1. be / get used to习惯于

She isn't used to living with strangers.她不习惯与陌生人住在一起。

2. get down to开始认真（做某事）

While the weather is fine, I must get down to repairing the house. 趁着天气好，我得着手修理房屋了。

3. lead to通向；导致

The new evidence led to the thief being caught.

4. look forward to盼望；期待

I look forward to receiving your reply.我期待着你的答复。

5. pay attention to注意

Pay attention to your spelling when you're writing something. 写东西的时候要注意拼写。

6. prefer doing to doing宁愿……不愿……

He prefers walking to taking crowded buses. 他宁愿走也不愿乘拥挤的公共汽车。

7. stick to坚持

She sticks to reading the foreign language every morning. 她坚持每天早晨读外语。

8. object to反对；不赞成

Do you object to smoking? 你反对抽烟吗？

9. point to指着

He asked, pointing to the man over there. 他指着远处的那个人问道。

10. see to照料；照顾

I've got some personal affairs that I have to see to.我有一桩私事要去处理。

11. be up to从事于

I'm going to see what you are up to. 我要去看看你在干什么。

12. belong to属于（没有被动语态）

The fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked in the building. 大火烧毁了大楼工作人员的汽车。

13. get close to接近

He got close to being killed in the accident. 在事故中他差一点遇难。

14. drink to为某事干杯

Now let's drink to the success of your schooling! 现在，让我们为你学业有成干杯！

15. devote ... to献身于；致力于

She devoted her life to helping homeless children.她把全部身心倾注于帮助无家可归的孩子们。

16. in addition to除……外

In addition to studying English, he had to study a second foreign language. 除学英语外，他还得学习一门第二外语。

17. on the way to正要成为

She is now at college and on the way to becoming a teacher. 她目前在上大学，将要成为一名教师。

 

 

下列短语中的to 也是介词。

1.be similar to与……相似

2.be/get engaged to（与某人）订婚

3. relate…to/with把……与……联系起来，be related to 与……有关系

4. be/become/get addicted to“对……上瘾；沉溺于”

5. look up to尊敬；钦佩

6．A is to B what C is to D. “A对B而言正如C对D一样。”

7. belong to 属于；是……的成员之一

8. contribute to “为……作贡献；有助于……；向……投稿”

9. available( to)可获得的；可用的；可看见的

10. witness to“为……作证；出庭证明；证实；说明”

11. attend to“处理；专心于；注意”

12. have access to接近；进入

13. put an end to结束；制止

14. lead to导致；招致

15. come to life恢复生气；活跃起来

16. set an example to为……树立榜样

17. get used to适应于……；习惯于……

18. tend to朝某方向；趋于

19. date back to追溯到；始于

20. object to反对；讨厌

22. according to根据

23. adjust to适应

24. draw attention to吸引某人的注意力

25. open a /the door to/for为……创造条件，给……开门，给……以方便

 

devote…to /be devoted to 献身于，致力于 contribute…to 把…贡献给

contribute to 有助于，是…的原因

get down to 开始认真干，着手干

refer to 涉及，提到

stick to 坚持see to 负责，照顾

relate to/be related to 与…有关系

object to… 反对…  

pay attention to 注意 

resign oneself to 听任，顺从，只好接受

 

 

attach… to   …结构: ⑴系上；附上；贴上；缚上；拴上                ⑵使依附，使附属

pay attention to注意

be/become/get used to习惯于

stick to坚持

get down to  开始、着手     

lead to  导致       

devote…to  致力于

prefer …to  比起…更喜欢  

be sentenced to 宣判 

add up to   总计

 

 

 

 

 

look forward to  期望，期待，盼望  “to”为介词，后接名词，代词，动名词。

 

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

The day we look forward to came at last.

I’m looking forward to your early reply.

I'm looking forward to your visit next week.我在盼望着你下周光临。

We look forward to seeing you again.我们期待着与你再次相见。

I look forward to hearing from you.  盼望着收到你的信。

We look forward to seeing you again.  我们期待着与你再次相见。

We look forward to your close cooperation.  我们期待你方的密切合作。

We look forward to your return.  我们盼望你回来。

I look forward to the challenge ahead with great enthusiasm.  我满腔热情迎接未来的挑战。

We look forward to your return from America.  我们期待着你从美国返回。

I look forward to hearing from you in the future.  我盼望着不久收到你的信。

I look forward to meeting you next week.  我期待下周与你会面。

She can look forward to a happy old age.  她可望度过一个幸福的晚年。

They look forward to their rebirth as a nation.  他们期待着全民族的新生。

 

 

 

pay attention to

注意

No attention was paid to his advice.他的建议没有引起注意。

Pay attention to your handwriting.  请注意你的书写。

We must pay special attention to details.  我们必须特别注意细节。

We should pay attention both to industry and to agriculture.  我们都应该重视工业和农业。

The police should pay more attention to catching criminals.  警方应多把注意力集中在捕捉罪犯上。

You must pay attention to this problem before everything.  你应该首先注意这个问题。

Young people should pay attention to the affairs of state.  青年应该关心国家大事。

You should pay attention to picking your words . 你应该注意措词。

Please pay attention to what I am saying. 请注意我说的话。

She turned her attention to a new problem. 她把注意力转移到一个新问题上。

[短语归纳]

catch sb's attention  吸引某人的注意

draw attention to sth. 注意某事物

give one's attention to  注意…… 

联想拓展

bring sth. to one’s attention 使某事引起某人注意

call/draw one’s attention to sth. 使某人注意某事

draw/catch/attract one’s attention 引起某人的注意

fix/focus/concentrate one’s attention on sth.

集中注意力于某事物

You should pay attention to your spelling.你要注意自己的拼写。

[练习] 中译英

1). 报纸的大标题引起他的注意。

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2). 她要我注意报告中的一处错误。

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Keys: 1). A newspaper headline caught his attention.

     2). She drew my attention to an error in the report.

完成句子  

①他的提议没有引起任何注意。

No attention                                    his advice.

②他提醒我注意一些新的证据。

He                                     some new evidence.

答案：①was paid to

②called/drew my attention to