介词to常用动词短语汇总.doc

介词to常用动词短语汇总 一些动词与介词to搭配构成短语，下面列举一些常见的搭配形式。 1．get down to着手做（认真考虑） While the weather is fine, I must get down to painting the house. 当天晴时，我一定要油漆房子。 解释：其后宾语一般用“business, work等”。down是副词。 2．keep to遵守（坚持，坚持……方向）例如： Ill as he was, he kept to studying far into the night. 他虽然有病，但仍然学习到深夜。 3．contribute to = make contributions to 有助于，为……做贡献，投稿，捐款　 　We hope your suggestion will contribute to solving the problem. 我们希望你的建议将有助于解决这个问题。 4. admit to承认，招认 The young man admitted to stealing the jewels. 那个年轻人承认了偷了珠宝。 注：例句中的to可省略。 5．take to开始从事；养成习惯，沉湎于，　例如： Our factory has taken to making childrens boots.我们厂开始生产童靴。Our factory has taken to making childrens boots. For some reason he took to walking in the New York streets at night. 不知为什么，他养成夜间在纽约街道上溜达的习惯。 6．turn to求助于（依靠，转而从事于）例如： Refused permission to work in the country, he was able to turn to writing to earn a living. 他在这个国家找不到工作，以写作谋生。 7．when it comes to (doing) sth.其短语表示“当涉及（做）某事的情况、事情或问题时” When it comes to getting rid of his bad habits, he always keeps silent. 当一提及到要改掉他的坏习惯时，他总是沉默不语。 8．lead to导致（引起，通向）例如： Jealousy and anger usually lead to doing the wrong thing. 嫉妒和愤怒通常会导致做错事情。 注：lead sb. to do带领某人做某事；使得某人做某事 His search for wisdom leads him to understand the fear for God. 他对智慧的追求使得他明白了为什么要敬畏上帝。 9．look forward to期望（盼望）例如： We are all looking forward to hearing from you . 我们都盼望收到你的信。 10. stick to坚持（忠于等）例如： If you stick to practising English, youll make unexpected progress. 要是你每天坚持练习英语,就会取得很大进步。 11. object to反对　例如： I really object to being charged for parking at the hospital. 我坚决反对医院收取停车费。 12 be equal to等于，胜任，经得起　例如： He is equal to doing this task. 他胜任做这件工作。 13．see to注意（处理，照料等）例如： I really will see to painting the living room next week. 我真的在下周油漆起居室。 注：see to it that = make sure that务必要，注意　例如： See to it that your are back before 4 o’clock.务必四点钟之前回来。 14．pay attention to注意，认真听讲 You should pay attention to summing up better and faster solution. 你应该注意总结更好更快的解决办法。 15. devote oneself to = be devoted to = be committed to 把……专用于，专心致力于