/before consonants tə; tə; before vowels tʊ; tu or tu:; tə; strong form tu:; tu 辅音前读作tə, 元音前读作tʊ或tu:; 强读式为tu:ü/PRON>/ prep
1 (a) in the direction of (sth); towards 向, 朝, 对着（某方向或某处）
*walk to the office 朝办公室走去
* I'm going to the shops. 我正要去商店.
* fall to the ground 落到地上
* on the way to the station 在去火车站的路上
* point to sth 指向某物
* hold it (up) to the light 把它拿起来对着光
* turn to the left/right 向左[右]转
* travelling from town to town, place to place, etc 从一城到另一城、从一地到另一地
* go to Majorca for one's holidays 去马霍卡岛度假
* He was taken to hospital for treatment. 把他送到医院治疗去了.(b) ~ the sth (of sth) located in a specified direction (from sth) 位于（某物的）某一方向
*There are mountains to the north/south/east/west of here. 这儿的北[南/东/西]面有山.
* Pisa is to the west (of Florence). 比萨在（佛罗伦萨的）西边.
* The shed is to the side of the house. 小棚屋在房子的一边.
2 towards (a condition, state, quality, etc); reaching the state of (sth) 趋于, 倾向（某种情况、状态、性质等）; 至（某种）状态
*a move to the left, eg in politics 转向左（如政治上）
* stir sb to action 鼓动某人采取行动
* bring/reduce/move sb to tears 把某人感动得落泪
* rise to power 上台掌权
* He tore the letter to pieces. 他把那封信撕碎了.
* The mother sang her baby to sleep. 母亲唱歌哄孩子睡觉.
* Wait until the traffic lights change from red to green. 要等到交通灯由红变绿再走.
3 (a) as far as (sth); reaching 到（某处）; 达
*The garden extends to the river bank. 这个花园直伸展到河岸.
* Her dress reached down to her ankles. 她的连衣裙垂至脚踝.
(b) (esp after from sth 尤用于from sth之後) until and including (sth) 直到并包括（某事物）
*from beginning to end 自始至终
* from first to last 从头到尾
* faithful to the end/last 忠实到底
* wet, soaked, drenched, etc to the skin 浑身湿透
* cooked to perfection 烹调火候恰到好处
* count (from 1) to
10 （从1）数到10
* all the colours from red to violet 从红到紫的各种颜色
* from Monday to Friday 从星期一到星期五
* from morning to night 从早到晚
* How long is it to lunch? ie How much time is there until lunch? 离吃午饭还有多长时间?
4 (of time) before (sth) （指时间）在（某事物）之前
*a quarter to six 差一刻六点
* ten (minutes) to two 一点五十（分）. Cf 参看 past2 1.
5 (used to introduce the indirect object of vs marked Dn.pr, Dpr.f, Dpr.t, Dpr.w 用以引导标有Dn.pr、Dpr.f、Dpr.t、Dpr.w符号之动词的间接宾语)
*He gave it to his sister. 他把那个给他妹妹了.
* (fml 文) To whom did she send the book? 她把书送到谁那儿去了?
* (infml 口) Who did she send the book to? 她把书送到谁那儿了?
* She said to us that she was surprised. 她跟我们说她很惊讶.
* I'll explain to you where everything goes. 我要向你解释每一项的去向.
* He shouted to his friend to remember the wine. 他大声提醒他朋友别忘了酒.
6 belonging to (sb/sth); for 属于（某人[某物]）; 为
*the key to the door 开这个门的钥匙
* be secretary to the managing director 做总经理的秘书
* the words to a tune 为一首曲子作的词.
7 (indicating a comparison or ratio 表示相比或比率)
*I prefer walking to climbing. 我喜欢步行不喜欢爬山.
* We won by six goals to three. 我们以六比三获胜.
* This is inferior/superior to that. 这个不如[胜过]那个.
* Compared to me, he's rich. 跟我比起来, 他算有钱.
* odds of
100 to
1 以100比1的赔率赌.
8 making (sth); adding up to 构成（某数）; 加起来等于
*There are
100 pence to the pound, ie
1 = 100p. 1英镑等于100便士.
* There are
100 centimetres to the metre. 100厘米是1米.
9 (indicating a rate 表示比率)
*do
30 miles to the gallon 每加仑可行驶30英里
* get
10 francs to the pound 1英镑可换10法郎. Cf 参看 per.
10 (indicating a possible range 表示可能的范围):
20 to
30 years of age 20到30岁 *
3 to
4 centimetres long 3到4厘米长.
11 in honour of (sb/sth) 向（某人[某事物]）表示敬意
*drink to sb/to sb's health 为某人[某人的健康]乾杯
* a toast to the cook 向厨师敬酒
* a monument to (the memory of) the soldiers who died in the war 阵亡将士纪念碑.
12 close enough to be touching (sb/sth); facing 接近得触到（某人[某物]）; 紧靠着; 面对着
*dance cheek to cheek 脸贴脸跳舞
* with an ear to the door 把耳朵贴着门
* sit back to back 背靠背坐着
* cars queueing bumper to bumper on the motorway 高速公路上首尾相接排成长队的汽车.
13 (used after vs of motion eg come, go, rush 用于动作动词之後, 如come、go、rush等动词) with the intention of giving (sth) 有提供（某物）的意图
*come to our aid/help/assistance/rescue 前来帮助我们.
14 concerning (sth) 与（某事物）有关
*a right to the throne 王位的继承权
* a solution to a problem 解决问题的方法
* She'sdevoted to her family. 她一心为了自己的家庭.
15 causing(sth) 引起（某事）
*To my surprise, delight, annoyance, etc the Labour Party won the election, ie Their winning caused me surprise, delight, etc. 工党在选举中获胜, 真让我吃惊、高兴、烦恼等.
* To my shame, I forgot (ie I am ashamed that I forgot) his birthday. 我把他的生日忘了, 真不好意思.
16 (used after vs of perception, eg seem, appear, feel, look, smell 用于表示感觉的动词之後, 如seem、appear、feel、look、smell等动词) in the opinion of (sb); according to 按（某人）的看法; 根据（某人）的意见
*It feels like velvet to me. 我摸起来像天鹅绒.
* Does it look to you like gold? 你看那个像金子吗?
* It sounded like crying to him. 他听着那像是哭声.
17 satisfying (sb/sth) 适合（某人[某事]）
*not really to my liking 并非真正符合我的心意
* quite nice, but not to her taste 好是好, 但不合她的口味.

/before consonants tə; tə, before vowels tʊ; tu or tu:; tə; strong form tu:; tu 辅音前读作tə, 元音前读作tʊ或tu:; 强读式为tu:ü/PRON>/ (Used immediately before the simple (root) form of a v to form the infinitive. 置于动词原形（词根）之前, 构成不定式. The following are only a few uses of the infinitive; others are given in n, adj, and v entries. 下面仅是动词不定式的几种用法; 其他用法见各名词、形容词和动词的词条. )
1 (used as the object of many vs, esp those labelled Tt, Tnt, Cn.t, Dpr.t, Dn.t 用作许多动词的宾语, 尤其是标有Tt、Tnt、Cn.t、Dpr.t、Dn.t的动词)
*He wants to go. 他想去.
* We had hoped to finish by four o'clock. 我们原希望四点钟前能完成.
* She asked me to go. 她要求我去.
* She persuaded him to tell the truth. 她劝他说实话.
2 (expressing purpose or result in an adv clause 在状语成分中表示目的或结果)
*They came (in order) to help me. 他们来（为的是）帮助我.
* She's working hard to earn money. 她为了挣钱而努力工作.
* We make our goods to last, ie so that they will last. 我们制造的货物经久耐用.
* They went there to cause trouble. 他们到那里惹麻烦去了.
* She ran to the station only to find that the train had left. 她跑到火车站, 但火车却开走了.
3 (used alone to avoid repetition of the whole infinitive 单独使用, 以避免重复整个动词不定式)
*I'd like to do it but I don'tknow how to. 我倒是愿意做, 但不知怎么做.
* I intendedto go but forgot to. 我原来想去, 可是忘了去了.
* He often does things you wouldn't expect him to. 他常做出谁也料不到的事.

This is a list of mayors of Sacramento, California. The Sacramento City Council met for the first time on August 1, 1849 and the citizens approved the city charter on October 13, 1849.