TO 为介词的常见短语和例句（4.27）
1.be/get/become used to 习惯于
I have been used to getting up early. 我早已习惯早起。
2.be given to 沉溺于 She is given to drinking. 她沉溺于喝酒。
3.be related to 和…有联系… His fear of people is deeply related to his unhappy childhood 他对人的畏惧和他不幸的孩提时代有着密切的关系。
4. be addicted to沉溺于…；对…上瘾. She is addictaded to drugs.他吸毒成隐瘾。
5. be opposed to 反对
She is strongly opposed to their plan.他强烈反对他们的计划。
6. devote oneself to献身于 。
She devoted herself to tennis in her teens. 他少女时代热衷网球. 。
7. be admitted to被…录取 , 准进入 Li Ming is admitted to Beijing University.李明被北大录取。 Children under 18 are not admitted to the film。 未满18岁儿童不得入场看这场电影
8. be reduced to 沦为 He was reduced to begging in the street. 他沦为沿街乞。 reduce… to 使…沦为. Hunger reduced him to stealing.饥饿使他沦为盗贼。
9. be attached to 附属于, 爱慕, 爱恋, 敬仰 The middle school is attached toQing hua University 。 这是清华附中。
10. be adjusted to 适应
She was soon adjusted to his way of life 他很快适应了他的生活方式。
11. be known to为…所知
As is known to all,paper was first made in China. 众所周知纸是中国人发明的。
12. be married to和…结婚
Tom has been married to Mary for 10 years. 汤姆和玛丽已经结婚10年了。
13. be sentenced to被判处
He was sentenced to 10rears in prison. 他被判处10年监禁. 。
14. be connected to和…连在一起
I was connected to the wrong person. 我的电话接错了人。
15. be exposed to 暴露于/遭受/接触… The bicycle was exposed to the rain and wind. 那辆自行车任由风吹雨打。 I’ve been exposed to English for 20years. 我学英语已经20年了。
16. be compared to被比喻成
Teachers are often compared to candles. 教师常被比喻成蜡烛。
17. be/become /get accustomed to惯于, 有….习惯.
You will soon get accustomed to the job. 你很快就会适应这项工作。
18. be engaged to和…订婚 Jack is engaged to Linda.捷克和林达订婚了。
19. get down to着手做 Let’s get down to business.我们言归正传。
20. lead to 导致 All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马。
21. object to 反对 He objects to being treated like a child. 他讨厌被当成小孩看待。
22. put one’s mind to全神贯注于
You should put your mind to studies.你应专心学习。
23. give rise to 引起
24. The dirty enviroment gave rise to diseases. 那肮脏的环境引起了各种疾病。
25. look forward to盼望 I’m looking forward to seeing you.我盼望与你见面。
26. pay attention to 注意 Please pay attention to your pronunciation. 请注意你的发音。
27. stick to坚持 He always sticks to his promise.他总是遵守诺言。
28. attend to 处理, 照料 Attend carefully to what she is saying.注意听她说话。
29. see to 负责 Will you see to the plants while I’m away. 我不在时请您帮我照料这些植物。
30. contribute to 对…做贡献 The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs.建造高速公路有助于郊区发展。
31. make contributions to 对…做贡献 He has made great contributions to a space development programme.他对太空发展计划有很大的贡献。
32. apply oneself to致力于
He applied himself to the study of genes.他致力于基因研究。
33. come close to几乎, 将近
He came close to being killed in the accident.他差一点在事故中丧生。
34. reply to 回答 she never replied to my letter.他从不回复我的信。
35. add to 增加 The news added to his anxiety.这消息增加了他的忧虑。
36. add up to加起来 These figures add up to fifty.这些数字总计为50 in addition to除…之外(还)
He speaks Frensh in addition to English. 他除了讲英语之外还会说法语。
37. turn to转向, 求助于 He has turned to keeping sheep.他已转行养羊。
38. feel up to能胜任 He doesn’t think he feels up to the job.他认为他不胜任这项工作。
39. look up to向上看, 尊敬… We should look up to our parents.我们应该尊敬父母。
40. admit to承认 He admmited to having broken the glass..他承认打烂了玻璃。
41. belong to属于 The computer belongs to me.这台电脑时我的。
42. take to 喜爱, 开始 I took to her at once 我立刻喜欢上了她。 She has taken to drinking recently.他最近喜欢喝酒。
43. cling to 附着/坚持 The little boy clung to his mother ’s skirt in fear 那男孩害怕得紧紧抓住他母亲的裙子。
44. fall to 开始
After supper we fell to discussing politics.。 晚饭后我们开始讨论政治。
45. respond to回答 He didn’t respond to my question.他没有回答我的问题。
46. accustom oneself to使习惯于 Children are quick to accustom themselves tonew surroundings. 孩子们很快就会适应新环境。
47. when it comes to… 谈到……时