| 释义 |
to² /强tuː，弱 tʊ，tə，t/
I [与原形动词一起构成动词不定式；动词不定式用法如下]
1. [用作主语]
To steal is wrong. (或 It is wrong to steal.) 行窃是错误的。
Whether to go or not is the important point. 去还是留，这一点至关重要。
2. [用作表语]
The great difficulty now is how to cross the river. 眼下的大难题是如何过河。
3. [用作宾语]
begin to talk 开始谈话
propose to stay 建议留下
He wants me to go. 他要我去。
Tell me how to spell that word. 告诉我那个词怎么拼。
4. [用作定语]
an easy thing to do 容易做的事
have nothing to say 没有什么可说的
in years to come 在未来的年月里
He was the first to arrive. 他第一个到。
5. [用作状语]
They left early to catch the train. 他们为了赶火车很早就离开了。
He awoke to find her gone. 他醒来发现她已离去。
He lived to be 100. 他活到100岁。
I'm glad (ready) to help. 我乐于(准备)帮忙。
The book is easy to understand. 这书易懂。
The tea is too hot to drink. 茶太烫了，不能喝。
6. [用作插入语]
To be honest, I don't know anything about it. 老实说，我对此一无所知。
II [用来代替动词不定式或不定式短语，避免重复]
I meant to go but forgot to. 我本想去的，但是忘了。
He asked me to go to dinner, but I don't want to. 他请我去吃饭，但是我不想去。
◇注解1. 在口语中，不定式前的 to 有时省略，如 Did he come see you? 及 All we do is fish and hunt. 但书面语中一般不予省略。 2. 口语中常有用 and 代替 to 的现象，如 try and come。 3. 不定式在 make, have, see, hear, feel 等词后面作补语时 to 省略，但在被动语态中不能省略，如 He was made to repeat it. [< TO¹] |