不定式符号to与介词to的辨别
一、动词＋介词to
❖这类搭配常见的有amount to（总计，等于）
❖Keeping what belongs to others amounts to stealing.
❖Consent to（同意，答应，应允）
❖Ann’s father would not consent to her marrying a foreigner.
❖Confess to（承认，供认）
❖She confessed to having a dread of spiders.
❖Admit to（承认，供认）
❖She admitted to having taken the money.
❖Revert to（恢复旧习惯）
❖She’s stopped taking drugs now, but he may revert to taking them again.
❖Take to（从事，耽于）
❖Mary took to being out frequently in the evening.
❖Witness to（出庭作证，证实）
❖He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building.
❖Agree to（同意，答应，允诺）
❖Mary’s father has agreed to her marrying John .
❖Swear to（一口咬定，强调）
❖He swore to having paid for the goods.
❖Come to （谈到，涉及）
❖When it comes to helping his wife ,John never grumbles.
❖Get to（开始做某事）
❖Lying in bed, unable to sleep, I got to thinking how nice it would be to go
away and start a new life.
注意
❖以上最后四例中的agree, swear, come, get若接不定式则含义不同。
❖We agreed to do it. （表示“听从别人而同意）
❖He swears to tell the truth. （表示‘发誓要’）
❖He came to realize that he was mistaken. （表示“终于明白”）
❖When you get to know him, you will like him. （表示“达到认识阶段”）
❖这类搭配还有add to（增加），adhere to（坚持），attend to(注意、照顾)，attest to
（证明），bow to (向…低头、顺从)，cling to（坚守），correspond to（相当于、等于），succeed to （继承），stick to（坚持，继续），object to （反对，不赞成）
二、动词＋名词或代词＋to
❖这类搭配常见的有attribute…to（归因于），apply…to（致力于），abbreviate…to（缩
写为），accustom…to（使习惯于），confine…to（限于…范围内），commit…to（使负有责任），devote…to（致力于），dedicate…to（奉献），owe…to（归功于），prefer…to（较喜欢），reconcile…to（安于，将就），reduce…to（使变小，降低），resign…to（听任），
例句
❖He attributes his success to working hard.
❖He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind.
❖I have committed myself to helping him.
❖The doctor devoted himself to finding a cure.
❖You must accustom yourself to getting up early.
❖He applied himself to learning English
❖He has resigned himself to never being able to walk again.
❖It ‘s hard to reconcile oneself to being sick a long time.
❖Be accustomed to, be reduced to, be abbreviated to, be resigned to, be
reconciled to, be devoted to, be given to（喜欢，癖好），be used to
三、动词＋副词小品词＋to
❖这类搭配常见的有get round to（找到时间做某事）
❖After a long delay , he got round to writing the letter.
❖Get down to（开始认真做某事）
❖Get near to（几乎，接近于）
❖His suggestion went very near to resolving our dilemma.
❖Face up to（勇敢地面对）
❖Feel up to（有时间，精力做某事）
❖I am so tired I don’t think I feel up to shopping.
❖Look forward to
四、名词＋介词to
❖这类搭配常见的有obstacle to, limit to, aid to, objection to, indifference to, key
to, answer to, hindrance to（阻碍）
以集体名词作主语的主谓一致问题
❖1、通常做复数的集体名词 police、people、cattle、militia（民兵组织）、poultry
（家禽）、vermin（害虫）等，随后的谓语动词用复数。例如：
❖Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides（兽皮）.
❖Such vermin as bugs and rats are hard to get rid of.
❖2、通常做不可数名词的集体名词 foliage，machinery，equipment, furniture,
merchandise（商品）随后的动词用单数。例如；
❖The merchandise has arrived undamaged.
❖All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
❖既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词audience, committee, class（班级），crew（全体
船员或机组人员），family, government, public（公众）等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。如果将其表示的集体视为一个整体，则动词用单数；如将侧重放在组成集体的成员上，动词用复数。
❖1、A team which （is ，are ）full of enthusiasm （is，are）likely to win.
❖2、The audience （is，are） listening to a Beethoven symphony.
❖3、The football team （is, are）being reorganized.
❖4、The football team （is, are）having baths and （is, are）then coming back
here for tea.
❖5、That family （is, are）a very happy one.
❖6、The government （is, are ）doing its best to boost production.
❖7、The government （has, have）discussed the matter for a long time.
❖Wish you good luck!
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