to在英语中的用法
我们知道,“to”在英语中有两种功能:一是作为小品词构成动词不定式;二是作为介词,与名词、代词、或动名词一起构成介宾短语。下面是小编整理的一些关于to在英语中的用法, 希望对大家有帮助。
to在英语中的用法
一:表示相对,针对
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:表示对比,比较
1:以-ior结尾的形容词,后接介词to表示比较,如:
superior ,inferior,prior,senior,junior
The quarrel happened prior to my arrival.
2: 一些本身就含有比较或比拟意思的形容词,如equal,similar,equivalent,analogous A is similar to B in many ways.
3:表示一些先后顺序的形容词,如:second,subsequent,next,preliminary,preparatory
Subsequent to the war,they returned to their hometown.
4: to也偶尔出现在个别动词之后,与动词形成固定词组,表示比较,如:prefer to,compare to,in contrast to
compare to sth.
表示比喻或比拟,而compare with sth.表示比较,如:
World is usually compared to a stage Compared with his past,he has changed a lot.
Prefer的正确句型是:prefer A to B或prefer doing A to doingB,但当prefer后接动词不定式时,表示比较的介 词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与及个别的名词构成比较之意,如:alternative Going to an under water concert is a great alternative to going to dinner.
三: 表示修饰关系
1: 表示回复,反应意思的词,如:answer to question, solution to problem,response to inquiry,reaction to proposal,reply to letter
2: 表示建筑构件的词汇,如:
entry,entrance,approach,access,passage,exit,vent,path
the approach to a bridge引桥
the approach to science
Half of the population was estimated to have no access to the health service.
The access to education 接受教育的机会
The access to medical care 享受公费医疗的权利
3: 表示人物职位和官衔的词,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: 表示权利和许可的词汇,如:right,admission The employee finally got the admission to the boardroom. Everyone has an equal right to ……..
5: 表示栅栏或障碍的词汇,如:bars to development,the barrier to progress
6: 表示与书籍,文本相关的词,如:introduction to passage.
7: 表示恭喜或是祝贺,如: The director proposed a toast to the health of the guests. Let’s drink to Dick’s success in business
8: 另外还有一些名词符合这种用法,有的具有两者息息相关,缺一不可的含义.如:key to door,invitation toparty, guide to action,limitation to life,accessory to school