into
preposition /ˈɪntə/, before vowels /ˈɪntu/, strong form /ˈɪntuː/
/ˈɪntə/, before vowels /ˈɪntu/, strong form /ˈɪntuː/
For the special uses of into in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example lay into somebody/something is in the phrasal verb section at lay.Idioms - to a position in or inside something
到…里面；进入 - Come into the house.
进屋里来吧。 - She dived into the water.
她潜入水中。 - He threw the letter into the fire.
他把信扔进了火中。 - (figurative) She turned and walked off into the night.
她转过身去，走进黑夜里。
- Come into the house.
- in the direction of something
朝；向；对着 - Speak clearly into the microphone.
清楚地对着麦克风讲话。 - Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes.
面向太阳开车，我们只好遮挡着眼睛。
- Speak clearly into the microphone.
- to a point at which you hit somebody/something
撞上；碰上 - The truck crashed into a parked car.
卡车撞上了一辆停放着的汽车。
- The truck crashed into a parked car.
- to a point during a period of time
到（一段时间的某一点） - She carried on working late into the night.
她一直工作到了深夜。 - He didn't get married until he was well into his forties.
他到四十好几才结婚。
- She carried on working late into the night.
- used to show a change in state
（表示状态的变化） - The fruit can be made into jam.
这种水果可以制成果酱。 - Can you translate this passage into German?
你能把这一段文字译成德语吗？ - They came into power in 2008.
他们于 2008 年上台掌权。 - She was sliding into depression.
她逐渐消沉下去。
- The fruit can be made into jam.
- used to show the result of an action
（表示行动的结果） - He was shocked into a confession of guilt.
他被吓得认罪了。
- He was shocked into a confession of guilt.
- about or in connection with something
关于；有关 - an inquiry into safety procedures
关于安全程序的调查
- an inquiry into safety procedures
- used when you are dividing numbers
（用于除数）除 - 3 into 24 is 8.
24 除以 3 等于 8。
- 3 into 24 is 8.
词源Old English intō (see in, to).
Idioms
be into something
- (informal) to be interested in something in an active way
对…十分感兴趣；很喜欢 - He's into surfing in a big way.
他迷上了冲浪运动。
- He's into surfing in a big way.
be into somebody for something
- (US English, informal) to owe somebody money or be owed money by somebody
欠某人（钱）；某人欠（钱） - By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for $500.
他补好漏洞时，我就该付给他 500 美元。 - The bank was into her for $100 000.
她欠了银行 10 万美元。
- By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for $500.