to在英語中的用法
我們知道,“to”在英語中有兩種功能:一是作為小品詞構(gòu)成動詞不定式;二是作為介詞,與名詞、代詞、或動名詞一起構(gòu)成介賓短語。下面是小編整理的一些關(guān)于to在英語中的用法, 希望對大家有幫助。
to在英語中的用法
一:表示相對,針對
be strange (common, new, familiar, peculiar, distinct, sensitive, immune, vulnerable, indispensable) toAir is indispensable to life.Aircrafts are vulnerable to interference caused by radiation.This injection will make you immune to infection.
二:表示對比,比較
1:以-ior結(jié)尾的形容詞,后接介詞to表示比較,如:
superior ,inferior,prior,senior,junior
The quarrel happened prior to my arrival.
2: 一些本身就含有比較或比擬意思的形容詞,如equal,similar,equivalent,analogous A is similar to B in many ways.
3:表示一些先后順序的形容詞,如:second,subsequent,next,preliminary,preparatory
Subsequent to the war,they returned to their hometown.
4: to也偶爾出現(xiàn)在個別動詞之后,與動詞形成固定詞組,表示比較,如:prefer to,compare to,in contrast to
compare to sth.
表示比喻或比擬,而compare with sth.表示比較,如:
World is usually compared to a stage Compared with his past,he has changed a lot.
Prefer的正確句型是:prefer A to B或prefer doing A to doingB,但當(dāng)prefer后接動詞不定式時,表示比較的介 詞to就要改成rather than ,
如: The undaunted soldier preferred death to surrender. Many people prefer spending money to earning money. They prefer to pursue careers rather than remain home as house wives.
5: to與及個別的名詞構(gòu)成比較之意,如:alternative Going to an under water concert is a great alternative to going to dinner.
三: 表示修飾關(guān)系
1: 表示回復(fù),反應(yīng)意思的詞,如:answer to question, solution to problem,response to inquiry,reaction to proposal,reply to letter
2: 表示建筑構(gòu)件的詞匯,如:
entry,entrance,approach,access,passage,exit,vent,path
the approach to a bridge引橋
the approach to science
Half of the population was estimated to have no access to the health service.
The access to education 接受教育的機會
The access to medical care 享受公費醫(yī)療的權(quán)利
3: 表示人物職位和官銜的詞,如:assistant to manager, ambassador to Spain, successor to tradition, heir to throne,deputy to the National People’s Congress advisor to the Prime Minister
4: 表示權(quán)利和許可的詞匯,如:right,admission The employee finally got the admission to the boardroom. Everyone has an equal right to ……..
5: 表示柵欄或障礙的詞匯,如:bars to development,the barrier to progress
6: 表示與書籍,文本相關(guān)的詞,如:introduction to passage.
7: 表示恭喜或是祝賀,如: The director proposed a toast to the health of the guests. Let’s drink to Dick’s success in business
8: 另外還有一些名詞符合這種用法,有的具有兩者息息相關(guān),缺一不可的含義.如:key to door,invitation toparty, guide to action,limitation to life,accessory to school
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