/'ɪntə; `ɪntə, before vowels and finally 元音前及句末读作 'ɪntu:; `ɪntu/
prep
1 (a) (moving) to a point within (an enclosed space or volume) 进入; 到...里面
*Come into the house. 到房子里来.
* Throw it into the fire. 把它扔进火里.
* go into town 进城
* She dived into the swimming-pool. 她头向下跳进游泳池里.
* (fig 比喻) He turned and walked off into the night. 他转身走开, 消失在夜幕中.
* put money into an account 把钱存入帐户. Cf 参看 out of.
(b) in the direction of (sth) 朝; 向; 对着
*Speak clearly into the microphone. 对着话筒说清楚些.
* Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes. 车朝着有太阳的方向开, 我们只好遮挡着眼睛.
(c) to a point at which one hits (sb/sth) 触及或撞上（某人[某物]）
*I nearly ran into a bus when it stopped suddenly in front of me. 前面一辆公共汽车突然停住, 我险些撞上.
* A lorry drove into a line of parked cars. 一辆卡车撞上了一排停着的汽车.
2 until a point during (sth) 在（某过程）中直到某一点
*He carried on working long into the night. 他一直工作到深夜.
* She didn't get married until she was well into middle age. 她步入中年以後才结婚.
* We're usually into May before the weather changes. 我们这儿的天气到五月份才有变化.
3 (a) (indicating a change in form as the result of an action 指因一行动而产生在形式上的变化)
*turn the spare room into a study 把空房改成书房
* cut the paper into strips 把纸裁成小条
* fold the napkin into a triangle 把餐巾摺成三角形
* collect the rubbish into a heap 把垃圾堆在一起. Cf 参看 out of.
(b) (indicating a change to a specified condition or action 指改变成某种情况或行动)
*frighten sb into submission 威逼某人屈从
* shocked into a confession of guilt 吓得承认有罪
* She came into power in 1979. 她于1979年掌权. (See n entries for similar examples 类似示例见有关名词词条.)
4 (used to express division in mathematics 用以表示数学的｀除＇):
5 into
25 = 5. 5除25等于5.
5 (idm 习语) be into sth (infml 口) be enthusiastic about sth in which one takes an active interest 对某事物很有兴趣; 非常喜欢
*be (heavily) into yoga, science fiction, stamp collecting （极）喜爱瑜伽、科幻小说、集邮.

prep

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1【to the inside of something】
2【becoming involved】
3【changing】
4【hitting something】
5【direction】
6【time】
7【finding out】
8【dividing numbers】
9 be into something
10 be into somebody

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[Language: Old English;]
【TO THE INSIDE OF SOMETHING】
to the inside or inner part of a container, place, area etc
　Come into the office.
　He thrust his hand into his coat pocket.
　There must be another way into the cave.
　Sue got back into bed and pulled the quilt over her head.
　I've got to go into town this morning and do some shopping.
　We dived into the sea and swam to the shore.
【BECOMING INVOLVED】
used to say that someone becomes involved in a situation or activity, or becomes part of a group
　At the age of 16, I went into the printing trade as an apprentice.
　They tried to drag me into their quarrel.
　a player who deserves to get back into the England team
【CHANGING】
used to say that someone or something starts being in a different state or form
　She fell into a deep sleep.
　The whole banking system was thrown into confusion.
　I screwed my wet handkerchief into a ball.
　Cut the cake into pieces.
　Neruda's poems have been translated into English.
【HITTING SOMETHING】
used to say that a person or vehicle hits someone or something after moving towards them
　He almost bumped into me as he rushed past.
　The car swerved and crashed into the wall.
【DIRECTION】
in a particular direction
　They rode off into the sunset.
　Make sure you're speaking directly into the microphone.
【TIME】
at or until a certain time
　Andy and I talked well into the night.
　John was well into his forties before he got married.
【FINDING OUT】
used to say what someone is trying to find out information about
　an investigation into the events leading up to his death
　I've been doing some research into this.
【DIVIDING NUMBERS】
spoken used when you are dividing one number by another
　Eight into twenty-four is three.
be into sth
spoken to like and be interested in something
　I'm really into folk music.
be into sb
AmE informal to owe someone money
　He's into me for $50.