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机枪手
对 duì

I. to1 [强tuː; 弱tʊ, tə] PREP

1. to [表示空间方向]:

to
对 duì
to
向 xiàng
to
往 wǎng
point to sb
指向某人

2. to [表示状态的变化]:

to
倾向于 qīngxiàngyú
be quick to anger
容易生气

3. to [表示时间]:

to
直到…为止(并包括) zhídào…wéizhǐ
to
在…之前 zài…zhīqián
ten minutes to eight
八点差10分

4. to [表示动作的对象]:

to
对 duì
to
给 gěi
Give it tome.
把它给我。

5. to [表示程度、范围等]:

to
至 zhì
to
直到 zhídào
an American to the core
地道的美国人

6. to:

to
触到 chùdào
to
朝向 cháoxiàng
He put his ear to the wall.
他把耳朵贴在墙上。

7. to [表示关系、关联]:

to
对于 duìyú
to
关于 guānyú
a clue to the case
案件的线索

8. to [表示对比]:

We won by 3 to 1.
我们三比一获胜。

II. to1 [强tuː; 弱tʊ, tə] ADV

1. to:

to
苏醒过来 sūxǐng guòlái
Has he come to?
他醒过来了吗？

2. to:

to
关上 guānshang
push the door to
把门关上

3. to:

to
在近旁 zài jìnpáng
We were close to when it happened.
那事发生时我们就在附近。

to1 [强tuː; 弱tʊ, tə]

to and fro
来回地 láihuíde
to and fro
往返地 wǎngfǎnde
Trains traveled to and fro between the two cities.
火车在两个城市间往返运行。

to2 [强tuː; 弱tʊ, tə] [用于原型动词前构成动词不定式]

1. to [用于某些动词后作宾语]:

I hate to leave.
我真不想走。

2. to [用作状语，表示结果、目的]:

One is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。

3. to [用作主语、表语]:

To see is to believe.
眼见为实。

4. to [用作定语]:

a book to sell
一本要卖的书

5. to [用来代替动词不定式以避免重复]:

You can borrow the book if you want to.
你想借这本书的话，可以借走。

used to <(否定式为used not or did not use or Brit inf use(d)n't [ˈjuːsnt] or didn't use> VB aux

used to
过去惯常 guòqù guàncháng
Did she use to shop here [or Used she to shop here] ?
她过去常在这儿买东西吗？

door-to-door salesman N

door-to-door salesman
上门推销员 shàngmén tuīxiāoyuán

down-to-earth ADJ

down-to-earth
切实的 qièshíde
down-to-earth
实际的 shíjìde

early to bedder [ˈbedə] N

early to bedder
早睡的人 zǎoshuìde rén

I. heart-to-heart ADJ

heart-to-heart
贴心的 tiēxīnde
heart-to-heart
坦诚的 tǎnchéngde

II. heart-to-heart N

heart-to-heart
谈心 tánxīn

house-to-house ADJ

house-to-house
挨门挨户的 āi mén āi hù de
house-to-house
逐户的 zhúhùde

man-to-man ADJ

man-to-man
坦率的 tǎnshuàide
man-to-man
诚实的 chéngshíde

mother-to-be N

mother-to-be
孕妇 yùnfù

mouth-to-mouth ADJ

mouth-to-mouth
(人工呼吸)口对口的 kǒuduìkǒude

nine-to-fiver N

nine-to-fiver
九点上班五点下班的白领 jiǔdiǎn shàngbān wǔdiǎn xiàbān de báilǐng

up-to-date ADJ

1. up-to-date:

up-to-date
时新的 shíxīnde
up-to-date
现代的 xiàndàide

2. up-to-date:

up-to-date
含有最新信息的 hányǒu zuìxīn xìnxī de
an up-to-date report
最新报道

wall-to-wall ADJ

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall
铺满整个地板的 pūmǎn zhěnggè dìbǎn de

2. wall-to-wall inf:

wall-to-wall
到处可见的 dàochù kějiàn de

well-to-do ADJ

well-to-do
富有的 fùyǒude

work-to-rule N

work-to-rule
按章怠工 ànzhāng dàigōng
work-to-rule
变相罢工 biànxiàng bàgōng

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

appeal to sb to do sth
呼吁某人做某事
be doomed to failure [or to fail]
注定要失败
jump to conclusions [or to a conclusion]
轻率地下结论 qīngshuàide xià jiélùn
It's up to you to decide.
应该由你来决定。
suffice it to say that ...
说…就足够了 shuō…jiù zúgòu le

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She is most known for her vivacious, down-to-earth spirit which has led to a plethora of connections within the higher education system.
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She was a pious and probably a rather down-to-earth person.
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Her easygoing, down-to-earth, loving nature makes her popular among all age groups.
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The tales have been much appreciated for their worldly curiosity and down-to-earth attitude.
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He possessed a very good learning attitude and was seen as a very down-to-earth person.
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