬。
give hostages to fortune 抵押给运气;冒有家室之累：
Before a man gets married，he must consider carefully that he will give hostages to fortune.
在一个人结婚以前，他必须仔细考虑，他将有家室之累。
give it to 〈俚语〉责骂;叱责：
The mother got angry and gave it to her naughty child.
母亲发怒了，斥责她的淘气孩子。
give / lend support to 支持;支援：
Each time we suffer frustration in our work，they will give support to us and encourage us to try again.
每当我们在工作上遭受挫折时，他们总是支持我们并鼓励我们再接再厉。
give loose to 放纵;不加节制：
We should keep control of our feelings and never give loose to them or else we will make a mistake.
我们应当控制我们的感情，不要放纵它，放纵感情就要犯错误。
give mouth to 说出;讲出：
Paul asked his friends to give mouth to their criticism about him so that he could improve himself.
保罗请他的朋友们谈出他们对自己的批评意见以便他自己改进。
give offence to 冒犯;触犯：
Julia gave offence to me but I did not blame her，because I knew that she did it unwittingly.
朱丽亚冒犯了我，但是我不怪罪她，因为我知道她是无意之中冒犯我的。
give one’s assent to 同意;赞成：
Many representatives gave their assent to this proposal，so it was adopted at the meeting.
许多代表都同意这项建议，所以它在会议上被通过。
give one’s best regards to 请代问候(某人);请向(某人)问好：
At the departure，we gave our best regards to his parents.
在离别时，我们请他代为问候他的父母。
give one’s compliments to 请代问候(某人);请向(某人)问好：
Please give my compliments to your brother，I have not seen him for quite a long time.
请代我问候你的弟兄，我很长时间没有见到他了。
give one’s heart to 爱上(某人)：
Edmund gives his heart to a beautiful girl，we all wish them to be married at an early date.
艾德门爱上一位美丽的姑娘，我们都祝愿他们早日缔结良缘。
give one’s mind to 专心于：
young Edison gave his mind to study and never hesitated when he failed in his experiments.
青年爱迪生专心于研究工作，当他试验失败时，他也毫不动摇。
give pause to 使停顿;使踌躇：
He is an irresolute and hesitant man，each failure would give pause to his work.
他是个优柔寡断的人，每次失败都使他的工作停顿。
give place to 让位于;被……所替代：
Our factory has taken on a new look，its old equipment has given place to automatic production lines.
我们工厂面貌一新，它的陈旧设备已被自动化生产线所替代。
give point to 给以更大的说服力;使增加重要性：
His failure is caused by rashness and flurry，this gives point to the proverb of thinking thrice before you act.
他的失败是由于慌忙鲁莽造成的，这使得“三思而后行”这句谚语更增加了说服力。
give publicity to 宣传;宣扬：
They gave publicity to a concert before it was held so that more people might attend it.
在音乐会未举行以前，他们先宣传它，以便有更多的人参加。
give refuge to 庇护;使避难：
They have set up charitable institutions to give refuge to the poor and helpless people.
他们已经建立慈善机构来收养贫穷无助的人们。
give rise to 引起;使发生：
We must correct little errors in time，if not，they may give rise to major mistakes.
我们必须及时改正小的错误，否则它们会引起大错。
give suck to 给……喂奶：
Mother insisted on giving suck to her baby herself so as to make it fat and healthy.
妈妈坚持亲自给她的婴儿喂奶，以便使婴儿长胖变得健康。
give the law to 把意志强加于(某人)：
Our chief never gives the law to others，on the contrary，he encourages us to tell out our thinkings.
我们的领导从来不把他的意志强加于人;相反地，他鼓励我们谈出自己的想法。
give the lie to 揭穿(某事物)的虚假、欺骗性：
An upright man should always give the lie to things bad and false and never show mercy.
一个正直的人应当总是揭穿不良和虚伪事物的虚假性，毫不容情。
give reins to 放任(感觉、情欲等);纵情：
In his poems，Li Bai gave reins to his imagination and glorified the noble feelings of mankind.
李白在他的诗中纵情想象，歌颂了人类的高贵感情。
give tone to 赋予某种情调;确定调子：
Our director’s admonitory talk gave a serious tone to the conference.
我们主任的训话给大会加上了严肃气氛。
give sth to the public 公布;发表：
Both delegations gave to the public their demands and prerequisites before the negotiation began.
在会谈开始以前，双方代表团都公布了他们的要求和条件。
give sth to the world 公布;发表：
When Einstein gave his theory of relativity to the world，it roused a heated dispute in the scientific circles.
当爱因斯坦发表他的相对论时，在科学界引起激烈争论。
give trouble to 麻烦(某人);打扰(某人)：
Mary is a chatterbox，she often gives trouble to her neighbours with her endless gossips.
玛丽是个话匣子，她时常用无休止的闲谈来麻烦她的邻居们。
give utterance to 用言词表达：
We are so obliged to you that it is impossible for us to give utterance to our gratitude.
我们对你如此感激，以致无法用言词表达我们的感谢心情。
give vogue to 使风行;使流行：
Propaganda and advocacy of the government have given vogue to late marriage and family planning in our society.
政府的宣传和提倡已经使晚婚和计划生育在社会上风行。
give voice to 说出;吐露;表达：
We went to see our new teacher and gave voice to our reverence to him.
我们去看望我们的新老师，向他表达我们的尊敬。
give wing(s) to 使添翼高飞：
They have an ambition to set up a large laboratory，a rich man’s support gives wing to their ambition.
他们有建立一个大实验室的雄心壮志，一个富人的支持使得他们的计划得以实现。
glue one’s ear to 贴着耳朵(听)：
He let his wife glue her ear to his breast to hear the thumps of his heart.
他叫他妻子把耳朵贴到他的胸前听他心脏的砰砰跳动声。
glue oneself to 专注于;专心于：
He glued himself to study，even forgetting to have dinner.
他全神贯注于研究工作，甚至于忘了吃饭。
glue one’s eyes to 贴着眼睛(看)：
Dick glued his eyes to the keyhole to look into the room，where his companions were playing.
狄克把眼睛贴在钥匙孔上往屋里看，他的同伴们正在屋里玩。
glue to 粘着;集中于：
A famous magician was playing miraculous conjuring tricks on the stage and the audience all had their eyes glued to him.
一位著名的魔术师正在台上变奇异的魔术，观众们都把目光集中到他的身上。
go/come/be sent to press 付印：
Some popular science books have been sent to press，they will be published soon.
一些科普书籍已经付印，它们不久即将出版。
go/come home to sb’s heart 使某人深受感动;打进某人内心深处：
His mother’s words went home to his heart，he swore to act up to them and gratify her.
他母亲的话使他深受感动，他发誓要努力做到，以便使母亲欣慰。
go / come near to 近乎;即将：
Through several years’ hard working of many scholars，the monumental work about classical studies is going near to accomplishment.
经过许多位学者好几年的辛勤工作，那部关于古典文学艺术研究的巨著即将完成。
go/run nineteen to a dozen 喋喋不休;说个不停：
Elizabeth is a wellknown talkative girl，no one dares to have a talk with her because she often goes nineteen to a dozen until you are entirely vexed.
伊丽莎白是一位出名的喜欢说话的姑娘，没有人敢于跟她说话，因为她喋喋不休，把你烦死。
go / run to earth (野兽)钻进洞穴：
A hunter wanted to catch a badger alive，but it ran to earth and would not go out.
那猎人想活捉那只獾，但它钻入洞中不肯出来。
go/run to seed 1
(指植物)花谢结籽：
It is already late autumn，all grass and flowers have run to seed.
已经到了晚秋，所有花草都已结籽了。
2
(指人)衰颓;颓废：
The old scholar has been on the thither side of eighty，but he shows no sign of running to seed，still imparting knowledge and educating people unfatiguably.
那老学者已经年过八旬，但他丝毫没有衰颓的迹象，仍然孜孜不倦的教书育人。
go/run to waste 被浪费掉：
Harvey is a diligent young man，he never lets his time go to waste but works day and night vigorously.
哈维是一位勤勉的青年，他从不把他的时间浪费掉，而是精力充沛地日夜工作。
go straight to the point 直截了当地谈问题;开门见山：
The two companies went straight to the point in their negotiation and settled their business quickly.
这两家公司在他们的商谈中直截了当地谈问题，很快地就把业务决定下来了。
go to 有助于;促成：
I am grateful to my friends，for their assistance goes to my success in business.
我很感激我的朋友们，他们的帮助促成了我在商业上的成功。
go to sb’s aid 去帮助某人：
Whenever young scientific workers meet with difficulties in their research work，old scientists all go to their aid of their own accord.
每当青年科技工作者们在研究工作上遇到困难时，老科学家们都主动前去帮助。
go to all lengths 竭尽全力;干到底：
Technical personnel has gone to all lengths in the overhaul of the factory’s equipment.
技术人员在该工厂设备的检修工作上已经竭尽全力。
go to a lot of trouble 费很大辛劳;经受许多艰难：
We believe they are our reliable friends，for they have gone to a lot of trouble to help us.
我们相信他们是我们的可靠朋友，因为他们为了帮助我们费了很大辛劳。
go to arbitration 以仲裁方法解决;诉诸仲裁：
Owing to the reconciliation of some ardent people，both sides agree to go to arbitration.
由于一些热心人们的调解，双方都已同意以仲裁方法解决。
go to bed 就寝;睡觉：
Mother had to help her child in his lessons，so she often went to bed late.
妈妈必须帮助她的小孩学习，所以她时常很晚才睡觉。
go to bits 成为碎片;变成碎片：
A cup slipped from her hand and went to bits on the floor.
一只茶杯从她手中滑落，掉到地上摔成碎片。
go to church 做礼拜：
When we get to the village，villagers have all gone to church and have not returned.
当我们抵达那个村子时，村子里的人们都去做礼拜去了，还没有回来。
go to extremes 走极端;采取极端手段：
We should never go to extremes while dealing with problems in our daily life.
我们在日常生活中处理问题时，绝对不要走极端。
go to great pains 费很大辛劳;费很大劲：
As the machine is very heavy，workers go to great pains to carry it into their workshop.
由于机器非常沉重，工人们费很大辛劳才把它搬入他们的车间。
go to sb’s head 1
使醉：
He drinks too much，it goes to his head and makes him asleep at once.
他喝得过多，立刻醉了，睡着了。
2
使过分兴奋：
Good news went to Jim’s head，he sang and danced with joy.
好消息使吉姆异常兴奋，他快乐得又唱又跳。
go to heaven 死去;逝去：
After the man had fulfilled all his duty in life，he went to heaven at an advanced age.
那个人把人生的责任都尽到以后，活到很老才逝去。
Go to hell! 〈口语〉去你的吧!走开!
The little boy got angry，he cried to his little pal，“Go to hell!”
那小孩发怒了，他对他的小伙伴喊道：“走开!”
go to law 诉诸法律;法律解决：
If two companies are entangled in some financial troubles and cannot settle them up between themselves，they may go to law for resolution.
如果两家公司发生财务纠纷不能自行解决，他们可以诉诸法律求得解决。
go to one’s doom 走向毁灭：
When a man has committed a serious mistake，he should try his best to correct it，he will go to his doom if he gives himself up as hopeless.
当一个人犯了严重错误时，他应当努力改正，如果自暴自弃，就将走向毁灭。
go to one’s fate 死;逝去：
The man is open and aboveboard in doing things all his life，so he is calm and unperturbed when going to his fate.
那个人一生做事光明正大，所以在他逝去时心中坦然。
go to pie 〈口语〉混乱：
Owing to inappropriate management and personnel disputes，the business of that firm has gone to pie and has to be rectified thoroughly.
由于不适当的经营和人事纠纷，那家商号的业务已经陷入混乱，必须彻底整顿。
go to pieces (因悲伤、恐惧等)身心崩溃：
Mother worries about her son so much that her heart has gone to pieces.
对于儿子的事母亲太忧虑，她的心都碎了。
go to pigs and whistles 〈俚语〉失败;毁灭：
My neighbour is a proud man，he is too self-confident about his own intelligence and wisdom and never listens to other’ s advice，his career will go to pigs and whistles if he goes on like this.
我的邻居是一个骄傲的人，他对于自己的聪明才智过于自信，听不进别人的话，长久以往，他的事业必将失败。
go to pot 〈俚语〉垮掉;毁灭：
If a man is given to excessive drinking，his health will surly go to pot.
如果一个人酗酒，他的健康必将垮掉。
go to rack and ruin 毁灭;毁坏;衰败：
An ancient empire once dominated the whole western world，but soon it went to rack and ruin.
一个古老的帝国一度统治整个西方世界，但它不久就毁灭了。
go to rest 1
去睡;就寝：
Tourists go to rest early today so as to get up early and visit more scenic spots tomorrow.
旅游者们今天早早就寝以便明天早起游览更多的名胜风景。
2
死去;长眠：
After so busy and so tired a lifetime，he went to rest in his old age.
在度过如此忙碌如此劳累的一生以后，他在他的老年长眠了。
go to roost 〈口语〉栖息;就寝：
Birds’ eyes cannot see things in the dark，so they go to roost as soon as it is dark.
鸟类的眼睛在黑暗中看不见东西，所以天一黑它们就栖息了。
go to school 上学：
When mother tells her boy that she will let him go to school next year，the boy is very much excited.
当妈妈告诉她的男孩明年叫他上学时，那男孩非常兴奋。
go to sea 充当海员;出航：
The man began to go to sea when he was very young，he has spent more than half his lifetime at sea since then.
那个人在非常年轻时便开始当海员，从那时起他已经在海上度过多半生的时光了。
go to sleep 入睡;睡着：
As there were so many things troublesome in his heart，it took him much time to go to sleep.
由于心中有这么多麻烦事，很长时间以后他才入睡。
go to sticks and staves 碎掉;毁掉：
Ships sail carefully so as not to strike rocks and go to sticks and staves.
轮船小心行驶以免触礁撞碎。
go to the bad 变坏;堕落：
Food is easy to go to the bad in hot weather，we should keep it in the refrigerator or some other cool places.
天气炎热时食物容易变坏，我们要把它放入冰箱或其他凉爽地方。
go to the bar 充任律师：
Dun can studies law in a university，he will go to the bar after graduation.
邓肯在一所大学学习法律，他毕业以后将要当律师。
go to the block (指物)被提出拍卖;(指人)上断头台：
Some ancient paintings will go to the block，connoisseurs and artists all feel interested in this and want to buy them.
一些古画将被提出拍卖，鉴赏家和画家们对此都感兴趣，准备购买它们。
go to the bottom 下沉;沉没：
An old fishing boat has gone to the bottom，fishermen are preparing to drag it up.
一只旧渔船沉没了，渔民们正准备把它捞上来。
go to the bottom of 1
走到……的尽头：
We went to the bottom of that park and got out from its back gate.
我们走到那个公园的尽头，从它的后门出来。
2
彻底查明(事物、问题等)：
Although that business problem is rather intricate，we will go to the bottom of it and solve it thoroughly.
虽然那个业务问题颇为复杂，我们也将把它彻底查明彻底解决。
go to the dogs 毁灭;堕落：
All people will go to glory and no one will go to the dogs.
所有人都将走向光明，没有一个人走向堕落。
go to the expense of 为……的目的花钱;为……的目的付费：
It is worth while to go to the expense of buying books if you really study them.
如果你真地读所买来的书，花些钱去买它们是值得的。
go to the length of 走到……这样的极端;甚至于：
In his old age，my neighbour’s unsociable and eccentric disposition developed to its utmost，he even went to the length of locking himself in his room all the year round.
到了晚年，我的邻人的孤僻性格发展到极点，他甚至终年把自己锁在屋内。
go to the scrap-heap 凋零;衰败：
This gentleman has ever had a successful career and satisfaction and got a meteoric rise，but now he goes to the scrap-heap.
这位先生曾经志得意满，飞黄腾达，但是现在他衰败了。
go to the vote 被提交表决：
Their proposal is both just and comprehensive，so it is accepted unanimously when it goes to the vote at the meeting.
他们的提议既公正又周详，所以当它在会议上被提交表决时，被一致通过。
go to the wall 陷入困境：
Their company has gone to the wall owing to depression in business.
他们的公司由于业务不景气已经陷入困境。
go to the winds 消散;消失：
With the passage of time，the brilliant achievements of that scholar have gone to the wind and people have forgotten him.
随着时光的流逝，那位学者的光辉成就已经消散，人们把他忘记了。
Go to thunder! 〈口语〉滚开!去你的! When an irritable father was pestered by his son，he grew angry and cried：
“Go to thunder!”当一个脾气暴躁的父亲被他的孩子纠缠时，他发怒了，大声喊道：
“去你的!”
go to trouble/pains (to do sth)费心(做好某事)：
My friend is an ideal husband，he goes to trouble to do all household work to please his wife.
我的朋友是一个理想的丈夫，他费心将所有的家务活做好以便使妻子高兴。
go to work 1
上班：
The man goes to work by bicycle everyday，for his place of work is far from his house.
那人每天骑自行车上班，因为他的工作地点离他家很远。
2
开始工作：
Gavin is very busy these days，he often goes to work immediately after lunch without having any rest.
这些天盖文非常忙，他时常刚吃完午饭也不休息就开始工作。
go to wreck 毁灭;破灭;毁坏：
We should have our feet planted on solid ground and never reach for what is beyond our grasp or else our hope will go to wreck and we will accomplish nothing.
我们应当脚踏实地而不要好高骛远;否则的话，我们的希望将要破灭，我们也将一事无成。
grind to a halt 慢慢地并嘎的一声停止：
When we reached the hospital，our car ground to a halt and we helped the patient out slowly.
当我们到达医院时，我们的汽车慢慢地嘎的一声停止，我们慢慢地把病人从车中扶出来。
grist to sb’s / the mill 获利;有利：
Our company found it all grist to our mill to sell out our stocks because we could empty our warehouse and buy in some goods in great demand.
我们公司发现将库存货物售出有利，因为我们可以腾出仓库购进畅销物品。
guarantee satisfaction to 保证……满意：
The firm guarantees satisfaction to its customers with best quality and reasonable prices.
那家商行以优良的质量和合理的价格保证用户们的满意。
habituate oneself to (使自己)习惯于：
These young men have habituated themselves to hard and plain life，they can bear any straitened circumstances and severe test.
这些青年已经习惯于艰苦朴素的生活，他们能忍受任何艰难的环境和严峻的考验。
hand it to 甘拜下风;佩服：
We have to hand it to Peter，he is so learned and talented.
我们不得不佩服彼得，他是这样的博学多才。
hand to fist 1
亲密的(地)：
These two little friends live and study together hand to fist，nothing can separate one from the other.
这两个小朋友亲密地生活和学习在一起，没有任何事情能把他们分开。
2
齐心协力的(地)：
All the villagers worked hand to fist in building the new railway line，which would connect their village with far away cities.
所有村民们都齐心协力修建这条新铁路，它将把他们的村庄跟远处的城市连接起来。
hand to hand 逼近;短兵相接：
Sometimes wild beasts even came hand to hand with the explorer and he had to defend himself against them.
有时，野兽会逼近这个探险家，他必须进行自卫。
have access to 可以接近;可以进入：
These ministers had access to the king at any time，sometimes they even presented themselves before him at night.
这些大臣们任何时候都可接近国王，有时他们甚至在夜间去晋见他。
have a good eye to 1
极注意;十分关注：
Mother has a good eye to the behaviour of her son and asks him to behave politely and honestly.
妈妈非常关注她儿子的行为，要求儿子要忠诚，有礼貌。
2
敏于辨认：
This psychologist has a good eye to people’s mental activities，he can tell what others are thinking about from their facial expression.
一位心理学家敏于辨认人们的心理活动，他能从人们的面部表情说出他们在想什么事。
have an apathy to 对……漠不关心;对……淡漠：
Astronomers have an apathy to everything in the world，the only thing they are interested in is the universe.
天文学家们对于世上的每一件事都漠不关心，他们惟一感兴趣的事是宇宙。
have an aptitude to 易于(做某事)：
Clever people have an aptitude to pride，especially when they are praised by others.
伶俐的人们易于产生骄傲，特别是当他们被别人夸奖的时候。
have an eye to 1
照顾;照料：
We are grateful to that old man，he always has an eye to our life when we live together with him.
我们很感激那位老人，当我们跟他住在一起的时候，他总是照顾我们的生活。
2
注意到：
Our director is a far-sighted industrialist，he always has an eye to the ability of his office workers but not their record of service and formal schooling.
我们的主任是一位有远见的实业家，他总是注意职员们的办事能力，而不计较他们的学历和资历。
have an eye to the main chance 伺机求名求利：
If a man has an eye to the main chance all the time，he will be a philistine and low-grade fellow and can never amount to much.
如果一个人总是伺机追求名利，他将是一个庸俗低级的人，不会有什么前途。
have disregard to 忽视;漠视：
These young scholars have disregard to all authorities，they believe only in science.
这些青年学者漠视一切在学术界有名的人士，他们只相信科学。
have free entrance to 可以自由出入：
Parents have free entrance to the school dormitories to see their sons and daughters.
父母们可以自由进出学校的学生宿舍去看望他们的儿子们和女儿们。
have one’s back to the wall 陷入困境：
When the old man was seriously ill and could not move，he had his back to the wall，his neighbours all came to his rescue.
当那位老人病得很重，不能动转时，他陷入了困境，他的邻居们都来帮助他。
have respect to 关系到;与……有关：
Biological evolution has respect to many branches of science such as biology，zoology，botany，anthropology etc.
生物进化牵扯到许多的科学分支，例如生物学、动物学、植物学、人类学等等。
have two strings to one bow 有两手准备：
They are able to cope with any situation because they have had two strings to one bow.
他们能够应付任何情况，因为他们已经作了两手准备。
head to head 头对头;交头接耳：
These little animals lie in a row，some of them head to head，and some others tail to tail.
这些小动物排成一行，有些是头对头，有些是尾对尾。
heart to heart 贴心地;诚挚地：
Once there is some misunderstanding between them，they will have a talk heart to heart and become intimate again.
一旦二人中间有些误会，他们就诚挚地谈一谈，二人就又亲密了。
help oneself to 自用(食物等);擅自取用(某物)：
Since we are good friends，I often help myself to his reference books in his study and he never minds this.
由于我们是好朋友，我时常擅自动用他书房里的参考书，他也毫不介意。
help sb to 1
给某人进(食物、饮料等)：
May I help you to some more meat? 再吃一点肉好吗? 2
帮助某人到;帮助某人取得：
We help an injured man to a hospital to see the doctor at once.
我们立刻帮助一个受伤的人送往医院就医。
here’s to...
(敬酒时)向……敬一杯：
Here’s to John in his new job!这杯酒祝约翰荣任新职!
Here’s to your health.
(敬酒时)祝你健康!He took up his cup and said to his guest：
“Here’s to your health，my dear friend.”
他举起酒杯对客人说： “我亲爱的朋友，祝你健康。”
hew to the line 服从纪律;循规蹈矩：
We all like these young people，they have hewn to the line and have never broken any rule sine they came to our company.
我们都喜欢这些年轻人，他们自从来到我们公司，一向循规蹈矩，不违犯规章。
hire oneself to 受雇于：
There is a large iron and steel works in the town，many people hire themselves to it.
城里有一个大钢铁厂，许多人都受雇于该厂。
hitch one’s wagon to a star 好高骛远：
John did not want to have a down-to-earth style of work，he hitched his wagon to a star.
约翰不愿脚踏实地去干，而是好高骛远。
hold a candle to 抗衡;匹敌：
No one can hold a candle to Peter in study in the school.
学校里没有一个人在学习上比得上彼得。
hold a candle to another 为别人尽力：
Charles is a good young man，he often holds a candle to another in his daily life.
查理是一个好青年，在他的日常生活中，他时常为别人尽力。
hold a candle to the devil 助纣为虐;为虎作伥：
When we meet with evil things，we should prevent them，noninterference is equal to holding a candle to the devil.
当我们遇到邪恶的事情时，要加以制止，放任不管就等于助纣为虐。
hold a candle to the sun 白费;徒劳：
To mastermind schemes for wise people is to hold a candle to the sun，they have enough intelligence to do their work.
帮助聪明人出谋划策是徒劳的，他们的智慧足以做好他们的工作。
hold aloof to 不接近;不参加：
When little friends asked Peter to join in their game，Peter kept aloof to them，because he had some more interesting things to do.
当彼得的小朋友们邀请彼得参加他们的游戏时，彼得拒不参加，因为他有更有趣的事情要做。
hold firm to 坚守：
As both corporations hold firm to their own terms，they cannot cooperate with each other in their business.
由于两个公司都坚持自己的条件，所以他们不能在业务上互相合作。
hold / sit loose to 对(某事物)冷淡;对(某事物)不感兴趣：
Edward holds loose to social life，he often keeps himself alone at home on holidays.
艾德华对社交生活不感兴趣，假日时他时常独自呆在家里。
hold to 1
坚持;忠实于(原则、主张、诺言等)：
The old man holds to such a thinking that he will do good to everyone and do harm to no one.
这位老人坚持这样的理念，即：
他要与所有的人为善而绝不跟任何人为恶。
2
紧握(某物)：
When tourists got to the top storey of that high tower，they held to the rails fast because they all felt dizzy in such a high place.
当旅游者登上高塔的顶层时，他们都紧握栏杆，因为在这么高的地方他们都感到眩晕。
hold sb up to infamy 使某人出丑;使某人不名誉：
Take good care of our every action，we will be held up to infamy if we act ourselves wrong.
我们要注意我们的每一个行为，如果我们行为失当将堕入不名誉的境地。
hope / wish to hell 〈口语〉渴望;从内心里盼望：
Jack hoped to hell that his little friends would come out and play with him at once.
杰克渴望他的小伙伴们立刻出来跟他一同游戏。
if worse comes to worst 如果最坏的情况发生：
If worse should come to worst in our company’s business，we will sell out our stocks at a low price so as to recoup the capital.
如果我们公司的业务发生最坏的情况，我们将低价卖出我们的库存货物，将资金收回。
inflict damage to 损害;损毁：
Never do anything inappropriate，it will inflict damage to our reputation even we do it only once.
永远也不要做不适当的事情，即使仅做一次也会损害我们的名声。
invite attention to 促使注意;请注意：
When a scientist demonstrates his experiment to his students，he invites their attention to every chemical change taking place in the flask.
当一位科学家给他的学生们做实验示范时，他促使他的学生们注意烧瓶中所发生的每一个化学变化。
it falls to sb’s lot (to do sth)或the lot falls to sb (to do sth) 某人注定要做某事;某人命该做某事：
It falls to Dick’s lot to become a carpenter，for he likes carpentry very much no matter how toilsome it is.
狄克命中注定要当木匠，因为无论木工多么劳累，他也非常喜欢它。
it stands to reason that...
……是合乎情理的;按理应当……
It stands to reason that we offer an apology to others when we have done something wrong to them.
当我们对别人做错了事时，我们向别人道歉，这是合乎情理的。
Jump to it! 〈俚语〉赶快;立即动手做!
Jump to it!The earlier we finish it，the better it will be to us.
赶快! 我们完成的越早，对我们越好。
keep sb’s nose to the grindstone使某人埋头于辛苦的工作：
The man has a large family to provide for，this keeps his nose to the grindstone.
那人需要扶养一大家子，这使得他埋头于辛苦的工作。
keep oneself to oneself 不与人来往;离群索居：
Mr. White keeps himself to himself though he lives in a large city and has many relatives.
虽然怀特先生居住在一个大城市中并且有许多亲属，但是他不与人往来。
keep one’s nose to the grindstone埋头于辛苦的工作：
That man keeps his nose to the grindstone because his wife asks him to earn more money for the family.
那人埋头于辛苦的工作，因为他的妻子要求他给家里多挣些钱。
keep to 1
坚持;固守(诺言、习惯、风俗等)：
We put perfect trust in him，for he always keeps to his promise.
我们完全信任他，因为他永远遵守他的诺言。
2
局限：
Please keep your speech to the subject we are discussing.
请把你的发言限制在我们正在讨论的题目上。
Keep to heel! 〈唤狗用语〉跟上! When Jim shouted：
“Keep to heel!”，his pet dog would follow him at once.
当吉姆呼喊“跟上!”时，他的爱犬立刻就跟着他走。
keep to one’s bed 病倒在床：
The old man has been kept to his bed for quite a long time，he is much better now.
那位老人已经卧病在床很长时间了，他现在好多了。
keep to one’s own company 独自一人：
That scholar kept to his own company in his study，contemplating about the artistic conception of a Tang poem.
那位学者独自一人在他的书房里，沉思一首唐诗的意境。
keep to one’s own line 1
干自己的本行：
Everyone of them keeps to his own line and all of them cooperate with one another closely，this makes high efficiency.
他们每一个人各干自己的本行，同时又紧密合作，这就产生了高效率。
2
守定自己的方针;走自己的路线：
Once we have made up our mind，we should keep to our own line and never hesitate or waver.
我们一旦下定决心，就要守定自己的方针，绝不踌躇或动摇。
keep to the beaten track 墨守成规;不做任何越出常规的事：
How can we find something new if we always keep to the beaten track? 如果我们总是墨守成规，我们怎能发现新事物呢?
keep to the bottle 爱喝酒;嗜酒：
In spite of the doctor’s advice，the man kept to the bottle and at last destroyed his health for it.
不顾医生的劝告，那人嗜酒，最后由此毁坏了自己的健康。
keep to the point 扣住主题;不要离题：
It is an important thing for an essay to keep to the point from beginning to end.
对于一篇文章来说，重要的事情是自始至终要扣住主题。
keep to the subject 不要离题：
Our teacher teaches us to keep to the subject when we are making speeches at a meeting.
我们的老师教导我们，当我们在一个会议上发言的时候不要离题。
knee-high to a duck/mosquito 很小的;微不足道的：
It is something knee-high to a duck，we should not waste our time on that.
那是微不足道的事，我们别把时间耗费在它上面。
laugh sb to scorn 不屑一顾;嗤之以鼻：
He is a mean and shameless fellow，we all laugh him to scorn.
他是个卑鄙无耻的家伙，我们都对他嗤之以鼻。
lay claim to 提出主权要求;声称(某物)应归其所有：
He has laid claim to a house because he thinks that it should belong to him.
他已经对一所房屋提出所有权的要求，因为他认为那房屋应当归他所有。
lay oneself open to 使自己遭受(攻击等)：
If a man behaves himself in a noble and righteous way，he will be held in respect，but，if he often does things inconsistent with reason，he will lay himself open to public disdain.
如果一个人行为高贵正直，他将被大家所尊重;但是如果他时常做不合乎理性的事，他就将遭到大家的鄙视。
lay oneself open to public censure给人以责难的口实：
One should take care of his actions and never lays himself open to public censure.
人应当注意自己的行为，不要给人以责难的口实。
lay siege to 围攻;坚于求婚：
A learned and talented young man was smitten with a beautiful and virtuous young lady’s attraction and laid siege to her，we all wished them to be married at an early date.
一位博学多才的男青年迷恋于一位美丽贤惠的姑娘，坚持向她求婚，我们全都祝愿他们早日缔结良缘。
lay the axe to the root of 消除;消灭：
Some bad habits are harmful to our health，we should lay the axe to the root of them.
一些不良习惯对我们健康有害，我们要消除它们。
lay to 1
把(功、过)归于：
We lay all our knowledge to our teacher，who educated us to be useful persons.
我们的全部知识都是我们老师给的，老师把我们教育成才。
2
停船：
Our ship was laid to owing to strong wind.
由于强风我们把船停住。
lay sth to sb’s charge 为某事控告某人：
A firm could not pay its debt，the creditor laid this to its charge.
一家商行不能还债，它的债权人为此控告了它。
lay sth to heart 1
认真考虑某事：
Some friends introduced John a new job，so John laid it to heart whether he would change his present job for it.
约翰的一些朋友介绍给约翰一个新工作，所以他认真考虑，是否不做现在的工作而去做那新的工作。
2
把某事铭记在心：
Antony respects his teachers very much，he still lays their words to heart though he already graduated from his Alma Mater for many years.
安东尼非常尊敬他的老师们，虽然他已经从母校毕业多年，但老师们的话他仍然铭记在心。
lay sth to rest 消除;解决：
A serious misunderstanding arises between George and Dora and causes them not to talk to each other，now their friends try to lay it to rest.
乔治和朵拉之间发生了严重的误会，他们二人互不说话，他们的朋友们正在设法把他们的误会解除。
leap to a conclusion 贸然决定;过早地下结论：
Jack holds himself very high in wisdom，he often leaps to a conclusion even in dealing with complicated matters.
杰克认为自己很有智慧，他时常对事物过早地下结论，即使在处理复杂的事情时也是如此。
leave sth to(或leave sb sth) 遗赠某物给(某人);死后留给：
A rich man asked a lawyer to write in his will that he left half his property to his children and the other half to charity.
一个富人叫律师在他的遗嘱上写上：
他把一半财产留给他的孩子们，另一半捐给慈善事业。
leave sth to chance 将某事听天由命;听其自然：
We could do nothing about it and had to leave it to chance.
我们对那事无法可想，只好叫它听天由命。
leave sth to sb’s discretion 将某事听由某人决定：
Adam is still too young，his parents leave nothing to his discretion.
亚当还太年轻，他的父母什么事也不叫他决定。
leave sth to sb’s disposal 将某事听由某人处理：
Our manager declared that everything would be left to his secretary’s disposal during his absence.
我们经理宣布，在他离开期间所有事务都由他的秘书处理。
leave sb to himself 听任某人自行其是;对某人不加干涉：
In this school，children are much left to themselves during their holidays so as to foster their ability of living independently.
在这个学校中，孩子们在假日中的行动不受什么约束，以培养他们独立生活的能力。
leave sb to his fate 让某人自己去碰运气：
He is an orphan，his parents died long ago，so he is left to his fate early in his life.
他是一个孤儿，他的父母很久以前就故去了，所以在他生活的很早阶段，他就自己在外面碰运气。
leave sb to his own devices 让某人自行想办法(别人不给帮助)：
Our chemistry teacher often leaves us to our own devices in our experiments，no matter how complicated they are，so as to build up our ability.
我们的化学老师时常叫我们在实验中自己想办法，不管多么复杂的实验都是如此，以便锻炼我们的能力。
leave sb to his own resources 不去打扰某人;让某人自行打发时间：
There is no class on Saturday afternoons，students are left to their own resources at that time.
星期六下午没有课，由学生们自行打发时间。
lend / add wings to 加快……的速度;促进：
Students are writing their theses，their teachers’ help lend wings to them.
学生们正在写他们的论文，他们教师的帮助加快了他们的速度。
lend / give assistance to 帮助;援助：
Tom has got some good friends，once he is in trouble，they will come and lend assistance to him at once.
汤姆有一些好朋友，他一旦有麻烦事，他们立刻来帮助他。
lend itself/themselves to (指物)适用于;适合于：
Fur clothes with so thick hair lend themselves to keeping warmth in the Arctic and Antarctic zones.
这样厚绒毛的皮衣服适合于在南极北极地区御寒之用。
lend oneself to (指人)参与;协助(不正当行为)：
One should never lend himself to evil deeds，on the contrary，he should prevent them.
一个人绝不应当参与恶行;相反地，他应当加以制止。
lend one’s turn to 让席;让路：
Their work is more important than ours，we should lend our turn to them.
他们的工作比我们的工作更重要，我们应当给他们让路。
lend wings to 加速：
The rainy season will come，we will do everything in our power to lend wings to high way construction and accomplish it in the shortest time.
雨季将要来临，我们将尽全力加速公路建设，使它尽快完成。
lie to (船)因逆风而几乎不能前进：
As the northwest wind grew stronger and stronger，many schooners lay to on the river.
由于西北风越刮越大，许多帆船在河里几乎不能前进。
lie to one’s work 奋力工作：
They are all honest and industrious youths，so they lie to their work without other’s urging.
他们都是忠实勤勉的青年，所以无需别人催促就奋力工作。
like will to like 物以类聚：
Things of the same property gather together by themselves，this is called like will to like.
相同性质的事物自动地聚集在一起，这就叫作物以类聚。
listen to 听;倾听：
We listen to our teacher attentively，for we love and respect him.
我们注意听老师讲课，因为我们热爱和尊敬他。
listen to reason 听从道理;服理：
If both sides listen to reason，the dispute will easily be settled.
如果争论双方都听从道理，这争论就能很容易解决。
live to a great age 活到很大年纪：
We believe that those who have kind hearts can surly live to a great age.
我们相信，心地善良的人们一定能够高寿。
live to a green old age 老当益壮：
The man was optimistic in everything and did not know what worry was，so he lived to a green old age.
那人对什么都乐观，不知忧愁为何物，所以他老当益壮。
live to oneself 离群索居;过孤独生活：
Mr. Brown did not marry all his life，he lived to himself in his old age.
布朗先生一生没有结婚，他在晚年时过着孤独的生活。
live up to 实践(原则、誓言等);做到：
He is of the opinion that people should be kind to others and he lives up to this all his life.
他认为人们应当与人为善，他一生中也是这样作的。
look back to / on 回顾：
He looked back to the experiences of his whole life in his old age and all sorts of feelings welled up in his mind.
他在老年时回顾一生经历，感慨万端。
look to 照看;留心;注意：
Mother looked to the study of her son，she often examined his homework.
母亲对她儿子的学习很注意，她时常检查他的作业。
look to sb (for sth) 仰赖某人(做某事)：
We all look to Jim for advice，for he is much more experienced than we.
我们都仰赖吉姆提供意见，因为他比我们经验丰富得多。
look to sb (to do sth) 指望某人(做某事)：
They are looking to us to help them，we should try our best to serve them.
他们正在指望我们帮助他们，我们要尽最大努力为他们服务。
look to it that 注意;确保：
Look to it that this will never happen again.
注意不要使这样的事再发生。
look to one’s laurels 小心翼翼保持已得的荣誉;爱惜名声：
They are a champion team，they look to their laurels and try to win in each competition.
他们是冠军队，他们爱惜名声，在每次竞赛中都设法努力打赢。
look to/towards (房屋)面向;往……望去：
That retired old man liked his house because it looked to green mountains.
那位退休老人喜爱他的房子，因为它面向青山。
lose one’s heart to 爱上;心被……俘去：
John lost his heart to Mary，he did every thing to please her.
约翰倾心于玛丽，他做一切事来讨她的喜欢。
made to order 按照要求特制的;定做的：
His big feet cannot wear ordinary shoes，he has to buy shoes made to order.
他的大脚不能穿普通的鞋，他必须买特制的鞋。
make a concession to 对……让步：
The landlady has made a concession to her tenants and she promises to lower the rent next month.
女房东已经向她的租户让步，她答应下月降低房租。
make a contrast to/with 与……成显著对比：
Beautiful and tranquil scenery of mountainous regions makes a contrast to the busy scene of big cities.
山区美丽而幽静的风景与大都市的繁忙景色形成显著的对比。
make allusion to 暗指;间接提及：
There was something wrong about him several years ago，so he does not like others to make allusion to his past.
几年以前他有些错误的事情，所以他不喜欢别人间接提到他的过去。
make(an) amendment to 修正(规章、条例等)：
Delegates are prudent in their discussion，for their meeting has the right to make amendment to all regulations and systems.
代表们在讨论时都很慎重，因为他们的会议有权对于所有规章制度进行修正。
make amends to sb for 为某事对某人做赔偿：
A manufacturer has made amends to our company for the loss due to poor quality of its products.
一家制造厂已经向我们公司为产品质量不良所造成的损失做了赔偿。
make an application to 向……申请：
Andy aspires to scientific research，he has made an application to a research institute for a post.
安迪立志于科学研究，他已经向一个研究所申请一个职位。
make an excursion to 到……做短途旅行：
Led by their teachers，pupils often make an excursion to the countryside to enrich their knowledge about agriculture.
小学生们时常由老师们率领，到农村去做短途旅行以丰富他们对农业的知识。
make an objection to 反对：
Some representatives make an objection to this proposal，they think it not comprehensive.
一些代表反对这个提议，他们认为这个提议不够全面。
make approaches to 接近;亲近：
Young technicians all want to make approaches to their chief engineer so that they can get help from him.
青年技术人员们都想跟他们的总工程师亲近，以便得到他的帮助。
make contribution to 1
做贡献给：
People all work hard at their posts to make more contribution to their country.
人们都在自己的岗位上努力工作以便为国家多做贡献。
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捐助给：
Some rich people were generous in enjoying themselves but miserly in making contribution to charitable institutions.
一些富人自己享受很慷慨但向慈善机构捐助很吝啬。
make donation to 向……捐助：
They often make donations to charities to show their love to the poor and helpless.
他们时常向慈善团体捐助以显示他们对于贫穷无助的人们的爱。
make sth known to 把某事向……公布：
School authorities have made a new regulation known to teachers and students.
学校领导已经向教师和学生们公布一个新规章。
make oneself known to 向……做自我介绍：
When their new manager assumed his office，he made himself known to all his subordinates by having cordial talks with them.
当他们的新经理上任时，他以跟下级们亲切谈话的方式向他们做自我介绍。
make one’s way to/towards 向……走去：
Many people make their way to a department store，which is newly inaugurated.
许多人向一家百货公司走去，那家百货公司新近才开业。
make reference to 1
提到;说到：
Our director made reference to our opinion and promised to discuss it at the meeting.
我们的主任谈到我们的意见并答应在会上加以讨论。
2
参考;参看：
Readers are asked to make reference to the latest map of the world.
读者们被要求参看最新世界地图。
make subscription to 1
订阅(报纸、杂志等)：
In order to study English，the youth made subscription to an English newspaper and read it everyday.
为了学习英语，那个青年订阅了一份英文报纸，每天阅读。
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同意;赞同(意见、观点等)：
We made subscription to his viewpoint not because he was our superior but because his viewpoint was correct.
我们赞同他的观点，并不是因为他是我们的上级，而是因为他的观点正确。
man to man 像男子汉对男子汉那样;老实讲：
We are both open and aboveboard and I hope we should treat each other like man to man.
我们都是光明磊落的人，我希望我们要像男子汉对男子汉那样互相对待。
means to the end 达到目的的手段：
The proverb goes that the end crowns the means，but we prefer that the means to the end should also be correct.
谚语云，只要目的正确，可以不择手段，但是我们愿达到目的的手段也应当正确。
meet face to face 对抗;相对;相遇：
When correctness meets face to face with the wrong，people will have no hesitation in upholding the former and opposing the latter.
当正确与错误相对抗时，人们将毫不犹豫地支持正确反对错误。
minister to 〈文学用语〉服侍;尽职以帮助;服务：
Alice is a kind nurse，she ministers to the sick wholeheartedly.
爱丽丝是一位和善的护士，她全心全意地服侍病人们。
More power to your elbow!〈表示鼓励或赞成的话〉加把劲!祝你成功! You have completed over half of you work，more power to your elbow! 你的任务已经完成一多半了，加把劲吧!
nail one’s colours to the mast 明确宣布并坚持自己的主张：
That biologist never holds back his opposition against Darwin’s theory of evolution，he nails his colours to the mast.
那位生物学家毫不隐瞒他反对达尔文进化论的意见，他明确宣布并坚持自己的这个主张。
news to this hour 〈美〉(无线电广播中的)最新消息;最后消息：
A new kind of electronic microscope has been invented recently，this is the news to this hour.
一种新的电子显微镜最近被发明，这是无线电的最新消息。
next door to 1
与……邻接：
His house is next door to ours，so it is very convenient for us to visit him.
他的家跟我们的家邻接，所以我们拜访他很方便。
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几乎;接近：
When I ask a doctor how to cure my stomach-ache and indigestion，he advises me not to eat and drink anything for three days，I think his therapy is next door to madness.
当我询问一个医生怎样治疗我的胃疼和消化不良时，他建议我三天不吃不喝任何东西，我认为他的这个疗法近乎疯狂。
next to 1
紧靠(指位置)：
There is a swivel chair next to my desk，I often have a rest in it when I feel tired during my work.
紧靠我的书桌有一个转椅，我在工作中感觉疲乏时，时常坐在上面休息。
2
次于：
Next to her mother，the girl loves his little brother best.
除去她母亲以外，那姑娘最爱的是她的小弟弟。
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与……接近(指数量等)：
Nurses can come to the patient in next to no time after they hear his call.
护士们听到病人招呼以后几乎立刻就能来到病人近前。
next to none/nothing 几乎没有;很微小：
Their football team is inferior to other teams both in skill and in physical strength，so the chance for them to win championship in the match is next to nothing.
他们的足球队在球艺上和体力上都不如别的队，所以他们赢得这场比赛冠军的可能性微乎其微。
nod to its fall 摇摇欲坠：
It is dangerous to walk near that old building，it is out of repair and nods to its fall.
靠近那个旧建筑物行走是危险的，它年久失修，摇摇欲坠。
No man is a hero to his valet 〈谚语〉任何人在他的仆人眼里都不是英雄：
Napoleon Bonaparte was a great man，but he was not so great in the eyes of his servants，because no man is a hero to his valet.
拿破仑是个伟人，但在他的仆人们眼中他并不是如此伟大，因为任何人在他的仆人眼里都不是英雄。
nose to nose 面对面地;迎面：
The two boys are on bad terms with each other，they often meet nose to nose at schoot but never talk to each other.
这两个男孩关系不好，他们经常在学校里面对面地遇到，但彼此从来不说话。
not a marker to 〈俚语〉不能和……相比;远远配不上：
I am not a marker to that shrewd man，he is a hundred times as clever as I.
我不能和那个精明人相比，他比我伶俐百倍。
not amount to a row of beans/pins〈美〉不值得考虑;一文不值：
You need not worry about that trifling matter，it does not amount to a row of beans.
你用不着为那件琐事担忧，它一文不值。
not come to anything 落空了;白费了：
The girl has made a new friend much better than he，so his love to her has not come to anything.
那姑娘又结识了一个比他好得多的新朋友，所以他对她的爱落空了。
no thanks to 并不是由于：
It is no thanks to your own exertion only，your friends’ assistance is of much account in your success.
你的成功并不是仅由于你自己的努力，你朋友们的帮助在其中起了很大作用。
not have a shirt to one’s back 一贫如洗：
That businessman has gone bankrupt，he does not have a shirt to his back now.
那个商人已经破产，他现在一贫如洗。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 〈谚语〉心之所愿，无事不成;有志者事竟成。
Through many years’ exertion，the man achieves his ambition，we all say that nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
经过多年的努力，那个人完成了他的雄心壮志，我们都说，有志者事竟成。
no touch to 〈美口语〉和……比起来不算什么：
Everyone of us has done his best in the work，but it is no touch to your contribution.
我们每个人在工作中都尽了最大努力，但是和你的贡献相比，算不上什么。
not to amount to a hill of beans 不值得考虑;一文不值：
They are all trifles and not to amount to a hill of beans.
它们都是琐事，不值得考虑。
not to my knowledge 据我所知不是如此：
They have told you the matter in detail，but what they have said is not to my knowledge.
他们已经把事情的详细情况都告诉你了，但是据我所知，事实并不是像他们所说的那样。
offer/make an apology to sb for为……向某人道歉：
They made an apology to their friend for not seeing him when he was in hospital.
他们为没有到医院去看望他们的朋友而向这位朋友道歉。
offer oneself to sb’s view 出现在某人眼前;叫某人看得见：
When tourists got to the mountain top，beautiful scenery offered itself to their view at once.
当旅游者们到达山顶时，美丽的风景立刻展现在他们的眼前。
one to another或to one another互相;彼此：
Before entering the old scientist’s house，students said one to another that they should bow before the scientist to show their reverence for him when they saw him.
当进入那位老科学家的居室以前，学生们互相告诉，见到那位科学家要鞠躬以表示对他的敬意。
open a gate to 给以……的机会：
Just as we were troubled with our failure，their precious encouragement and support opened a gate to success to us.
正当我们为失败而烦恼时，他们的宝贵的鼓励和支持给了我们以成功的机会。
open sb’s eyes to 使某人认清、看清：
My friend’s advice opened my eyes to the way forward.
我的朋友的忠告使我认清我前进的方向。
open one’s mind/heart to 对(某人)吐露心情、真意：
Julie opened her mind to her bosom friends that she was vexed at her difficult situation and did not know what to do.
朱丽向她的亲密朋友们吐露她的心意说，她为她的困难处境而苦恼，不知怎么办才好。
open to criticism 可以批评的;愿意接受批评的：
Mr Hardy said to his colleagues courteously that his works were immature and open to criticism.
哈代先生客气地对他的同事们说，他的作品是不成熟的，愿意接受批评。
open to reason 愿意接受道理的;惟理是从的：
We like to associate with Bernard because he is modest，prudent and open to reason.
我们都愿意跟伯纳交往，因为他谦虚、谨慎、惟理是从。
open/uncover one’s heart to 对(某人)吐露心情、真意：
Mary felt very sad，she opened her heart to her elder sister and asked for her advice.
玛丽非常悲伤，她向她的姐姐诉说心情，请她给以忠告。
owe to 1
欠(钱、债务)：
Simon owes fifty pounds to his friend，he will pay it next month.
西蒙欠他的朋友50磅，他将在下月归还。
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受到……的恩惠;感激：
I owe it to you that I am still alive.
我感激你的救命之恩。
3
按责任或义务须给;应尽：
We all owe reverence to our teachers，who teach us knowledge and other things we need all our lives.
我们应当尊敬我们的老师，他们教给我们一生所需用的知识和其他事物。
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应该把……归功于：
I owed my success to my good friends，they gave me assistance and advice essential to my work.
我的成功应该归功于我的好朋友，他们给我以工作上必不可少的帮助和忠告。
owe sth to a mere accident 某事完全出于偶然：
That engineer owed his invention to a mere accident，it casually came to his mind when he was cooking his supper.
那个工程师的发明完全出于偶然，当他正在做晚饭时，这个发明偶然地进入他的头脑。
pass the buck to 〈口语〉把责任推委给：
It is certainly an act of cowardice and immorality to pass the buck to others when one’s work is done wrong.
An honest man should bear the responsibility himself.
工作做错了而把责任推委给别人肯定是懦弱和不道德的行为，诚实的人应当自己承担责任。
pay a compliment to 恭维(某人)：
That courteous man often pays a compliment to others before he says anything to them.
那位彬彬有礼的人在跟别人谈任何事以前，时常先恭维对方。
pay attention to 注意：
She asked her pupils to pay attention to her and not to go in one ear and out at the other.
她要求她的学生们注意听她讲课，不要左耳进右耳出。
pay court to 〈正式用语〉向(某女士)献殷勤求爱：
We are glad that a handsome young man pays court to this beautiful，virtuous girl and wish them to be married at an early date.
一个英俊的青年向这个美丽贤惠的姑娘献殷勤求爱，我们知道这件事以后非常高兴，祝愿他们早结良缘。
pay deference to 向……表示敬意;尊敬：
In order to pay deference to their distinguished guests，they gave a banquet in honour of them.
为了表示对其贵宾的敬意，他们为贵宾举行了宴会。
pay/do homage to 向……表示敬意;给……以应有的评价：
We went to the mausoleum of that great man to pay homage to him.
我们到那位伟人的陵墓，向他表示敬意。
pay /give lip-service to 〈口语〉对……口头上说得好听;对……口惠而实不至：
A clever pedlar is good at paying lip-service to his customers，so most people wish to buy things from him.
一位伶俐的商贩善于对顾客们说得天花乱坠，所以大多数人都愿意买他的东西。
pay honour to 向……致敬：
A prince went to his neighbouring country to pay honour to its king.
王子去邻国，向邻国的国王致敬。
pay one’s addresses/attentions to〈旧用语〉向(某人)献殷勤(多指向妇女)：
The handsome，talented youth paid his addresses to a beautiful girl and he was welcome by her.
一位英俊有才能的青年向一位美丽的姑娘献殷勤，他受到她的欢迎。
pay one’s respect to 尊敬;尊重：
We all pay our respect to the old scholar，he is famous for both his profound learning and his eminent virtue.
我们都尊重那位老学者，他以其深奥的学问和高尚的品德而著名。
pay tribute to 1
向……进贡：
In olden days，the conquered countries must pay tribute to their conquerors to showtheir submission.
在古时，被征服的国家必须向他们的征服者进贡，以表示顺从。
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向……表示敬意：
We laid a wreath before our teacher’s tomb to pay tribute to him.
我们在我们老师的墓前献花圈以表示我们对他的敬意。
pick to pieces 把……撕得粉碎;把……攻击得一钱不值：
Jim wrote a letter to Rose，criticizing her about her fault，when Rose read the letter，she grew angry and picked it to pieces.
吉姆给罗丝写了一封信，批评她的过失，罗丝看完信以后大怒，把信撕得粉碎。
pin one’s faith to 信任：
Our manager pinned his faith to his secretary，because the secretary was both honest and industrious.
我们经理信任他的秘书，因为这位秘书既忠实又勤勉。
play host to 招待;在……之上做主人：
He often asked old people to the public house and played host to them.
他时常把老年人们请到酒馆，请他们畅饮。
play to hard luck 〈美〉不走运;倒霉;失意：
An old man played to hard luck all his life，he became disillusioned with the mortal world and retired to his mountainous native village.
一位老人一生失意，他看破了世俗的事，退隐到自己的老家山村。
play to the gallery 设法迎合大众趣味;讨好观众：
In order to increase income，this theatrical troupe played to the gallery by performing some traditional dramas.
为了增加收入，这个剧团采用上演传统戏的方法，迎合大众趣味。
play to the score 随机应变;见机行事：
Martin is good at playing to the score，he can deal with complicated problems with facility.
马丁善于随机应变，所以他在处理复杂问题时非常得心应手。
praise to the skies 极口称赞;把……捧上天：
Thatmillionaire has so many good friends，they all praise him to the skies.
那位百万富翁有这么多好朋友，他们都把他捧上天。
prefer one’s room to sb’s company不愿与某人交际：
Jack is a rude and impolite young man，Alice prefers her room to his company.
杰克是一个粗鲁无礼貌的青年，爱丽丝不愿意跟他交往。
present sth to 1
赠给;送给：
We presented our gifts to our friend at the farewell party and wished him good luck.
在欢送晚会上我们把礼物赠送给我们的朋友并祝他好运。
2
提出;呈递：
Their manager has presented a letter of resignation to the directorate for disagreement in management.
由于在经营方法上意见不一致，他们经理已向董事会递交辞职信。
present sb to 介绍;引见：
At the dinner party，they presented me to many new friends and we had a good time together.
在宴会上他们把我介绍给许多新朋友，我们在一起玩得很快乐。
present sth to the mind 铭记在心：
That grand celebration ceremony will present itself to the mind of all the people who attend it.
这个盛大的庆祝仪式将被所有参加仪式的人铭记在心。
press sb to one’s bosom 搂抱某人：
Mother pressed her beloved baby to her bosom and kissed its rosy cheeks.
母亲把她亲爱的婴儿搂在怀里，亲吻他的粉红色面颊。
proceed to 开始：
Our scientists will soon proceed to their research work.
我们的科学家们不久将开始他们的研究工作。
put a baby to one’s bosom 给婴儿喂奶：
A baby woke up and cried，mother hastily put it to her bosom.
一个婴儿醒来哭了，妈妈赶忙给他喂奶。
put an end to 结束或废除(某事物)：
We have wasted too much time in such a trifle thing，we had better put an end to it.
我们在这个琐碎的事情上已经耗费太多的时间了，我们最好结束吧。
put a period to 结束或废除(某事物)：
Hubert becomes somewhat conceited and complacent recently，we have warned him that，if he does not correct himself，his friends will put a period to their intercourse with him.
休伯特近来变得有些骄傲自满，我们已经警告他，如果他不纠正这个缺点，他的朋友们就不再跟他交往了。
put a question to 向……提问题：
Children are all inquisitive，they like to put a question to their parents about everything they do not understand.
儿童们都好打听事，对他们不懂的任何事情都喜欢向他们的父母提出问题。
put a stop to 结束或废除(某事物)：
Our new director is intelligent and capable，he has put a stop to all unreasonable regulations and systems since he assumed his office.
我们的新经理精明强干，自从他到任以来已经废除了所有的不合理的规章制度。
put/bring sb/sth to the test 使某人某事物经受检验、考验：
Confucius put everyone of his disciples to the test so as to temper them and make them talented.
孔子使他的每位弟子经受考验来锻炼他们使他们成才。
put/bring sth to the touch 使某事物经受检验：
We attach importance to quality of products and put them to the touch before selling them.
我们重视产品质量，产品出售以前它们要受检验。
put/hold one’s nose to the grindstone 不停地工作;埋头辛苦工作：
He puts his nose to the grindstone because he has a large family to provide for.
他埋头辛苦工作，因为他要养活一大家子人。
put oneself to the trouble of 不怕麻烦地去做;努力去做：
He loved his wife，so he put himself to the trouble of every housework for her.
他爱他的妻子，所以不怕麻烦地为她做每件家务活。
put one’s hand to 着手做(某事)：
After various acids and alkalis are ready，they put their hand to chemical experiments.
当各种酸和碱都齐备以后，他们着手进行化学实验。
put one’s name to 签名支持(某事)：
They are all ardent people，they all put their names to contributions for the relief fund.
他们都是热心的人，都签名支持救济基金捐款。
put “paid” to 结束;了结：
The manager put “paid” to every piece of routine work quickly so as to concentrate his energies to major affairs.
那经理迅速了结每一件日常工作以便把精力集中到重要事情上来。
put pen to paper 着手写;下笔：
That writer always thinks his subject matter again and again before he puts pen to paper.
那位作者在着手写以前，总是要把题材再三思索。
put / push sb to the wall 使某人陷入困境;使某人束手无策：
Each time John was put to the wall，his friends would come to his rescue.
每当约翰陷入困境时，他的朋友们就赶来救援。
put/set one’s hand to the plough着手做一项工作：
A novelist does not put his hand to the plough until the entire conception of a novel has been in his mind.
只有在一个小说的整个构思都已想好以后，小说家才着手去写它。
put / set one’s shoulder to the wheel 1
帮助推车;出一把力：
Each time he was in need，his friends would put their shoulders to the wheel and help him finish his task.
每当他需要的时候，他的朋友们就出一把力，帮助他完成工作。
2
努力工作;尽力完成任务：
John never complains of dirty or toilsome work，he puts his shoulder to the wheel in every task.
约翰从来不嫌脏，不怕累，他努力完成每一件工作。
put/set spurs to 对……加以刺激;对……加以促进：
We like these young men，they need no others to put spurs to them but constantly strive to become more excellent themselves.
我们喜欢这些青年人，他们不需要别人督促他们而是自强不息。
put the screw to/on 对……施加压力：
Some students do not study very hard，their teacher is considering whether to put the screw to them.
一些学生学习不太努力，他们的老师正在考虑是否对他们施加一些压力。
put the seal to 订定;完毕;完成：
These two enterprises have agreed with each other in a deal and put the seal to a contract.
这两家企业已经谈妥一项交易并签订了合同。
put to 提(建议);问(问题)：
Staff members have put a proposal to their factory director and asked him to adopt.
员工们已经向他们厂长提出一个建议请他采纳。
put sb to annoyance 使烦恼;打扰：
The writer is very busy writing，but some of his visitors often stay too long without anything important，this puts him to much annoyance.
这位作家忙于写作，但一些客人没有什么重要的事而在他家中呆很长时间，这使他很烦恼。
put to a stand 停止;阻止：
Our experiment is put to a stand because some chemicals have been used up and these chemicals are rare and very difficult to find in the market.
我们的实验停止了，因为一些化学药品用尽了;而这些化学药品很稀少，在市场上难以找到。
put sth to bits/pieces 把某物扯成碎片;把某事物攻击得体无完肤：
Harold is a wilful boy，he often puts pictorials to bits only because there are no interesting pictures in them.
哈罗德是个任性的孩子，他时常因为画报里面没有有趣的图画而把它扯碎。
put to bed 让……睡觉：
Mother put her baby to bed but the baby prefered playing rather than sleeping.
妈妈让她的婴儿睡觉，但那婴儿愿玩而不想睡觉。
put sb to death 杀死：
Some savages in Africa are very cruel，they often put their captives to death.
非洲一些野人非常残忍，他们时常把俘获的人杀死。
put sth to sb’s disposal 使某事物听由某人处理：
Mother was in hospital，she put domestic affairs to her daughter’s disposal.
妈妈住院了，她把家务事交由她的女儿处理。
put sb to (great) expense 使某人花(很多)钱：
Daisy had a very bad habit，each time she went out with her boy friend，she would put him to expense.
黛西有个非常不好的习惯，每次跟他的男友外出，叫她的男友花钱。
put to flight 使逃走：
There are so many little birds in the forest，but the arrival of an eagle puts them to flight at once.
森林中小鸟太多了，但是老鹰一到它们立刻就都逃走了。
put sb to his trumps 迫使某人打出王牌;迫使某人拿出最后手段：
Commercial competition grew more and more intense in the market，this put the companies to their trumps.
市场上商业竞争愈来愈激烈，这迫使各公司打出他们自己的王牌。
put sb to (great) inconvenience给某人造成(很大)不便;使某人感到(很大)不便：
Ourfriend has removed to a far-away village，it puts us to great inconvenience to pay visit to him.
我们的朋友搬到一个很远的村庄居住，这使我们访问他感到很大不便。
put to it 使感到困难：
He was so poor that he was put to it to send his son to school.
他非常贫穷，连供他儿子上学都感到困难。
put sth to press 付印某物：
A newedition encyclopedia has been put to press，we want to buy it when it is on sale.
一种新版的百科全书已经付印，我们想在它出售时购买它。
put sth to rights 整顿;使有秩序：
Things on James’ desk are all mixed up in disorder，mother has told him to put them to rights.
詹姆斯的书桌上各种物品杂乱无章，他的母亲已经叫他把它们整理好。
put to sea (船)扬帆;起程：
The new ship has been put to sea，with a large number of passengers on board.
那艘新轮船已经起航，船上载有许多乘客。
put sb to shame 使惭愧;使丢脸，使蒙受羞辱：
If a man does something inglorious，his family will be put to shame.
如果一个人做不光彩的事情，他的家庭将蒙受羞辱。
put sb to silence 驳得某人哑口无言;驳倒某人：
Alice is quick in mind and superior in eloquence，she often puts her rival to silence in a debate.
爱丽丝思路敏捷，口才高超，她时常在辩论中驳倒对手。
put to sleep 使入睡：
After feeding her baby with her breast，mother put it to sleep.
妈妈给她的婴儿喂完奶以后，就让婴儿睡了。
put sb to the blush 使某人窘得脸红：
Our teacher’s sharp criticism put that student to the blush and made him repent of what he had done.
我们老师的尖锐批评使得那个学生窘得脸红，并使他对所做的事情感到后悔。
put sb to the expense of 使某人付……的费用：
The wife is particular about clothing，she often puts her husband to the expense of her dress when he goes out with her.
妻子讲究穿戴，每次丈夫跟她外出，她都叫丈夫买衣服。
put sb to the indignity (of doing sth) 使某人忍辱(做某事)：
Each time the mischievous child stirs up trouble，his parents are put to the indignity of offering an apology to others.
每次那淘气孩子惹了祸，他的父母都得忍辱给人家赔礼道歉。
put sth to the proof/touch 考验、考查某事物：
Before the scientist declares his new theory，he puts it to the proof in many ways.
那位科学家发表他的新理论以前，他用各种方法去考查它。
put sb to the rack 使某人受痛苦、困恼：
Mother is put to the rack because her son does not obey her words.
妈妈非常痛苦，因为儿子不听她的话。
put to the sword 杀死：
He is cruel fellow，he often puts little animals to the sword.
他是个残忍的家伙，时常屠杀小动物。
put sth to the test 测验实验某事物：
When the liquid is put to the test，we find it to be a poisonous one.
当对该液体进行实验时，我们发现它有毒。
put sth to the vote 付诸表决：
When the proposal was put to the vote，it was accepted unanimously because it was both just and comprehensive.
当该提议被付诸表决时，它被一致通过，因为该提议既公允又周密。
put sb to the worse 打败某人;使某人遭到失败：
Owing to superiority in skill and sportsmanship，they have put all other volleyball teams to the worse.
由于球艺和竞技精神高超，他们队已经打败了所有其他的排球队。
put sb to trouble 使某人遭到麻烦;使某人陷入困境：
George never pays obedience to his parents so he often does something foolish and put them to trouble.
乔治总也不听父母的话，所以他时常做出愚蠢的事情，使他的父母遭到麻烦。
raise one’s glass to 为(某人)的健康干杯：
At the birthday party，we are all full of joy and raise our glasses to the host.
在生日宴会上，我们大家都喜气洋洋为主人的健康干杯。
raise sb to life 使苏醒;使复活：
Through urgent medical treatment，doctors have raised the patient to life.
经过紧急的治疗，医生们已经使那位病人苏醒过来。
read a sermon to 教训(某人);责备(某人)：
That old teacher often read a sermon to his naughty pupils but they would not listen to him and kept on doing amusing tricks.
那位老教师时常教训他的淘气学生们，但是学生们不听他的话，继续调皮捣蛋。
reconcile sb to 使安心于：
My new job is dirty and tiresome，but my friends’ encouragement and persuasion reconcile me to it.
我的新工作又脏又累，但是朋友们的鼓励和劝说使我安心去做它。
reduce sb to a pulp 把某人吓得软作一团：
Jennifer is a timid girl，once she meets with a dog in the street，she is reduced to a pulp at once.
珍尼佛是个胆小的姑娘，有一次她在大街上遇到一只狗，立刻吓得软作一团。
reduce sth to ashes 把……烧成灰烬;把……化为乌有：
Hospitals often reduce patients’ clothes to ashes to practise sterilization.
医院时常把病人们的衣物烧成灰烬以进行消毒。
reduce sb to tears 使某人流泪：
When she told us her sad experiences，we were all reduced to tears with sympathy.
当她把她的悲惨遭遇告诉我们时，我们都流下同情的泪。
reduction to absurdity (逻辑学中的一种证明方法)归谬法：
There are many ways to show that something is incorrect，one of them is called reduction to absurdity.
有许多方法可以用来证明某个事物是不正确的，其中之一名叫归谬法。
refer to 1
(指谈话者)谈到;提及：
They often referred to their teacher，who was a famous scholar.
他们时常提到他们的老师，这位老师是一个著名的学者。
2
关系到;与……有关：
To be responsible to his clients，the lawyer has examined all documents referring to this matter.
为了对他的委托人负责，那律师已经查阅了与这件事有关的所有文件。
3
参考;使参考：
In order to show the authoritative quality of his research paper，the scholar referred his readers to the original works of Socrates and Plato.
为了显示他那学术论文的权威性，那位学者请他的读者们参考苏格拉底和柏拉图的原著。
4
叫(某人)到(某地)查询：
Some applicants referred us to their former employers.
一些求职者请我们到他们以前的雇主那里去打听他们的为人。
5
提交：
Their project has been referred to our director for ratification.
他们的方案已经被提交到我们主任那里审批。
refer sth to arbitration 把某事提请仲裁：
As both sides cannot settle the dispute themselves，they have agreed to refer it to arbitration.
由于双方不能自己解决纠纷，他们已经同意把该纠纷提请仲裁。
refer to sth as 把某事物称为：
He is a great novelist and his writings are referred to as brilliant pearls in the world literature.
他是个伟大的小说家，他的作品被称为是世界文坛的明珠。
refer to sb as 把某人称为：
His disciples pay reverence to him and refer to him as a great philosopher.
他的弟子们很尊敬他，并称他为一位伟大的哲学家。
refuse credence to 不相信：
In order to be prudent，we should refuse credence to any information given informally.
为慎重起见，我们不应当相信任何非正式来源的信息。
relate to 与……有关系;论及：
Astronomy is a branch of science，which relates to the universe and the movement of heavenly bodies.
天文学是科学的一个分支，它论述宇宙和各天体的运行。
relating to 关于;与……有关：
The arbitrator asked both companies to tell him everything relating to their business disputes.
仲裁人要求发生争执的两个公司把一切有关他们业务争执的事情都告诉他。
render assistance to 帮助;援助：
We are in duty bound to render assistance to those who are in need，no matter who they are.
我们有责任帮助所有需要帮助的人，无论他们是谁。
resort to 1
采取;使用(方法、手段等)：
Those beneficent people always resort to every means to help the old and helpless.
那些慈善的人们总是采用一切方法去帮助年老失助者。
2
诉诸(武力、法律等)：
When we deal with others，we should resort to conscience.
当我们跟别人交往时，我们应当诉诸良心。
3
常去(令人喜悦或游玩之地)：
On Sundays and holidays，children do not stay at home，they resort to parks or other places of entertainment.
星期日和假日，孩子们不呆在家中，他们常去公园或其他娱乐场地。
resort to compromise 诉诸妥协;互相让步：
Through mediation of a lawyer，business disputes between these two firms were settled by resorting to compromise.
经过一位律师的调解，这两家商号之间的业务纠纷以互相让步得到解决。
respond/reply to the toast 答谢祝酒：
He responded to the toast by making a thankful speech to his guests.
他向客人们做了感谢的发言以答谢祝酒。
return to one’s first love 重理旧业：
After changing several jobs，Alexander found his first job to be the best，so he returned to his first love.
在变换了几次职业以后，亚历山大发现他的第一个职业最好，于是他又重返到原来的职业。
return to the fold (指牛羊等)回到羊栏;(指人)浪子回头：
Through numerous tribulations，the vagrant at last returned to the fold and lived a settled life.
经历许多磨难以后，那流浪者终于回到家园重过安定的生活。
reversion to type 隔代遗传;返祖遗传：
Descendents may inherit the characters of their ancestors with the interruption of many generations，this is called reversion to type in biology.
后代子孙在间隔许多代以后可以继承他们祖先的特性，这在生物学上叫做返祖遗传。
ride to hounds 骑马纵狗打猎：
Young people take much interests in riding to hounds and often do this on the grassland with their friends.
年轻人们对骑马纵狗打猎非常有兴趣，他们时常跟朋友们在草原上巡猎。
rise superior to 不受……的影响;不为……所动：
Some book-sellers asked Peter to join them in their job and offered much benefit to him，but Peter rose superior to this because he did not like this profession.
一些图书商人要求彼得参加他们的职业并许给他许多利益，但是彼得不为他们的劝说所动，因为他不喜欢这个行业。
rise to eminence 成名;达到显赫：
After the scientist had made many important inventions，he rose to eminence and won the Nobel Prize.
那位科学家做了许多重要发明以后，声名显赫，获得了诺贝尔奖金。
rise to the bait 受诱惑;上钩;入圈套：
Harvey lives a thrifty life and works industrious，he has not any inordinate demand，so he rises to no bait.
哈维生活俭朴，工作勤勉，没有任何过分要求，所以他不会受诱惑。
rise to the challenge 应战;迎着困难上：
Thomas will surely succeed because he has the spirit of rising to the challenge.
托玛斯必将成功，因为他有迎着困难上的精神。
rise to the emergency/occasion能应付紧急变故;能应付难局：
The company’s business falls into depression，but they rises to the occasion and conquers their difficulty.
那家公司营业不景气，但他们能应付难局，克服了困难。
rise to the fly 上当;上钩;入圈套：
Soon after we begin to fish in a brook，a large fish rises to the fly.
我们刚在一条小溪开始钓鱼，一条大鱼就上了钩。
rise to view 出现;可以被看见：
When they entered a tranquil and secluded valley，beautiful scenery rose to their veiw at once.
当他们进入一个幽静的山谷时，一片美丽的景色立刻出现在他们眼前。
round to (船)转船首顶风停下：
Southwest wind began to blow in the gulf，our captain cried：
“Round to the wind.
”海湾中开始刮西南风，我们船长高声命令：
“转船首顶风停下。
”
rouse sb to(absolute) frenzy 使某人(极为)激动：
The opera troupe is excellent in performance，it rouses the audience to frenzy.
该剧团演技极为卓越，使得观众非常激动。
run counter to 与……相反;违反：
Henry often disobeys his mother’s words and does things which run counter to her wishes.
亨利时常不听他母亲的嘱咐，做出违反她意愿的事情来。
run to 1
(钱、费用等)达到(某数量)：
Last year the enterprise made a large profit，which ran to nearly a million yuan.
去年那个企业取得很大利润，大约达到一百万元。
2
有能力或有钱去做某事;(钱等)足够做某事：
The family’s bank savings cannot run to a piano，they have to make do with an organ.
这个家庭的存款不够买一架钢琴的，他们只好将就着买一架风琴。
3
伸展到;发展到：
This company has run to a hundred employees and many branch offices.
这家公司已经发展到有一百名雇员和许多分公司。
run sth to earth 到处搜寻;追踪到底：
A wolf is hidden somewhere in the wood，the hunter is running it to earth.
一只狼在这树林中的某处躲藏，猎人正在到处搜寻它。
run to fat (指人)有长胖的趋势：
Mr Smith runs to fat recently，this is of course unfavourable to his health.
史密斯先生近来有发胖的趋势，这当然对他的健康是不利的。
run to ruin 成为废墟：
A house was on fire last night，when the fire was put out，it had run to ruin.
一所房子昨夜失火，火被扑灭以后，房子已经成为废墟。
rush to 1
急忙赶到：
When Peter was told that his mother had been taken ill and sent to hospital，he rushed to the hospital at once.
当彼得被告知他的母亲已经生病住院时，他立即急忙赶到医院。
2
草率得出(结论、判断等)：
They are careless people，they often rush to a conclusion without considering things carefully.
他们是粗心大意的人，时常不经仔细考虑就草率作出结论。
rush to one’s lips (语言)涌到嘴边：
That gentleman has ever helped us，when we see him，thankful words rush to our lips at once.
那位先生曾经帮助过我们，当我们见到他时，感谢的语言立刻就涌到我们嘴边。
sail close/near to the wind 1
顶风航行：
A ship sails close to the wind，for its captain has ordered to get to a harbour as soon as possible.
一只船顶风航行，因为它的船长已经命令尽快赶到一个港口。
2
几乎行为失检;几乎犯法：
They sail near to the wind after they have drunk too much hard liquor at a feast.
他们在一次宴会上喝了太多的烈性酒以后，几乎行为失检。
say ditto to 〈口语〉同意;说与……相同的话：
When we said that we should not do such a thing，he said ditto to us.
当我们说我们不应当做这样的事情时，他同意我们的说法。
say farewell to 告别;辞行：
Before departure，he went to his old teacher and said farewell to him.
在离别以前，他到老师家向老师辞行。
say goodbye to 告别;辞行：
Henry will go to a distant city to study，we see him to the station and say goodbye to one another.
亨利将要到一个远方城市去学习，我们把他送到车站，互相告别。
say no/nay to 1
拒绝某事：
Ellen is a wayward girl，when she is out of humour，she will say no to your request no matter what it is.
爱伦是个任性的姑娘，不高兴时，无论你对她有什么请求，她都一概拒绝。
2
拒绝某人：
We are good friends and ought to help each other，so each time he asks me for something，I never say no to him.
我们是好朋友，应当互相帮助，每当他向我要求什么事的时候，我从来没有拒绝过他。
say to oneself 心中思忖：
Everyday the old lady would say to herself，“I have strained myself all my life to bring my child up，now he has grown up，I should have a good rest”.
每天那位老太太心中都思忖：“为了把我的孩子培养大，我已经操劳一辈子，现在他已经长大了，我该好好休息一下了。”
say yes to 1
同意某事;允诺某事：
A disabled old man asks me to accompany him to hospital，I say yes to his request at once and accompany him there.
一位残疾老人要求我陪他去医院，我立即允诺，陪他前往。
2
同意某人;允诺某人：
George always say yes to people no matter what they may ask for.
无论别人要求乔治什么事，他总是一口允诺。
scatter sth to the (four)winds1
荡尽;浪费掉：
People should never live in luxury，if they do，they will scatter everything to the winds however rich they are.
人们不应当过奢侈生活，如果生活奢侈，无论多么富有也将被浪费掉。
2
粉碎;击溃：
In the beginning of the nineteenth century，Napoleon scattered many European countries’ resistance to the winds and conquered them.
19世纪初，拿破仑粉碎了许多欧洲国家的抵抗，征服了这些国家。
second to none 首屈一指;不比任何人或任何物差：
We can assure you，Kevin’s technology in computers is second to none，he can accomplish any task you put to him.
我们向你保证，凯文在计算机方面的技术不比任何人差，他能完成你交给他的任何任务。
see eye to eye with 与(某人)看法相同;与(某人)有相同见解：
Young people see eye to eye with young people and old people see eye to eye with old people，this is a matter of course.
年轻人与年轻人的见解相同，老年人与老年人的见解相同，这是很自然的。
see one’s way to (doing sth) 知道如何做某事：
The shopkeeper is a shrewd man，he sees his way to running his business without other’s worry.
这位商店主人是个精明人，他知道如何去经营他的业务，用不着别人操心。
see to 注意照料(某事);留心照料(某事)：
Will you see to the arrangements for a ceremony to welcome our distinguished guests? 请你负责安排一个欢迎我们贵宾的仪式好吗?
see to it that 务必使……;注意要使……：
Teachers asked their pupils’parents to see to it that their children would attend school and finish their homework everyday.
老师们要求学生们的父母务必使他们的孩子每天上学和完成家庭作业。
sell one’s soul to the devil 出卖灵魂：
Only evil persons sell their souls to the devil.
仅有恶人们才出卖他们的灵魂。
sell sth to advantage 出售某物获利：
Although this astute businessman always sells his goods to his advantage，he charges fair prices and never deceives others in his business.
虽然这位商人出售货物总是获利，但是他要价公道，做买卖绝不骗人。
sell sth to disadvantage 出售某物吃亏：
The market is fast changing，that tradesman makes a wrong judgement in the quotations on the market and sells his goods to disadvantage.
市场瞬息万变，那位商人对行情判断错误，出售货物吃了亏。
send sb to Coventry 与某人断绝关系;抵制某人：
Our neighbour is not frank and open in dealing with others，we all send him to Coventry.
我们的邻人与人交往不够坦荡，我们都不跟他交往。
send sb to sleep 使入睡;催眠：
Mother is good at nursing children，her humming song sends her baby to sleep very quickly.
妈妈善于看护小孩，她哼唱的歌声很快就使她的婴儿睡着了。
send to the bottom 打沉;击沉：
Torpedoes can be used to send ships to the bottom in the sea.
鱼雷能用来在海上击沉船只。
send to the right-about 驱逐;撵走：
Some boys made so much noise outside the window that I could not concentrate my attention on my work，I asked them to play in some other place and sent them to the rightabout.
几个男孩在窗外大声吵闹使我不能专心工作，所以我请他们到别处去游戏，把他们撵走。
set a limit to 限制;控制(某事物)：
Kevin’s hobby is fishing，but he sets a limit to his hobby so as not to influence his work.
凯文喜好钓鱼，但是他把这个喜好限制到一定范围以免影响他的工作。
set a match/light to 付之一炬;使……燃烧：
They gathered dirty things and rubbish into a heap and set a match to it.
他们把脏东西和垃圾聚成一堆，付之一炬。
set an (good) example to 为……树立(良好)榜样：
Lewis throws himself into the breach and thus sets a good example to his colleagues.
路易斯挺身救人于危难之中，因而给他的同事们树立了良好榜样。
set a term to 给……定期限：
Both sides agreed that is was necessary to set a term to the contract.
双方都同意有必要给合同定一个期限。
set fire to 放火;使燃烧：
Explorers heaped up dry wood and dead branches and set fire to them to warm themselves.
探险家们把干木头和枯枝堆在一起，点燃它们以取暖。
set/get to work (使)开始工作;(使)着手工作：
The scientist set to work early in the morning and did not rest till noon.
那科学家早晨很早就开始工作，一直到中午才休息。
set hand to 从事;着手：
Whatever I may set hand to，I will never do it by halves.
我无论做什么工作，绝不半途而废。
set measures to 限制;约束：
Students took too much time in playing，their teacher tried to set measures to it.
学生们玩耍的时间太多，他们的老师试图加以约束。
set no bounds to 放纵：
Human desire is just like a wild horse，if a man sets no bounds to it，he will surely make mistakes.
人的欲望恰似一匹野马，如果放纵他，必将犯错误。
set pen to paper 下笔;开始写：
It is the novelist’s habit to think about his subject matter over again before he sets pen to paper.
那位小说家的习惯是先对他的题材反复思索，然后才开始下笔。
set / put bounds to 限制：
These young men are too passionate and impulsive，we have to set bounds to their action so as not to get into trouble.
这些年轻人太热情太冲动，我们不得不对他们的行动加以限制以免闯祸。
set / put one’s seal to 盖章;保证：
This contract is valid，for our manager has set his seal to it.
这份合同有效，因为我们经理已经在上面盖了章。
set the axe to 砍倒;摧毁：
All these hardy，old pines are over hundreds of years of age，no one is allowed to set the axe to them.
这些苍劲挺拔的青松都有数百年的历史，不准任何人砍伐。
settle down to 全神贯注做(某事);专心做(某事)：
Sometimes the sculptor would settle down to his sculpture all day long，forgetting food and sleep.
有时那雕塑家一整天废寝忘食专心于他的雕塑工作。
set to 1
开始认真地干起来：
When we assigned some difficult work to the diligent youth，he always set to without saying anything.
当我们分配给那个勤勉的青年一些困难的工作时，他总是什么也不说就认真地干起来。
2
开始大吃：
As soon as mother served some delicious dishes，the hungry young man set to.
妈妈一端上几个美味的菜，那饥饿的青年立刻开始大吃起来。
set sth to 移动或放置某物，使之与(他物)接近或接触：
He set the glass to his lips and drank a gulp.
他把玻璃杯放到唇边，喝了一大口。
set to music 将(歌词等)配上曲子：
Many Tang poems have been set to music，they are all pleasant to hear.
许多唐诗都已经配上曲子，都非常好听。
set sth to rights 改正或弥补(错误、缺点等)：
Our new manager has assumed office only a few months，but he has set to rights the rules and regulations of our company.
我们的新经理到职仅几个月，但他已经纠正了我们公司规章制度上的缺点。
shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩地;齐心协力地：
Tom and Dick have been good friends since their childhood，they always do their work shoulder to shoulder.
汤姆和狄克从幼年就是好朋友，他们总是肩并肩地工作。
show apathy to/towards 对……淡漠;对……漠不关心：
These old men showed apathy to fame and gain they sat quietly in their rooms everyday，cultivating their moral character and fostering their nature.
这些老年人对名利淡漠，他们每日在屋中静坐，修身养性。
show deference to 对……表示敬意：
We show deference to the great scientist by visiting his mausoleum and pondering on his magnificent feats to mankind.
我们凭吊那位伟大科学家的陵墓和缅怀他对人类的丰功伟绩来对他表示敬意。
show mercy to 怜悯;同情：
That old lady was benevolent by nature，she showed mercy to the wretched and the helpless and did everything to help them.
那位老太太天性仁慈，她怜悯贫苦失助的人们，做一切事来帮助他们。
show undue favour to 偏袒;偏爱：
Grandma showed undue favour to her youngest grandson，for her grandson was born smooth-tongued and often pleased her with sweet words.
奶奶偏爱最年幼的孙子，因为这个小孩天生嘴甜，时常用甜言蜜语来哄奶奶。
sick to death of 对……极厌烦;对……腻得要命：
If a man is vulgar，contemptible and behaves himself impolitely，people will grow sick to death of him.
如果一个人粗俗可鄙，举止无礼，人们将极端厌烦他。
sing to string 按弦而歌：
Our poet lived in his quiet room alone and often sang to string by himself.
我们的诗人独处静室，时常独自按弦而歌。
sit loose to 不注意;忽视：
A school should never sit loose to discipline or else students will become careless and sloppy.
学校绝对不能忽视纪律，否则学生们就会变得散漫。
sit to an artist 坐着由画家画像：
Grandpa sat to an artist，he wanted to have a solemn and noble portrait of himself.
祖父坐着请画家画像，他想被画得庄严、高贵。
six to one 六对一;相差悬殊：
Although the contrast of power is six to one unfavourable to our team，we still try our best to compete with the champion team.
虽然双方力量对比相差悬殊，不利于我们队，但我们仍然奋力跟那冠军队竞争。
smooth/rough to the touch 摸起来光滑(摸起来粗糙)：
Daisy loves her leather coat dearly，it is of fine quality and smooth to the touch.
黛西珍爱她的裘皮大衣，那大衣质量上乘，手感平滑。
speak dagger to 恶语伤害：
It is the most malicious vice to speak dagger to others，it exhibits unprincipled character of the speaker.
恶语伤人是最坏的恶习，它显示说话人的恶劣品质。
speak to 1
针对(某事物)讲;谈到;提到：
We have not much time，please speak to the subject in your speech.
我们的时间不多，请你说话不要离开话题。
2
向(某人)发表演说;对(某人)说话：
As a mobilization talk to technical innovation，our director invites a mechanics expert to speak to us作为开展技术革新的动员报告，我们厂长邀请一位机械学专家向我们发表演说。
3
训斥;告诫;责备(某人)：
Your secretary was late again this morning，you had better speak to him.
你的秘书今天早晨又迟到了，你最好说说他。
speak to the wind 白费口舌;作无谓的争论：
There should be a distinct aim when we have a discussion about something，to discuss without an aim is equal to speaking to the wind.
当我们讨论一件事情时，应当有明确的目标，没有目标的讨论等于白费口舌。
spring to one’s feet 跳了起来：
When the little child saw his pet dog coming，he sprang to his feet and held it in his arms.
当那小孩看见他的爱犬来了时，他跳了起来把它抱住。
stand to 遵守(诺言等);坚持;固守(信念等)：
He will stand to whatever he has said and never goes back.
他所说过的话他都遵守，他绝不食言。
stand to reason 合理;正当：
It does not stand to reason to let an old man do such toilsome work，he will be tired to illness.
叫一位老年人做这样劳苦的工作是不合理的，他要累病了的。
stand to sea 离岸开驶;出航：
After loaded with cargo，the ship weighed anchor and stood to sea.
在装完货以后，那轮船起锚出航。
stand to sense 〈口语〉通情达理：
People all like to associate with the man because he stands to sense.
人们都愿意跟那个人交往，因为他通情达理。
stay to a meal 留下来吃饭：
Each time my friend visited me，he would stay to a meal.
他每次来访问我时，他都留下来吃饭。
stick to 1
附着;粘着：
After painting the furniture，a lot of lacquer stuck to my hands.
我油漆完家具以后，手上粘了许多油漆。
2
坚持;固守(信念、诺言、友谊等)：
They are honest people，they stick to their principle and never give in.
他们是诚实的人，他们坚持原则绝不更变。
stick to one’s colours 坚持自己的主张;不改其志：
These brave people would stick to their colours and persevere to the end.
这些勇敢的人将坚持他们的主张并坚持到底。
stick to one’s ribs 〈美俚语〉(用美食)撑满肚子：
They know nothing about manners and often stick to their ribs with delicious dishes at a feast.
他们不知道什么叫礼貌，在宴会上时常用美食撑满肚子。
stick to one’s work 坚守自己的工作：
Technical personnel of meteorological stations stick to their work in wild mountains and forests no matter how hard the circumstances are.
无论环境多么艰苦，气象站的技术人员们也在荒山森林中坚守他们的工作。
stoop to the lure 上当;上钩：
Never trust to luck or we will stoop to the lure.
不要怀有侥幸心理，否则就要上当。
stranger to respect 不受人尊重：
We should be sincere to others，one who speaks with his tongue in his cheek will be a stranger to respect.
我们应当真诚待人，言不由衷的人绝不会受人尊重。
strike a blow to 对……发起进攻;打击：
A mad man strikes a blow to a pedestrian in the street，we hold back the mad man at once and send him home.
一个疯子在街上打行人，我们立刻拦阻并把疯子送回他的家中。
strip to the buff 使赤裸;把衣服剥光：
When stripped to the buff，the chubby baby is really like an excellent sculpture of nature.
当那个圆胖的婴儿脱光衣服时，他真像是大自然的一件卓越的雕塑品。
strip to the skin 把衣服剥光;抢光：
In summer，boys often stripped themselves to the skin and swam in a shallow pool.
夏天孩子们时常脱光衣服在浅塘里游泳。
subject sb to annoyance 打扰某人;使烦恼：
We should never ask others to help us too much and too often，this will subject them to annoyance.
我们不应当经常让人帮助太多了，这样做将打扰别人。
submit oneself to 顺从;服从;屈从：
When we work in a factory or a company，we should submit ourselves to discipline.
当我们在工厂或公司工作的时候，我们应当服从纪律。
submit to 顺从;屈从;投降：
Stanley has a virtuous wife，he submits to her whatever she asks him to do because he believes that she is always for his good.
斯坦利有一位贤惠的妻子，无论妻子叫他做什么事他都顺从，因为他相信妻子总是为了他好。
submit sth to 向……提出：
Representatives have submitted their proposals to the conference.
代表们已经把他们的提议提交给大会。
submit sth to arbitration 提请仲裁：
The buyer and the seller could not come to an agreement themselves，so they submitted their dispute to arbitration.
买方和卖方不能互相达成协议，所以他们将他们之间的争执提请仲裁。
subscribe to 1
订阅(报刊等)：
Immigrants in London all subscribe to some English magazines or newspapers to improve their English.
伦敦的外来移民们都订阅一些英文杂志或英文报纸以提高他们的英语水平。
2
赞成;同意：
Most people subscribe to our suggestion readily because our suggestion is correct.
大多数人们欣然赞成我们的建议，因为我们的建议是正确的。
subscribe sth to 捐助：
These kindhearted people feel much sympathy to the old and the helpless，they often help them and subscribe money and clothes to charities.
这些善心人们对年老和失助的人们非常同情，他们时常帮助这些人和向慈善机构捐钱和衣物。
(be)subsequent to 随后发生的;随后的：
Estrangement subsequent to misunderstanding between Harvey and Freda makes us feel very sorry，we decide to reconcile them.
哈维和弗丽达之间发生误解之后，二人就疏远起来，这使我们非常遗憾，我们决心劝解他们二人。
suggest itself to 浮现于(某人)心中：
An idea suddenly suggests itself to the novelist—why not write science fiction.
一个想法忽然浮现于那位小说家的心中——为什么不写一些科学幻想小说。
suit the action to the word 言行一致;实现诺言：
Once we make a promise，it is our duty to suit the action to the word.
我们一旦作了承诺，实现这个诺言就是我们的责任。
suit (sth) to (使)适合;(使)相配：
Mother cut short an old dress to suit it to her son.
母亲把一件旧衣服剪短，以使它适合于她的儿子。
(be) superior to 好于;优于：
We never buy goods of inferior quality，what we want to buy is superior to them.
我们从来不买质量低劣的货品，我们想买的是质量比它们好的。
swear to 发誓地说：
The mischievous pupil swore to forgetting to bring his homework to school.
那淘气的学生发誓说他是忘记把作业带到学校来了。
swear sb to secrecy 使某人誓守秘密：
After Alice told her confidences to Mary，she swore her to secrecy.
爱丽丝把她心中的秘事告诉玛丽以后，她叫玛丽发誓保守秘密。
tail to the tide (船只停泊时)随潮起伏：
A little fishing-boat was left on the solitary seashore，it tailed to the tide all day long.
一只小渔船被留在荒无人烟的海边，它终日随潮起伏。
take a dislike to 厌恶;不喜欢：
Children take a dislike to staying at home，they like very much to play games，make fun and chase one another with their little friends outdoors.
孩子们不喜欢呆在家中，他们非常喜欢在户外跟小朋友们嬉戏，做游戏和互相追逐。
take a fancy to 喜好;爱好：
Old people after retirement all take a fancy to fishing，planting flowers or walking in the park，these are good to their physical and mental health.
退休以后，老年人们都喜欢钓鱼、种花或是在公园中散步，这些对于他们的身心健康是有益的。
take a liking to 喜好;爱好：
Bob takes a liking to teasing his little sister，sometimes he even causes her crying for this.
这个男孩喜欢逗弄他的小妹妹，有时甚至把她逗弄哭了。
take a shine to 〈美俚语〉喜好;喜爱：
The naughty boy takes a shine to pulling a cat’s tail，so cats all despise him.
那顽皮的男孩喜欢拉猫的尾巴，所以猫都看不起他。
take sb back to 使某人回想或回忆起：
Each time I met my old schoolmates，they would take me back to my schooldays.
每当我遇到我的老同学时，他们就使我回忆起学生时期。
take/call/bring sb to task 责备某人;申诉某人：
Mother often takes her boy to task for not following her biddings.
妈妈时常责备她的男孩不按她嘱咐的话去做。
take / come home to 深刻体会;深刻了解：
It is only when I have got a child myself that it comes home to me how much I owe to my parents.
只是在我自己有了小孩时，我才深刻体会到父母对我的恩惠有多么大。
take credit to oneself 把功劳归于自己：
George is a modest and reasonable young man，he bears the burden of office willingly and never takes credit to himself.
乔治是一位谦虚知理的青年，他任劳任怨，从不把功劳归于自己。
take exception to 起反感;反对：
One should be gentle and sedate，if he acts rudely and impolitely，people will take exception to him.
一个人应当文雅端庄，如果他粗鲁无礼，人们将对他起反感。
take/have an aversion to 厌恶;嫌恶：
A lazy child has an aversion to early rising，his mother has asked him to get rid of this bad habit.
一个懒惰的孩子厌恶早起，他的母亲已经要求他去掉这个不好的习惯。
take/have sb to wife 娶……为妻：
Joseph has taken a virtuous and talented girl to wife，they have made up a happy family，we all admire their good fortune.
约瑟娶了一位贤德有才干的姑娘为妻，组成幸福的家庭，我们都羡慕他们的好福气。
take kindly to 爱好;对……有好感：
We all take kindly to the newlycoming colleague，he pays due respect to us and learns professional knowledge from us modestly.
我们对那位新来的同事都有好感，他对我们很尊敬，虚心地向我们学习业务知识。
take kindly to one’s books 好学：
This child is clever and takes kindly to his books，he will surely have boundless prospects.
这个小孩敏而好学，他肯定前途远大。
take objection to 反对：
We take objection to young people idling away their time in undue amusement，their time is limited and there is too much they ought to learn.
我们反对年轻人在不正当的娱乐中虚度光阴，他们的时间是有限的而他们应当学习的东西又太多了。
take one’s way to/towards 向……走去; 走向：
After bidding farewell to his friends，Dick picked up his luggage and took his way to the station.
在向朋友们告别之后，狄克提起行李向车站走去。
take shame to oneself 感到惭愧;知道自己过错：
I should admit that I take shame to myself after I have done something wrong to others.
我应当承认，在我对别人做了错事以后，自己感到惭愧。
take to 1
开始;开始从事于：
When everything is ready，the chemist takes to his experiment.
在一切都准备好了时，那化学家开始他的实验。
2
养成……的(不良)习惯;沉湎于：
Young people should never take to bad habits，for bad habits not only waste their time and money but also do harm to their physical and mental health.
年轻人们不应当养成不良习惯，因为不良习惯不但耗费他们的时间和金钱，并且对他们的身心健康有害。
3
喜欢;亲近：
Students take to their new professor because he is a learned man and very kind and cordial to them.
学生们很喜欢他们的新教授，因为他是一个学识渊博的人，对他们非常亲切。
take to bosom 1
(指人)与……作心腹朋友：
Elizabeth takes some girls to bosom，they often exchange confidences about the young men they know.
伊丽莎白跟几个姑娘作心腹朋友，她们时常互相秘密谈论她们所认识的青年男人。
2
(指物)重视;珍视：
Sociologists all take to bosom historical documents and data of ancient times.
社会学家们都重视古代文献资料。
take to drinking 嗜好饮酒：
Most poets take to drinking，they can write excellent poems only after drunkeness.
大多数诗人嗜好饮酒，他们只有在喝醉的时候才能写出绝妙的诗来。
take to flight 逃走：
When a tiger suddenly appears，animals all take flight.
当一只老虎忽然出现时，动物们都逃走了。
take sth to heart 对某事耿耿于怀;对某事感到悲伤：
Alice took it to heart that Tom had treated her so roughly and impolitely，she decided not to talk to him for ever.
爱丽丝对于汤姆如此粗鲁无礼地对待她感到伤感，她决定永远不跟他说话。
take to sth like a duck to water 自然而然地学会某事物;不费吹灰之力就习惯于某事物：
A carpenter liked his apprentices because they were clever and took to craftsmanship like a duck to water.
一位木匠很喜欢他的徒弟们，因为这些徒弟很聪明，他们不费吹灰之力就学会了技艺。
take to one’s bed 使病倒在床：
Charles was taken to bed for overwork，his colleagues all came to see him.
查理由于工作过劳而病倒在床，他的同事们都来看他。
take sb to one’s bosom 与……结婚;娶……为妻：
Edward took a beautiful and virtuous girl to his bosom and they formed a little family and lived happily together.
艾德华娶了一位美丽贤惠的姑娘为妻，他们组织了一个小家庭，幸福地生活在一起。
take to one’s heels/legs 逃走;逃之夭夭：
A dog steals a piece of meat and takes to its heels.
一只狗偷了一块肉逃之夭夭。
take sth to pieces 1
拆散(机器、物体等)：
A typist took her typewriter to pieces to see what part had gone wrong.
一个打字员把打字机拆散，看看哪一个零件出毛病了。
2
分析(某事物)：
In order to make Tom understand his fault，his teacher took his wrong deed to pieces and pointed out its harms.
为了使汤姆明白他的过失，老师给他分析他的错误行为，指出它的危害。
take to the boats (指船上船员或乘客在船下沉时)乘救生艇逃生：
Surviving passengers and seamen took to the boats and drifted to a deserted island.
活下来的乘客和海员们乘救生艇逃生，漂到一个荒岛。
take to the bottle 爱上酒;喝上酒：
He has gone through thicks and thins all his life，so he takes to the bottle in his old age.
他一辈子历尽艰辛，所以到晚年时爱上酒了。
take to the jungle 逃到丛林：
When a hunter went hunting，his hounds captured a hare，they did not wish to give it to their master but took to the jungle to share it and never returned.
一位猎人打猎时，他的猎犬捕到一个小兔，它们不愿把小兔交给主人，却逃到丛林去分享，并且永远不回来了。
take to the road 四处漂泊;成为流浪汉：
The man had no permanent home，he walked from place to place and took to the road homelessly.
这人没有固定的家，他从一个地方走到另一个地方，四处漂泊无家可归。
take to the stage 当演员：
Adam liked drama from his childhood，he took to the stage after he grew up.
亚当从小就喜欢戏剧，长大以后他当了演员。
talk back to 对(某人)反唇相讥;顶嘴：
When a traffic policeman blamed a driver for violating traffic regulations，the driver was so bold as to talk back to him.
当一位交通警察责备一位司机违犯交通规则时，那位司机鲁莽，反唇相讥。
take/speak nineteen to the dozen喋喋不休;说个不停：
No one knows what the gentleman is talking about because he talks nineteen to the dozen all day long.
没有一个人知道那位先生在说什么，因为他一天到晚喋喋不休。
talk to sb like a Dutch uncle 像长辈似地教训某人：
We should talk to others in a discussion way and never talk to them like a Dutch uncle or else they will detest us.
我们跟别人谈话时要用商量的口吻，不要像长辈似地教训别人，否则人家会厌烦我们。
tear to pieces/bits/shreds/tatters 撕碎;粉碎：
A wayward child tore a magazine to pieces because he thought it not interesting，of course his mother blamed him for this.
一个任性的小孩把一本杂志扯碎，因为他认为这杂志没有趣，他的母亲当然要为此而责备他。
temper the wind to the shorn lamb体谅不幸者;以温和的手段对待不幸者：
That old lady showed unlimited sympathy for poor and helpless people，she tempered the wind to the shorn lamb.
那位老太太对贫苦失助的人们有无限的同情心，她体谅不幸者。
ten to one 〈口语〉十有八九;非常可能：
It is ten to one that they are waiting for us in the hotel，we must go to see them.
十有八九他们正在旅馆等候我们，我们必须去看他们。
thanks to 由于：
Thanks to your precious assistance we completed such a difficult task smoothly.
由于你们的宝贵援助我们才能顺利地完成这样困难的工作。
That is nothing to him.
那对他无所谓：
That is nothing to him，he is a magnanimous man and never cares about such trifles.
那件事对他无所谓，他是个宽宏大量的人，从来不计较这些小事。
The child is father to the man.〈谚语〉从童年可以看出一个人的未来;从小可以看大。
The proverb “The child is father to the man” is an incorrect idea，because it neglects such a fact that many casual and unpredicable happenings can utterly change a man’s life.
谚语“从小可以看大”是一种不正确的见解，因为它忽略了这样一个事实，即：许多偶然发生的和不可预测的事情能够完全改变一个人的一生。
There are lees to every wine.〈谚语〉凡酒皆有渣;世上没有十全十美的东西。
We should not ask too much of that technical expert，there are lees to every wine.
我们对于那个技术专家不应要求过多，世上没有十全十美的东西。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.〈谚语〉只有良好的愿望而不去努力实现，悔将莫及。
This youth has high aspirations but does not try hard to realize it，he should know that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
这个青年有高尚的愿望而不去努力实现它，他应当知道，只有良好的愿望而不去努力实现，悔将莫及。
The weakest goes to the wall.〈谚语〉弱者受排斥;弱者必败。
We should go all out to make our country strong because the proverb goes that the weakest goes to the wall.
我们应当奋发图强，因为谚语说：弱者受排斥。
three sheets to/in the wind 〈俚语〉酩酊大醉：
When the man went out from a public house，he was three sheets to the wind.
当那人从酒馆出来时，喝得酩酊大醉。
throw a rope to (在某人危险时)援助(某人);助(某人)一臂之力：
Bill is our good friend，he is now in trouble，we should throw a rope to him.
比尔是我们的好朋友，他现在遭到麻烦，我们应当助他一臂之力。
throw the reins to 放纵;对……不加约束：
The parents should not throw the reins to their children，especially when they are too young.
家长们不应当放纵他们的孩子，特别是当他们太年幼的时候。
tied to one’s mother’s apronstrings 系在母亲围裙的带子上;受母亲操纵而不能独立：
He is already a youth but still tied to his mother’s apron-strings，so no girl wants to make friends with him.
他已经是个青年，但仍然受母亲操纵而不能独立，所以姑娘们都不愿跟他交朋友。
tied to one’s wife’s apron-strings系在妻子围裙的带子上;受妻子的操纵而不能独立：
That man is tied to his wife’s apron-strings，he dare not do anything without his wife’s permission.
那个男人受他的妻子的操纵而不能独立，没有妻子的许可，他什么事也不敢做。
to a certain degree 到某种程度;到一定程度：
Even great physicists in the world can only understand Einstein’s theory of relativity to a certain degree.
即使世界上的大物理学家们，对于爱因斯坦的相对论也只能明白到某种程度。
to a certain extent 在一定程度上;到一定范围：
We will adopt their opinion to a certain extent，but we would not accept it as a whole.
我们将在一定程度上采纳他们的意见，将不会整个采纳它。
to a crumb 精细地;仔细地：
That shrewd housewife calculated daily expenses of her family to a crumb so as to practise economy.
那位精明的家庭主妇精细地计算她家的日常开支以便节约。
to a degree 〈口语〉非常;极度：
His life is hard and plain to a degree，but he never regards it as a bitter thing.
他的生活非常艰苦，但是他绝不以为那是苦事。
(do sth) to advantage 更加有效地;使优点更加突出地(做某事)：
That engineer was not promoted because he did not show his technique to advantage.
那位工程师没有被晋升，因为他没有更充分地显示他的技术。
to a fault 过分地;过度地：
Some children are naughty to a fault，that is solely because their parents have spoiled them.
有些孩子过分地淘气，这完全是因为他们的父母惯坏了他们。
to a hair (描述某事物)精确地;丝毫不差地：
In order to make things clear，we asked a witness to describe the traffic accident to a hair.
为了弄清事实真相，我们要求一位证人准确地描述那个交通事故。
to a hair’s breadth 精确地;丝毫不差地：
We should measure its area to a hair’s breadth sothat the value can be used in designing.
我们要精确地测量它的面积，以便量出的数值可以用于设计。
to a high degree或to the highest degree 极度;非常：
This little girl is clever to a high degree，she can guess out the most puzzling riddles of her grandmother.
这个小女孩非常聪明，她能猜出祖母的最难猜的谜语。
to a large degree 在很大程度上：
We should admit that we owe our success to their assistance to a large degree.
我们应当承认，我们的成功在很大程度上是由于他们的帮助。
to a large extent 在很大程度上：
That apprentice cannot work independently yet，he depends upon his master to a large extent.
那个学徒还不能独立工作，在很大程度上依赖他的师傅。
to all intents and purposes 实际上;实质上;无论从哪一点看：
To all intents and purposes，their suggestion is but old wine in a new bottle.
实际上，他们的建议只不过是新瓶装旧酒罢了。
to sb’s amazement或 to the amazement of sb 使某人惊愕的是：
To her amazement，when she raised her head，she saw a big brilliant star running swiftly across the sky.
使她惊愕的是，当她抬起头来时，她看见一颗大而明亮的星星迅速地划过天空。
to a miracle 奇迹般地;非常好地;不可思议地：
These youths have neither technigue nor experience，but they finish such a complicated task to a miracle.
这些青年既无技术也无经验，但他们竟奇迹般地完成了这样复杂的任务。
to sb’s amusement或to the amusement of sb 使某人感到有趣的是;使某人感到好笑的是：
To our amusement，the chubby baby can do many mischievous acts，he can even make faces to us.
使我们感到好笑的是，那个圆胖的婴儿能够做许多淘气的动作，他甚至给我们做鬼脸。
to and fro 往复地;来回地：
Our old scholar likes quietness，he often walks to and fro in his little room all day long without going out.
我们的老学者喜好安静，他常常整天小屋里来回地走来走去，从不出来。
to-and-fro 往复的;来回的：
Toand-fro swings of a pendulum cause the clock’s hands to move on.
钟表的摆来回摆动，使得表针向前移动。
to a nicety 恰到好处地;精确地：
Music accompanies the singer to a nicety，this makes her songs more pleasant and charming.
歌手唱歌时，音乐的伴奏恰到好处，这使得歌手的歌声更加好听更加迷人。
to sb’s annoyance或to the annoyance of sb 使某人烦恼的是：
Much to his annoyance，the train is late for an hour，he cannot finish his task if he gets to his destination too late.
使他非常烦恼的是，火车晚了一个小时，如果他到达目的地太晚，他就不能办完他的事。
to sb’s appetite 合口味;正合胃口：
His wife knows that he likes steak，so she prepares steak at every dinner to his appetite.
他的妻子知道他喜欢吃牛排，所以她每顿饭都做牛排以合他的胃口。
to a standstill 陷于停顿：
The engineering is in lack of materials and manpower，so it comes to a standstill.
该工程缺乏材料和人工，所以陷于停顿。
to sb’s astonishment或to the astonishment of sb 使某人惊奇的是：
To our great astonishment，we found so many rare animals in so small a zoo.
使我们大为惊奇的是，在这么一个小动物园中我们竟发现有这么多稀奇动物。
to a tee 恰好地;丝毫不差地：
Owing to the demands of their profession，lawyers should be able to express their opinion with words to a tee.
由于职业上的要求，律师们要能够用语言丝毫不差地表示他们的意见。
to a tittle 恰好地;丝毫不差地：
That man is a good horseman as well as a crack shot，he can hit a far-away target on the horse to a tittle.
那个人能骑善射，他能在马上丝毫不差地射中远处的靶子。
to a turn (指食物)煮得恰到好处：
This housewife is a good cook，she can always prepare her dishes to a turn.
这位主妇烹饪技术很好，她做的菜总是烧得恰到好处。
to sb’s best ability 竭尽全力：
You can rest assured，we will help you to overcome the difficulty to our best ability.
请你放心，我们一定竭尽全力帮助你克服困难。
to boot 而且;加之：
Our new friend is amiable and easy of approach，and he is learned to boot.
我们的新朋友态度和蔼，平易近人，而且很有学问。
to date 到目前为止;迄今：
No weapon has been invented to date which is more powerful and destructive than atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs.
到目前为止还没有发明出比原子弹和氢弹更具有威力和破坏力的武器。
to death 非常;到极点(贬义)(指坏事)：
I am sick to death of your complaints.
我对你的抱怨厌烦极了。
to sb’s delight或to the delight of sb 使某人高兴的是：
To our teacher’s great delight，one of his students won a famous international prize.
使我们老师大为高兴的是，他的一个学生获得一个著名的国际奖金。
(do sth)to disadvantage (做某事)吃亏了：
Their company has made a contract to disadvantage，for their manager is a layman in business.
他们公司订了一个合同吃亏了，因为他们的经理做买卖外行。
to sb’s disadvantage或to the disadvantage of sb 对某人不利的是：
To the disadvantage of this businessman，immediately after he sold his goods，their price began to rise.
对这个商人不利的是，他刚卖出他的货物，该货的价格就开始上涨。
to sb’s disappointment或to the disappointment of sb 使某人失望的是：
To the disappointment of Mr Brown，none of his children paid filial duty to him.
使布朗先生失望的是，他的儿女没有一个孝顺他。
(do sth) to distraction (做某事)做到发狂程度：
These scientists devoted themselves to their research work to distraction，for they were on the brink of an important discovery about the inner structure of substance.
这些科学家们执著于他们的研究工作到了发狂的程度，因为他们正濒临于做出有关物质内部结构的重要发现。
(do sth) to excess (做某事)过度：
Jenny was worried to excess about her study，this would do harm to her health.
珍妮对她的学习忧虑过度，这将伤害她的健康。
to sb’s excitement 令某人兴奋的是：
To the children’s excitement，their nurses buy many new toys for them.
使孩子们兴奋的是，他们的阿姨给他们买了许多新玩具。
to sb’s face 当着某人的面：
We praised the student to his parents’ face and encouraged him to make further efforts.
我们当着那个学生父母的面夸奖他，并鼓励他进一步努力学习。
to sb’s fancy 合某人心意：
He loves his wife dearly and does everything to her fancy to make her happy.
他非常爱他的妻子，并且把每一件事做得合他妻子的心意，来使她高兴。
to fever pitch 达到极点：
The child is excited to fever pitch when his parents promise to buy a new bicycle for him as their present to his birthday.
当他的父母允诺要买一辆新自行车作为给他的生日礼物时，那孩子兴奋到极点。
to good purpose 有很好的结果或效果：
Mother has urged her mischievous boy to good purpose，he now behaves himself politely and studies hard.
妈妈对她那顽皮孩子的勉励得到很好的效果，现在那孩子懂礼貌肯学习。
to hand 〈商业文体〉收到：
Your telegram has been to hand，we will ship your goods according to your arrangement.
你们的电报已经收到，我们将按照你们的安排装运你们的货物。
to sb’s heart’s content或to the heart’s content of sb 使某人心满意足的是：
To the mother’s heart’s content，her son has married a beautiful and virtuous girl.
使母亲心满意足的是，她的儿子已经娶了一个美丽贤惠的姑娘为妻。
to its fullness 充分地;完全地：
The engineer’s new work has given play to his technical ability to its fullness.
那位工程师的新工作已经充分发挥出他的技术才能。
to sb’s (certain) knowledge 据某人所(确)知：
To my knowledge，the product of this factory is best in quality and sells well in foreign and domestic markets.
据我所知，这个工厂的产品质量优良，在国内外市场畅销。
to sb’s liking 投某人之所好;合某人之意：
Mother often buys some literary novels for her son，for her son is fond of literature and such novels are to his liking.
妈妈时常给她的儿子买一些文艺小说，因为她的儿子喜好文学，这样的小说正投他的所好。
to little purpose 收效甚微：
A specialist has cured that old lady’s stomach-ache，she had ever taken various medicine before，but all to little purpose.
一位医学专家治愈了那位老太太的胃疼，在此以前她曾用过各种药，但全都收效甚微。
to my way of thinking 我认为;在我看来：
To my way of thinking that firm should carry out radical reform in its management so as to improve its business.
在我看来，那家商号必须在经营上进行根本改革去促进它的业务。
to no avail 无益;无效;徒劳：
Engineers have tried various ways to repair this machine but to no avail.
工程师们已经使用各种方法来修理这台机器但是都没有修好。
to no effect 无益;无效;徒劳：
Doctors have done their best to cure that old man’s illness but to no effect.
医生们尽了全力去医治那位老人的病，但是没有效。
to no purpose 无益;无效;徒劳：
Teachers urged the naughty pupil to no purpose，he still played mischief and disliked study.
老师们对那顽皮学生的鼓励毫无效果，他仍然淘气和不喜欢学习。
to one’s heart’s desire 如愿：
To his heart’s desire，the diligent student has been enlisted by a famous university.
那位勤勉的学生已经如愿以偿，考上一个有名的大学。
to one’s mind 如意;称心满意：
Daisy has bought a fine fur coat to her mind.
黛西已经称心满意地买了一件漂亮的裘皮大衣。
to outward seeming 从表面看来：
He is clever to outward seeming but really he is not.
他从表面上看来很聪明，但实际上并不是这样。
(doing sth) to perfection (做某事做得)完美;尽善尽美：
This statue is a masterpiece of a famous sculptor，it has been sculptured to perfection.
这个雕像是一位雕塑家的杰作，它被雕塑得完美已极。
to return to one’s muttons 〈用作插入语〉回到本题;言归正传：
After an exchange of conventional greetings，they said：“To return to our muttons，we come here to ask for your favour.
”在相互寒暄以后，他们说道：“言归正传，我们是来请你帮忙的。”
to schedule 〈美〉按照预定计划：
Everything is ready to schedule and all that we need is an east wind.
万事俱备，只欠东风。
to sb’s shame或to one’s shame使某人(使自己)感到惭愧地;使某人(使自己)感到羞辱地：
I must admit to my shame that sometimes I consider things selfishly.
我很惭愧地承认，我有时考虑问题自私。
to some degree 多少;有些：
Through persuasion，they began to agree with our proposal to some degree.
经过劝说，他们多少有点同意我们的建议。
to some extent 多少;有些：
Your opinion is correct to some extent，but theirs is utterly wrong.
你们的意见还多少有些正确，但他们的意见完全错误。
to some purpose 有一点结果或效果：
Mother has induced her lazy boy to some purpose，he begins to study a little more diligently.
妈妈对懒惰的儿子的劝导产生了一点效果，他开始学习得勤勉一点了。
to taste 1
按照口味：
This small restaurant has become prosperous，for they always serve customers to their tastes.
这家小饭馆兴旺起来了，因为他们总是按照顾客们的口味为顾客服务。
2
合口味;中意：
Classical music is not to his taste，what he likes most is pop music and folk songs.
古典音乐不合他的口味，他最喜欢的是流行音乐和民歌。
to that degree 到那种程度：
When a lunatic is mad to that degree，he would not know his own family members.
当一个精神病患者疯到那种程度时，他会不认识自己家中的人。
to that effect 具有那样的内容或大意：
They received a letter in which a stenographer recommended himself，we received a letter to that effect too.
他们收到一封一位速记员的自荐信，我们也收到一封那样内容的信。
to that extent 到那种程度：
Mother loves her baby to that extent，she considers it to be dearer than her own heart.
妈妈对她的婴儿爱到那种程度——她认为那婴儿比她自己的心还亲。
to the advantage of sb或to sb’s advantage 对某人有利;对某人有利的是：
To their advantage，it began to rain several days on end，the dry spell was over at once.
对他们有利的是，天气接连好几天下雨，旱象立刻就解除了。
to the back 完全;到骨髓：
He is a man of acute observation，he can see things to the back.
他是个具有锐敏观察力的人，他能把事物彻底看透。
to the bad 亏损;出现赤字：
Owing to inappropriate management and administration，the company is greatly to the bad.
由于不适当的经营管理，那家公司严重亏损。
to the best of sb’s ability 竭尽全力：
They have done their work to the best of their ability，so they will surely succeed.
他们已经竭尽全力做他们的工作，所以他们一定成功。
to the best of sb’s belief 在某人看来;就某人相信：
To the best of my belief，there are no supernatural things inthe world.
在我看来，世界上没有超自然的事情。
to the best of sb’s knowledge 就某人所知：
To the best of our knowledge，he is an honest man and he has never done anything incorrect.
就我们所知，他是个诚实的人，向来没做过不正确的事。
to the best of sb’s memory 就某人记忆所及：
To the best of my memory，the Second World War broke out in July 1938
就我记忆所及，第二次世界战是1938年7月爆发的。
to the best of sb’s power 就某人的能力所及：
We have helped them to the best of our power，if they still do not feel satisfied，that is not our mistake.
我们已经就我们能力所及帮助了他们，如果他们仍旧不满意，那不是我们的过错。
to the best of sb’s recollection 就某人记忆所及：
To the best of my recollection，the population of the whole world was three billion ten years ago.
就我记忆所及，十年以前全世界人口是30亿。
to the best of sb’s remembrance就某人记忆所及：
To the best of our remembrance，we owe them twenty yuan，not thirty yuan as they have said.
就我们记忆所及，我们欠他们20元，而不是像他们所说的30元。
to the bitter end (奋斗)到底;拼命(做某事)：
That ambitious young man struggled to the bitter end so as to set up a laboratory of his own.
那位抱负远大的青年努力奋斗，要建立起自己的实验室。
to the bone 彻骨;入骨;到极点：
It is bitterly cold，he is chilled to the bone when he goes out.
天气酷寒，当他出门时，感到寒冷彻骨。
to the bottom 彻底;到最底下：
He has made up his mind to correct his defect to the bottom，so we all welcome him and make friends with him.
他已经下决心彻底克服他的缺点，所以我们都欢迎他，跟他交朋友。
to the bottom of one’s soul 到灵魂深处;彻头彻尾：
When Dennis has offended Alice，he feels repenting to the bottom of his soul and decides to make an apology to her at once.
丹尼斯冒犯了爱丽丝以后，他从内心深处感到后悔，决定立刻向她道歉。
to the brink of 到……的边缘：
One should be strict with himself and never indulges himself in bad thought or else he would come to the brink of ruin.
一个人应当严于律己，绝对不要使自己放纵于不良思想，否则他就要到达毁灭的边缘。
to the contrary 相反的;相反地：
Once we have made a promise to others，we should keep to our word and never do to the contrary.
我们一旦对别人许下诺言，我们就必须遵守，绝对不要食言。
to the core 彻底地;彻头彻尾地：
Mr Hardy is an Englishman to the core，he is completely English in manner，speech and dress.
哈代先生是地地道道的英国人，他的举止、谈吐和服装都完全是英国式的。
to the detriment of 对……有害：
Good hobbies are of benefit to our health，but bad addictions are to the detriment of it，we commend the former and oppose the latter.
良好的爱好有益于健康，不良的嗜好则有害于健康，我们赞同良好的爱好，反对不良的嗜好。
to the dishonour of sb或to sb’s dishonour 对某人说来丢脸的是;使某人羞耻：
A young man should support himself by his own labour，if he depends upon others for his living，that will be to the dishonour of him.
一个青年应当自食其力，如果他依靠别人养活，那对他是可耻的。
to the east / west of 在……的东面(西面)：
Japan is to the east of our country and Afghanistan is to the west.
日本在我国的东面，阿富汗在我国西面。
to the echo 高声地;大声地：
After their performance，we cheered and applauded and encored them to the echo.
在他们表演完了以后，我们欢呼和鼓掌，并高声请求他们再表演一个。
to the effect that 大意是说;内容是：
We have just received a telegram from our branch office to the effect that mountain products are in great demand in their market.
我们刚收到我们分公司的一封电报，内容是说，山货在他们那里的市场畅销。
to the end of time 永远：
Seas may run dry and rocks may crumble，but their love will last to the end of time.
海枯石烂，他们的爱将永存。
to the extent of 达到……的程度：
He has been in debt to the extent of five hundred yuan，he must try hard to pay it back.
他的欠债已经达到五百元的地步，他必须努力偿还它。
to the feel 摸起来：
Their baby is loved by everyone，its little chubby face is soft and smooth to the feel.
他们的婴儿人人喜爱，那婴儿圆胖的小脸摸起来非常柔软光滑。
to the fore 在手头;随时可以利用：
We have some money to the fore，you may use it if you are in want.
我们手头有些钱，如果你需要你可以使用。
to the full 充分地;至极限：
They took advantage of their chance to the full and came back with fruitful results.
他们充分地利用机会，满载而归。
to the good (商业、账目)净赚：
They are three hundred yuan to the good in this batch of goods.
在这批货物上，他们净赚三百元。
to the last 直到最后;至死：
Although the scientist has failed many times in his experiment，he decides to try it to the last.
虽然那科学家在他的实验中已经失败多次，但他决心进行到底。
to the last breath 至死：
He has sworn that he will dedicate himself to charities to the last breath.
他已经发誓，他将终生把自己供献给慈善事业。
to the letter 严格地按照字面意义; 绝对地：
Napoleon Bonaparte asked his subordinates to obey his order to the letter even when they were in critical danger.
拿破仑要求他的下级严格服从他的命令，即使在极端危险时也要如此。
to the life 逼真地;惟妙惟肖地：
His late mother’s portrait is drawn to the life，he often thinks she were before him.
她已故母亲的肖像画得惟妙惟肖，他时常以为他母亲就在他的眼前。
to the (utmost) limit 到顶点;到极点：
If a man’s pride develops to the utmost limit，he will always consider himself in the right and turn a deaf ear to other’s criticism.
如果一个人的骄傲心理发展到极点，他就将永远自以为是，听不进别人的批评意见。
to the lowest notch 〈美〉到最低限度：
Our chief accountant is an economical man，he has decreased all expenses to the lowest notch.
我们的总会计师是一位精打细算的人，他已经把各项开支都减到最低限度。
to the marrow of one’s bones 透入骨髓;彻头彻尾：
Jack is clever to the marrow of his bones，he can guess out your intention at a wink of his eyes.
杰克是个聪明透顶的人，他一眨眼就可以猜出你的心意。
to the minute 一分不差;恰好：
Our train is accurate to the minute，it reaches the station just on time.
我们所乘列车准确到分秒不差，它准时地到达车站。
to the moment 不差片刻;恰好：
Each time he is in difficulty，his friends would come to his assistance to the moment.
每当他遇到困难时，他的朋友们总是不差片刻地赶来帮助他。
to the nines 完美;极其华丽：
When we met Anna in the street last Sunday，she was dressed up to the nines.
上个星期日我们在大街上遇到安娜时，她的穿着极为考究。
to the nth degree 极度地;到极点：
This gentleman is courteous to the nth degree，he says hello to everyone he meets when he is out and talks with a smiling face to everyone who speaks to him.
这位先生彬彬有礼到了极点，当他外出时，他对遇到的每一个人都打招呼，任何人跟他谈话时他都是笑脸相迎。
to the nth power 极度地;到极点;(数学)到几次幂：
If a person is proud to the nth power，he will think himself wiser than anyone else.
如果一个人极端骄傲，他就会认为他比任何人都聪明。
to the number of 达到……的数目;合计为……：
Owing to appropriate management，the business of this company expands year by year and their yearly profit has increased to the number of a hundred million yuan.
由于妥善经营，那家公司的业务逐年扩充，他们的年度利润已经增加到一亿元。
to the point 中肯;谈到问题的实质：
Although he does not talk long，his words are succinct and convincing，and very much to the point，we all agree to his opinion.
虽然他说话时间不长，但他的话简洁且有说服力，很能谈到问题的实质，所以我们全都同意他的意见。
to the point of 达到……的程度：
Her words have been soft to the point of begging，but he still does not pay any heed to her.
她的话已经软弱到恳求的程度，但是他仍然不理她。
to the prejudice of 有损于;不利于：
A man should be responsible for his own acts，he shouldn’t do anything to the prejudice of other’s reputation.
一个人要对自己的行为负责，他不应当做任何有损于别人名誉的事情。
to the purpose 1
中肯的;切题的：
Their proposal is much to the purpose，so it is adopted at the meeting.
他们的提议很中肯，所以在会议上被采纳。
2
合乎目的：
If we want to expand our production scale，such machines will be to the purpose.
如果我们想扩大生产规模，这样的机器很合乎目的的要求。
to the queen’s taste 尽善尽美的;能使很挑剔的人满意的：
Our engineer is praised by us all because he has overhauled our factory’s equipment to the queen’s taste.
我们全都赞扬我们的工程师，因为他已经把我们工厂的设备检修得尽善尽美。
to the question 对题;针对所提问题：
Although the student answered his teacher in a few words，his answer was to the question.
虽然那学生仅用很少的话回答老师的问题，但是他的回答很切题。
to the quick 触到痛处;触及要害：
It is no wonder that John flew into a rage，for Mary’s words were biting sarcastic and cut him to the quick.
约翰勃然大怒是毫不奇怪的，因为玛丽的话非常尖刻，触到了约翰的痛处。
to the root(s) 彻底地：
Some measures should be taken to correct his mistake to the root，mere empty words are of no use.
必须采取一些措施来彻底纠正他的错误，仅仅说些空话是没有用的。
to the same effect 具有同样的内容或大意：
A report to the same effect has also been received by our manager.
我们经理也已经收到一份具有同样内容的报告。
to the satisfaction of sb或to sb’s satisfaction 使某人满意的是;使某人满意：
To the satisfaction of his teacher，Dick has corrected his errors and achieved success in his study.
使他老师满意的是，狄克已经改正了过失，并在学习上取得成功。
to the sky/skies 极度地;过分地(夸奖、赞扬等)：
To praise others to the skies is a false action，the correct attitude should be seeking truth from facts，no exaggeration and no reduction.
把别人捧上天是一种虚伪的做法，正确的态度是实事求是，不夸大不缩小。
to the tick 极为准时的;准确地：
Mother woke up her child to the tick so that he might not be late to go to school.
母亲极为准时地叫醒她的孩子以便他上学不迟到。
to the top of one’s bent 尽情地;尽量地：
Young people sing and dance merrily at an evening party，they are enjoying their youth to the top of their bent.
青年人们在晚会上快乐地唱歌跳舞，他们在尽情地享受他们的青春。
to the tune of 达到……之数：
Our manager is good at running business，under his management our company’s yearly profit has been to the tune of a thousand million yuan.
我们的经理是经营业务的能手，在他的管理下，我们公司的年度利润达到了十亿元。
to the turn of a hair 丝毫不差地：
That marksman is excellent in ability of shooting，he can hit a tiny target a hundred meters away to the turn of a hair.
那位神射手射击能力高强，他能丝毫不差地射中百米以外的微小靶子。
to the utmost 极度;到极点：
Mother is happy to the utmost when she is told that her son has won a famous international prize.
当妈妈被告知她的儿子获得了一项有名的国际奖金时，她喜欢到极点。
to the utmost degree 极度;到极点：
That diligent student was sad to the utmost degree when his mother told him that she was too poor to pay for him to go to university.
妈妈告诉这个勤勉的学生说，她太穷供不起他上大学，这学生悲伤到了极点。
to the utmost extent 极度;到极点：
When we celebrated our old grandfather’s one hundredth birthday，our whole family was delighted to the utmost extent.
当我们庆祝我们老爷爷的一百岁诞辰时，我们全家快乐到了极点。
to the very depth of sb’s being 灵魂深处：
If we are to evaluate a man，we should look him through to the very depth of his being.
如果我们要衡量一个人，我们就应当看到他的灵魂深处。
to the (four) winds 广泛传播;四散地：
A piece of news has been spread to the four winds that，after innumerable hardships and perils，an exploration team has reached the Arctic Pole.
一项新闻已经广泛传播，该新闻说，一支探险队在历尽艰辛和危险以后已经到达北极。
to sb’s thinking 据某人的想法;据某人的意见：
To their thinking，we should go and make an apology to them.
按照他们的想法，我们应当去给他们道歉。
to this day 到今天;到现在：
It has been ten years since his mother died，but he still misses her to this day.
他的母亲故去已经10年了，但是直到现在他仍然想念她。
to this effect 具有这样的内容或大意：
The board of directors decides to hold a shareholders’ meeting，the head office has sent out letters to all its branches to this effect.
董事会决定召开股东大会，总公司已经给它所有分公司发出具有这样内容的信函。
to/till the end of the chapter 直到最后;永远：
Scientists have made great contribution to mankind，we will memorize them to the end of the chapter.
科学家们为人类做出了伟大贡献，我们将永远纪念他们。
touch one’s hat to 向……触帽致敬：
That gentleman is very courteous，he touches his hat to every acquaintance he meets on his way.
那位先生彬彬有礼，一路上他向所遇到的每一位熟人触帽致敬。
to what degree 到什么程度：
We don’t know to what degree you believe in his words.
我们不知道你相信他的话到什么程度。
to what extent 到什么程度：
One thing we must make out，that is，to what extent the man can be trusted.
有一件事我们必须闹清，即：
那个人究竟可靠到什么程度。
to windward 占上风;处于有利地位：
They tried to get to the windward of their adversary but in vain.
他们试图占他们对手的上风，但没有成功。
to sb’s wish 按照某人的愿望：
Through several years’ hard study，the student won the scholarship to his wish at last.
经过好几年的努力学习，那学生终于按照他的愿望得到了奖学金。
To your health! 〈祝酒时用语〉祝你健康! The guest stands up，raises his glass and says to his host.
“To your health，my dear friend!”客人站起身来，举杯向主人说：
“我亲爱的朋友，祝你健康!”
trace back to 把(某事物)追溯到：
Such traditional customs can be traced back to our remote ancestors.
这种古老的风俗可以追溯到我们的远祖。
treat sb to 以(某种食物、饮料、娱乐等)款待某人：
He often treats his friends to delicious dishes and mellow wine.
他时常以醇酒美食款待他的朋友们。
true to life/nature 栩栩如生;逼真：
Stone lions crouching before his tomb are true to nature，we even take them as alive.
他墓前蹲伏的石头狮子栩栩如生，我们甚至以为它们是活狮子。
true to one’s words 忠于诺言;不失信：
These honest people are true to their words once they make a promise to others.
这些诚实的人，一旦对别人许下诺言从不失信。
true to type 代表其类型的：
Sanguivorous animals are ferocious and cruel，lions and tigers are true to their type.
食肉动物是凶猛和残忍的，狮子和老虎就代表其类型。
trust to 依靠;依赖：
Don’t trust to our memory too much，it is not always too reliable.
不要过分依赖我们的记忆，我们的记忆并不总是可靠的。
turn a deaf ear to 充耳不闻;假装没听见：
When we told a mother about her boy’s fault，she turned a deaf ear to us.
当我们告诉一位母亲关于她那男孩的过失时，她对我们的话充耳不闻。
turn a/one’s blind eye to 假装没看见;对某事睁一只眼闭一只眼：
Our manager turned a blind eye to his secretary’s mistake because she was his wife.
我们经理假装没看见他秘书的错误，因为那位秘书是他的妻子。
turn/give a/the cold shoulder to对(某人)冷淡;疏远(某人)：
Never be proud and arrogant and consider everyone beneath your notice or else others will turn the cold shoulder to you.
千万不要骄傲自大，目中无人，否则别人就会疏远你了。
turn one’s attention to 把注意力转移到：
When astronomers caught sight of a new astronomical phenomenon，they turned their attention to it at once.
当天文学家们观察到一个新的天文现象时，他们立刻把注意力转移到它的上面。
turn one’s hand to 承担;着手做：
Immediately after Alice finished her physics questions，she turned her hand to chemistry exercises.
玛丽刚完成她的物理习题以后，她立刻就着手做化学练习。
turn one’s mind to 把注意力转移到：
She has given up her research work and turned her mind to the breeding of her children.
她已经放弃了她的研究工作，把她的注意力转移到她的子女的教养上。
turn one’s thoughts to 把思考、思索转移到：
Our manager turned his thoughts to imports and exports business and expected to make some money from this.
我们的经理把心思转移到进出口业务上，期待着从这上面赚一些钱。
turn to 1
开始工作;动手工作：
As our products are urgently needed by our customers，we turn to early every morning.
由于顾客们紧急需要我们的产品，我们每天早晨很早就开始工作。
2
求教于(某人);求助于(某人)：
While meeting with difficulties，we often turn to our friends.
遇到困难的事情时，我们时常求助于我们的友人。
turn sth to advantage 使……变得有利：
Our company made much profit in business because we knew how to turn things to advantage in the markets.
我们公司在业务上赚了很大利润，因为我们知道如何在市场上使事情变得对自己有利。
turn to dust and ashes 消失;幻灭(指希望、事物等)：
Many ancient scenic spots and historical sites have turned to dust and ashes with the elapse of time.
随着时间的流逝，许多古代的名胜古迹都消失了。
turn sth to good account 善加利用：
That orator turned his eloquence to good account and won great admiration of the audience.
那位演说者善加利用他的口才，赢得了听众的极大赞赏。
warm to one’s work/task 对工作开始发生兴趣;对工作更为喜欢：
It takes us more than a year to make him warm to his new work.
占用了我们一年多的时间，才使他对新工作开始产生兴趣。
wear sth to one’s shape (衣服)穿过一阵之后变得合身：
At first the coat does not suit her，afterwards she grows thinner and she wears it to her shape.
起初，她的外衣不合身;后来她有些瘦了，那外衣穿过一阵之后就合身了。
wet to the skin 全身湿透：
The tourist fell into a mountain stream，when he climbed up，he became wet to the skin.
那个旅游者掉在山间的川流里，等他爬上来以后，全身都湿透了。
when it comes to the pinch 在紧要关头;在必要时：
The hospital fitted an electric bell for every patient，when it came to the pinch，patients might ring the bell.
医院给每个病人安装一个电铃，必要时，病人们可以按铃。
when it comes to the point 在紧要关头;到了必须采取行动时：
Donald’s father is a millionaire，when it comes to the point，his father may exert his financial influence to help him.
唐纳德的父亲是一个百万富翁，必要时，他的父亲可以运用自己的经济实力来帮助他。
Where to? 到哪里去? Mary hurried out from her home and walked hastily in the street，her friends all asked her where to.
玛丽匆忙地从家中出来，在大街上走得很快，她的朋友们都问她到哪里去。
wish evil to 希望(某人)失败或倒霉;对(某人)怀有恶意：
Man is born with kind nature，only very few and particular persons wish evil to others and we feel regret for them.
人类天生是善良的，只有极少极个别的人才希望别人失败，我们对这些人感到遗憾。
wish to goodness 非常想;但愿：
We wish to goodness that all the poor and wretched become fortunate and happy.
我们但愿，所有贫苦不幸的人们都变得幸运和幸福。
worn to the thread 穿破旧的;破烂不堪的：
Most of his shirts have been worn to the thread，he has to buy some new ones.
他的大部分衬衣都穿破旧了，他必须买几件新的。
wound/sting sb to the quick 伤害某人感情：
It is utterly wrong to speak or do something which will wound others to the quick，we should avoid this especially when we are angry.
说伤害别人感情的话或做伤害别人感情的事都是绝对错误的，我们应该避免这样做，尤其是当我们发怒的时候。
yield the palm to 承认被(某人)打败;认输：
Their basketball team had been beaten by us many times，they had to yield the palm to us at last.
他们篮球队已经被我们打败了好几次，最后他们不得不向我们认输。


李士钧 编著.
英语介词用法词典.
天津：
天津科学技术出版社.
2003
第795-893页.
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