Word · Frequency #7
to
向;朝;到;往
In the direction of; toward; so as to arrive at or reach.
- 1.
In the direction of; towards.
朝......方向;向。
- 2.
Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
表示目的地或最终位置:向着,到达。
- 3.
Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
用于表示动作的目标或接受者。
- 4.
So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
以便接触、压紧、撞击等。
- 5.
So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
以便变成或达到:表示动作导致的最终状态。
- 6.
So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
以便引起或引发(效果或结果)。
- 7.
Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
用于形容词后,表示其适用于某事物。
- 8.
Indicating a degree or level reached.
表示达到的程度或水平。
- 9.
Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
用于描述某物的组成或包含的东西。
- 10.
Denotes the end of a range.
表示范围的终点。
- 11.
Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
用于表示比率或比较;与......相比,相对于。
- 12.
Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
用于表示前一项要乘方到后一项的幂;表示乘方。
- 13.
Preceding (the stated hour).
在(某个小时)之前
- 14.
According to.
根据
- 15.
Used more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.
与各种动词搭配使用:靠左行驶,同意提议,处理事务等。详见各个词条
给;对;向;对…;对于…;到;至;达到;成为;变成;成;紧贴;碰;撞
In use
We took the train to London.
She walked to the end of the street.
He moved to Canada last year.
to + noun/pronoun (direction)
表示移动方向或到达某地。
She went to the store.
她去了商店。
verb + to + noun/pronoun (indirect object)
表示动作的接受者。
I gave the book to him.
我把书给了他。
adjective + to + noun/pronoun (relation)
表示对待或关系。
He is kind to everyone.
他对每个人都很好。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- go to
- 去……
- I go to school every day.我每天去学校。
- listen to
- 听……
- She likes to listen to music.她喜欢听音乐。
- talk to
- 和……谈话
- I need to talk to you.我需要和你谈谈。
- from...to...
- 从……到……
- The meeting is from 2 pm to 3 pm.会议从下午2点到3点。
- according to
- 根据……
- According to the news, it will rain.根据新闻,天会下雨。
- due to
- 由于……
- The game was canceled due to rain.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
字母t像一个人,o像球,人踢球向球门——表示方向'向、朝'。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
to作介词时后接名词或动名词,不可接动词原形。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'to' (pronounced /tuː/) as their stressed vowel is /uː/. However, beware of lookalikes like 'go' (/ɡoʊ/), 'no' (/noʊ/), 'so' (/soʊ/) which end in 'o' but have a different vowel sound /oʊ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.