十四:表示全身心投入的含义,如:be addicted1 to,contribute to,devote to,commit to
He is determined2 to devote all his life to his.
十五:表示展望或是回顾,如:look forward to反date back to
The church dates back to the 13th century.
十六:表示方位概念.如:close to,next to
I don’t like wool next to my skin.
十七:表示依靠或借助,如:resort to,turn to,appeal to,
He usually appeals to arms to settle the territory dispute.
十八:表示有关注,关于:as to,with regard to
十九:表示关注或重视,如:pay attention to,attach to,
We should attach primary importance to job training.
二十:表示依据或是根据,如:according to,in proportion to
According to today’s newspaper,the match will be postponed3.
The lending countries subscribe4 towards capital stock in proportion to their economic importance.
二十一:表示应该或必须含义的句式,如:
It’s time to get up.
We are supposed to get here at seven.
It’s up to this country to ban nuclear weapons.
二十二:表示相关联,相连接,如:be related to,be relative to,in relation to,be relevant to,link to
Investigate all the facts related to the problem.
People often linked walth to happiness.
二十三:表示反对和赞同。
1:to引导的表示反对,抗拒,对抗意义的词组。Be opposed to,be oppsist to,be contrary to,be adverse6 to,be resistant7 to,be contradictory8 to,object to,oppose to,deny tp,be aline to
These buildings are resistant to earthquake.
They are to tally9 opposed to any changes being made in the plans.
2:to引导的表示同意,赞同意义的词组:consent to,subseribe to,
The employer consented to give him a salary raise.表示调整,使符合,使适应的含义,如:adapt to,commodate to,adjust to,conform to,habituate to,fit to,suit to,correspond to,cater10 to
She tried to habituate herself to the style of plain living.
Your action should conform to the interests of the people.
They offered various foods to cater to the need of customers.
His words doesn’t fit to his actions.
Suit your writing style to the masses.
3:表示投降,屈服,服从的含义,如:be subject to,be subordinate to,submit to,subject to,surrender to,give in to,confess to,admit to.
The minority is subordinate to the majority少数服从多数
Countries nearby oceans are always subject to earthquake.
He confessed to having robbed the woman of her wallet.
We’re not the kind of people to yield to any military threat.
常用词组
respond to(反应),appeal to(吸引),catch on to(理解),listen to(收听),used to(过去常常),give birth to,attend to(照料),see to(负责),be entitled to(有权),belong to(属于),come to(苏醒),stand up to(勇敢面对),help oneself to(请自便),refer to,to the point(切题),
Train them to stand up to any severe test in hard.
The ticket entitled you to a free meal in the luxury hotel.
See to it that the children get a hot meal after their swim.
You will catch on to the job shortly after wards5.
People usually refer to television for up-to-the-minute news