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open to 对…开放 open to suggestions. 广纳建议 The town gardens must be open to the public free of charge. 城里的花园应该对公众免费开放。 parallel to 在…对面;与…相反 The railway line runs parallel with / to the highway. 铁路线和那条公路平行。 My experience in selling is parallel to yours. " 在销售方面,我的经验和你相仿。" run parallel to 与...平行 comparable to 比得上的 No horse has a speed comparable to that of his. 没有一匹马的速度能比得上他的马。 constant to 忠贞于;不变的 favourable to 对…赞成 contrary to 与…相反 acts that are contrary to our code of ethics. 与我们的道德标准相悖的行为 He passed the examination, contrary to what I expected. 他考试及格了,和我预料的情况相反。 be contrary to one's expectation 出乎意料地 The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current. 那男孩逆流游去。 act contrary to nature 违反自然 convenient to sb. 对某人方便 an apartment that is convenient to shopping and transportation. 购物和交通均很近便的公寓 deaf to 对…听而不闻 be deaf to advice 不听劝告 He was deaf to all advice. 他不听一切劝告。 dedicated to 奉献给;献身于 be dedicated to... 献身于... destined to 不利于… He was destined to be an actor. 他注定要当演员的。 devoted to 献身于;专心于 land devoted to mining. 土地留做采矿用 This magazine is devoted to science. 这个杂志专门刊载科技文章。 Everybody knows that our director is very devoted to his wife. 从都知道我们的厂长对妻子十分忠诚。 disadvantageous to 不利于… be disadvantageous to sb. 对某人不利 dissimilar to 不同于… doomed to 注定要 equal to 等于;胜于 One li is equal to half a kilometre. 一华里等于半公里。 It is equal to me whether he comes or not. 他来不来对我都一样。 John is quite equal to the job of running the office. 约翰很能胜任主理这个办事处的工作。 He is equal to this task.; He is equal to doing this task. 他能胜任这项任务。 He was equal to the occasion. 他能应付这个局势 。 She did not feel equal to receiving visitors. 她的身体不适, 不能接见客人。 be equal to 等于; 与....相等;有...的能力[勇气, 力量等]; 胜任, 能干;忍耐得住 be the equal to one's word 说到做到 feel equal to [口]能胜任, 有能力去做 equivalent to 相当于… a wish that was equivalent to a command. 相当于命令的请求 a square equivalent to a triangle 同三角形等积的正方形 essential to 对…必不可少 Food is essential to life. 食物是维持生命不可或缺的。 It is essential for us to try to decide whether television is a blessing or a curse. 我们有必要来评断电视到底是福还是祸。 faithful to 忠实于;忠于… Our company is faithful to the promised terms. 我们公司忠实于自己承诺的条件。;我们公司忠实于自己的诺言。 familiar to sb. 是某人熟悉的 things familiar to us 我们所熟悉的事物 be familiar to 为…所熟悉;be familiar with 熟悉, 通晓, 精通 opposed to 反对… Night is opposed to day . 夜晚与白天对立。 opposite to 与…平行 The effect of the medication was opposite to that intended. 这种药物的反应和预期的正相反 the opinion opposite to mine 与我的意见相对立的意见 Her house is opposite to mine. 她的房子在我的房子对面。 be opposite to 在...对面; 与...相反 Your plan is contrary to mine. 你的计划与我的相反。 peculiar to …所特有的 rights peculiar to the rich; 富人所特有的权力; a species peculiar to this area. 这个地区所特有的物种 Language is peculiar to mankind. 语言是人类特有的。 pleasant to 对…舒适 The food is pleasing to my taste. 这饭菜正合我的口味。 polite to 对…有礼貌 You should be polite to everyone. 你应该对每个人都有礼貌。 preferable to 比…更可取 Coffee is preferable to tea, I think. 我认为咖啡比茶更好 M appears preferable to N. 看来M比N更为可取。 previous to 先于… a day previous to Christmas 圣诞节的前一天 I had collected material previous to writing. 我在写作以前先搜集了材料。 prior to 先于… This task is prior to all others. 这项任务比所有其它任务都重要。 It happened prior to my arrival. 这发生在我到达之前。 What did you do prior to coming here? 你来这里之前做什么事? | |