“形容词+to”的常见搭配
▲be related to 与……有关(相关);与……有亲戚关系
Physics is closely related to maths. 物理与数学有密切联系。
Income tax rates are related to one’s annual income. 所得税税率与个人的年收入的数额相关。
He is related to the prime minister. 他和内阁总理是亲戚。
How are you related to her? 你和他是什么亲戚关系?
▲be respectful to 对……尊敬的(有礼貌的)
Be more respectful to your seniors. 对长辈应更加有礼貌。
The teacher is respectable, so we are all respectful to him. 这位老师值得尊敬,所以我们都很尊敬他。
▲be responsible for 为……负责的
We are responsible for our own actions. 我们应对自己的行为负责。
I am partly responsible for the confusion. 我对此混乱情况负有部分责任。
▲be rude to 对……无礼的(粗鲁的)
Don’t be rude to the taxi driver. 不要对那个出租车司机粗声粗气的。
He is often rude to his mother. 他常常粗鲁对待他妈妈。
▲be similar to 与……相似(类似)
Your views on education are similar to mine. 你的教育观点和我的类似。
Gold is similar in colour to brass. 金和黄铜的颜色相似。
▲be subject to 常遭,受……的控制,易受……的
I used to be subject to very severe colds. 我过去常患重感冒。
The tomato is subject to a number of plant diseases. 蕃茄易受好些植物病害的侵袭。
▲be used to 习惯于(www.hxen.net)
He is used to this kind of job. 他习惯于这种工作。
I’m not used to getting up early. 我不习惯于早起。
【注】注意它与used to(过去常常)意思不同,且用法也不同——be used to后接动词时要用动名词,而 used to 后接动词时要用动词原形。如:
I used to go skiing every winter. 我有一度每到冬季就去滑雪。
I used to share a room with my sister. 我过去和我妹妹合住一间房。
另外,有时be used to是动词use的被动式,其意为“被用于”,此时的to为不定式符号。如:
Scales are used to measure how heavy things are. 秤用来衡量东西有多重。
▲be useful to 对……有用(有益)
This book is useful to young students. 这本书对年轻学生有益。
Don’t throw away these books. They might be useful to you in the future. 别把这些书扔掉,它们也许将来会对你有用。
【注】表示对某人有用,useful 后可用介词 to,也可接 for。如:
The dictionary is useful for [to] beginners. 这本词典对初学者有用。
What he said is useful to [for] us. 他说的话对我们很有用。
若表示对某一目的有用,通常要用介词for。如:
That implement is useful for many purposes in the kitchen. 那种设备在厨房里可用于多种目的。
若后接动名词表示在某一方面有用,其后通常接介词in或for。如:
Computers are useful in compiling statistics. 计算机在统计数据方面很有用。
She was very useful in dealing with foreign visitors. 她很擅长与外宾打交道。
It’s a skill that is useful for doing your job. 那是一种对做好你的工作很有用的技巧。
▲be vital to 对……极其重要(www.hxen.net)
Consideration for other people is vital to all of us. 对我们所有人而言能体谅别人是极其重要的。
Your support is vital to the success of our plan. 你们的支持对我们计划的成功至关重要。
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