“动词+介词to”的常见搭配

▲prefer … to 喜欢……胜过，喜欢……而不喜欢　　

I prefer tea to coffee. 我喜欢茶胜过咖啡。　　

He prefers watching football to playing it. 他喜欢看足球胜过玩足球。　　

▲present … to 赠送……给；向……引见　　

They presented a sum of money to the college in memory of their son. 他们向学院赠送了一笔款项以纪念他们的儿子。　　

May I present my new assistant to you? 请允许我向你介绍我的新助手。　　

▲propose to 向……求婚　　

He proposed to her on bended knee. 他跪着向她求婚。　　

We’ve been going out for a long time but he still hasn’t proposed to me. 我们已经交往了好一段时间，但他还没有向我求婚。　　

▲refer (…) to查阅，查看，参考；提及，提到；有关，针对，适用于；将……提交给某人或机构；归因于，归功于　　

The speaker often referred to his notes. 演讲者常看他的笔记。　　

The writer referred to his unhappy childhood in his book. 作者在他的书中提到他悲伤的童年。　　

The new law doesn’t refer to land used for farming. 新法律不适用于农田。　　

She referred the matter to the European court of Justice. 她把这个问题提交给欧洲法院。　　

He referred his success to the good education he had had. 他认为自己的成功是由于受过良好的教育。　　

▲relate to 涉及，关系到；同……有关；与……处得好（相适应）；理解；向……叙述　　

These proposals relate only to agricultural land. 这些建议仅与农业用地有关。　　

The cost relates directly to the amount of time spent on the job. 成本与这项工作所费的时间直接有关。　　

Mother will never relate to the city life. 妈妈总也适应不了城市生活。　　

She doesn’t relate very well to her mother. 她和她母亲关系不太融洽。　　

Some adults can’t relate to children. 有些成年人不理解儿童的想法。　　

He related to his wife some amusing stories about his employer. 他向妻子叙述有关他雇主的一些趣事。　　

▲reply to 回答，作答；还击　　

She has never replied to my letter. 她不曾回我的信。　　

The enemy replied to our fire. 敌人向我方还击。　　

▲see to 负责，照料；准备　　

Will you see to the plants while I’m away? 我不在的时候请你帮我照料这些植物好吗？　　

Can you see to the sandwiches for the meeting, please? 你为会议准备三明治好吗？　　

▲stick to 粘贴在……上；信守，遵守；紧跟；坚持，不改变　　

The young rider stuck to the back of the terrified horse. 年轻的骑手紧贴在那匹受惊马的背上。　　

He was a man who stuck t his friends. 他是一个忠于朋友的人。　　

Stick to me and you won’t get lost. 紧跟我你就不会迷路了。　　

I think we should stick to our original plan. 我想我们应该坚持最初的计划。