to
preposition /tə/, before vowels /tu/, strong form /tuː/
/tə/, before vowels /tu/, strong form /tuː/
For the special uses of to in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example see to something is in the phrasal verb section at see.- in the direction of something; towards something
向，朝，往，对着（某方向或某处） - I walked to the office.
我朝办公室走去。 - It fell to the ground.
它掉到了地上。 - It was on the way to the station.
那是在去火车站的路上。 - He's going to Paris.
他就要去巴黎了。 - my first visit to Africa
我对非洲的第一次访问 - He pointed to something on the opposite bank.
他指向对岸的某样东西。 - Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place.
她的童年是在不断迁移中度过的。
- I walked to the office.
- as far as something
到，达（某处） - The meadows lead down to the river.
牧场一直延伸到河边。 - Her hair fell to her waist.
她的长发一直垂到腰部。
- The meadows lead down to the river.
- to the something (of something) located in the direction mentioned from something
位于…方向 - Place the cursor to the left of the first word.
把光标置于第一个单词的左边。 - There are mountains to the north.
北面有山。
- Place the cursor to the left of the first word.
- used to show the person or thing that receives something
（引出接受者）给，予，向 - He gave it to his sister.
他把那给了他的妹妹。 - I'll explain to you where everything goes.
我会向你解释所有东西的摆放位置。 - I am deeply grateful to my parents.
我打心里感谢我的父母。 - Who did she address the letter to?
那封信她是写给谁的？ - (formal) To whom did she address the letter?
那封信她是写给谁的？
- He gave it to his sister.
- used to show the end or limit of a range or period of time
（表示范围或一段时间的结尾或界限）到，至 - a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million
利润从 1.05 亿美元降到 7 500 万美元左右 - I'd say he was 25 to 30 years old (= approximately 25 or 30 years old).
我猜他在 25 至 30 岁之间。 - I like all kinds of music from opera to reggae.
我喜欢各种音乐，从歌剧到雷盖都喜欢。 - We only work from Monday to Friday.
我们仅从星期一工作到星期五。 - I watched the programme from beginning to end.
这个节目我从头看到了尾。
- a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million
- before the start of something
在…开始之前；离；差 - How long is it to lunch?
离吃午饭还有多久？ - (especially British English) It's five to ten (= five minutes before ten o'clock).
现在是十点差五分。
- How long is it to lunch?
- reaching a particular state
到，达（某种状态） - The vegetables were cooked to perfection.
这些蔬菜烧的火候恰到好处。 - He tore the letter to pieces.
他把信撕碎了。 - She sang the baby to sleep.
她唱着歌把孩子哄睡了。 - The letter reduced her to tears (= made her cry).
那封信让她落泪了。 - His expression changed from amazement to joy.
他的表情由惊变喜。
- The vegetables were cooked to perfection.
- used to show the person or thing that is affected by an action
（引出受事者或受体）对于，关于 - She is devoted to her family.
她深深爱着自己的家庭。 - What have you done to your hair?
你怎么把头发弄成这个样子？
- She is devoted to her family.
- used to show that two things are attached or connected
（表示两件事物相接或相连） - Attach this rope to the front of the car.
把这绳子系在小轿车的前面。
- Attach this rope to the front of the car.
- used to show a relationship between one person or thing and another
（表示两人或事物之间的关系）属于，归于，关于，对于 - She's married to an Italian.
她嫁给了一个意大利人。 - the Japanese ambassador to France
日本驻法大使 - the key to the door
这个门的钥匙 - the solution to this problem
解决这个问题的办法
- She's married to an Italian.
- directed towards; in connection with
指向；关于 - It was a threat to world peace.
这是对世界和平的威胁。 - She made a reference to her recent book.
她提到了自己最近的那本书。
- It was a threat to world peace.
- used to introduce the second part of a comparison or ratio
（引出比较或比率的第二部分）比 - I prefer walking to climbing.
我喜欢散步多于喜欢爬山。 - The industry today is nothing to what it once was.
这一行业的现状与昔日的盛况相比微不足道。 - We won by six goals to three.
我们以六比三获胜。
- I prefer walking to climbing.
- used to show a quantity or rate
（表示数量或比率）等于，每，一 - There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch.
一英寸等于 2.54 厘米。 - This car does 30 miles to the gallon.
这辆汽车每加仑汽油可行驶 30 英里。
- There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch.
- in honour of somebody/something
向…表示敬意 - a monument to the soldiers who died in the war
阵亡将士纪念碑 - Let's drink to Julia and her new job.
让咱们为朱莉娅和她的新工作干杯。
- a monument to the soldiers who died in the war
- used to show somebody’s attitude or reaction to something
（表示态度或反应）适合，符合，致使 - His music isn't really to my taste.
他的音乐不太合我的口味。 - To her astonishment, he smiled.
使她惊讶的是，他笑了。
- His music isn't really to my taste.
- used to show what somebody’s opinion or feeling about something is
（表示看法或感觉）按…的看法，据…认为 - It sounded like crying to me.
在我听来这像哭。
- It sounded like crying to me.
- while something else is happening or being done
伴随；随同 - He left the stage to prolonged applause.
他在经久不息的掌声中退下了舞台。
- He left the stage to prolonged applause.
- used after verbs of movement to mean ‘with the intention of giving something’
（用于表示动作的动词之后）为了给，以提供 - People rushed to her rescue and picked her up.
人们冲上前来把她救起。
- People rushed to her rescue and picked her up.
词源Old English tō (adverb and preposition), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch toe and German zu.