too + adj./adv.
用于形容词或副词前,表示程度过量。
The soup is too hot.
汤太烫了。
也;还
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
也;还
in addition; also
The soup is too hot.
汤太烫了。
过于,太
To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
过度地
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
也
in addition
The suitcase is too heavy for me to lift.
这个手提箱太重了,我提不动。
AI contextual example
He ran too fast and fell down.
他跑得太快,摔倒了。
AI contextual example
There are too many people on the bus.
公交车上有太多人了。
AI contextual example
too big
太大。
WordNet
用于形容词或副词前,表示程度过量。
The soup is too hot.
汤太烫了。
不定式表示结果,可加for sb指明对象。
The box is too heavy for me to carry.
这个箱子太重了,我搬不动。
用于肯定句末尾,表示‘也’。
I like apples, and I like oranges too.
我喜欢苹果,也喜欢橙子。
Not this
This book is too interesting.
Use this
This book is very interesting.
“too”表示“过于”,暗示超出正常范围,通常用于负面或过度的语境;而这里需要表示“很”的程度,应用“very”。
Not this
The coffee is very hot to drink.
Use this
The coffee is too hot to drink.
“too...to”结构表示“太……以至于不能”,说明程度过高导致无法进行某事;此处应用“too”而非“very”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
太多
There is too much sugar in this tea.
这茶里糖太多了。
太多(可数)
There are too many people in the room.
房间里人太多了。
太晚
It's too late to change your mind now.
现在改变主意太晚了。
太少
He was given too little time to finish the work.
给他的时间太少,无法完成工作。
我也是
A: I love this movie. B: Me too!
A: 我喜欢这部电影。B: 我也是!
人多反误事(厨子太多反而搞坏汤)
We tried to plan the event with everyone's input, but it was a disaster—too many cooks spoil the broth.
我们试图听取每个人的意见来策划活动,结果却是一团糟——人多反误事。
太少太晚;无济于事
The company finally addressed the safety issue, but it was too little too late after the accident.
公司终于处理了安全问题,但事故发生后,已经太少太晚了。
好得难以置信
When they offered me a salary double my current one, I thought it was too good to be true.
当他们给我提供双倍于现在薪水的工资时,我觉得好得难以置信。
我也是。
She joined the Me Too movement and posted 'Me too.'
她加入了Me Too运动,并发布了'我也是。'
音符太多了。
In the movie Amadeus, the Emperor says 'Too many notes' to Mozart.
在电影《莫扎特传》中,皇帝对莫扎特说'音符太多了。'
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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too音似兔,兔有两只耳朵,代表两个意思:‘太’和‘也’。
表示“也”时,语域中性,常用于肯定句句末;表示“太”时,语域中性,多用于修饰形容词或副词,注意其过度含义。
All six words rhyme with 'too' (sound /uː/). Those ending in 'oo' share the spelling pattern; 'shoe' and 'two' have different spellings but same sound. Be cautious: not all 'oo' words rhyme (e.g., 'book', 'good').
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