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used before adjectives and adverbs to say that something is more than is good, necessary, possible, etc. (用于形容词和副词前)太,过于,过度 He's far too young to go on his own. 他年纪太小,不能独自一人去。 She was much too big to be carried. 她太大了,搬不动。 This is too large a helping for me/This helping is too large for me. 这一份太多,我吃不了。 Is it too much to ask for a little quiet? 请略微安静一点儿,这个要求过分吗? The dress was too tight for me. 这件连衣裙我穿太瘦了。 It's too late to do anything about it now. 现在进行任何补救都为时太晚。 Accidents like this happen all too (= much too) often. 这类事故发生得太频繁了。 It’s too soon to say if he’ll survive. 现在说他是否能活下来还为时过早。 It’s only too easy for them to deny responsibility. 他们很容易否认责任。 The room was a bit too cramped for the three of us. 这个房间对我们三个人来说有点太拥挤了。 For most people treatment is just too expensive. 对大多数人来说,治疗太贵了。 You can never have too many friends. 朋友总是多多益善。 Some patients had to wait too long for an appointment. 有些病人不得不等很久才能预约。
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(usually placed at the end of a clause )通常置于句末 also; as well 也;又;还 Can I come too? 我也可以来吗? When I've finished painting the bathroom, I'm going to do the kitchen too. 我油漆完浴室后,还要油漆厨房。
Which Word? also / as well / tooalso / as well / toosee also me-too- Also is more formal than as well and too, and it usually comes before the main verb or after be:
also 比 as well 和 too 正式,通常置于主要动词之前或 be 之后: I went to New York last year, and I also spent some time in Washington. 我去年去了纽约,还在华盛顿待了些时间。
‘I’m going home now.’ ‘I’ll come too.’. “现在我要回家了。” “我也一起走。”
- When you want to add a second negative point in a negative sentence, use not…either:
在否定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... either: She hasn’t phoned and she hasn’t written either. 她没来过电话,也没有写信。
在肯定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... as well/too: You can have a burger, but you can’t have fries as well. 你可以吃汉堡包,但不可以同时又吃炸薯条。
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very 很;非常 I'm not too sure if this is right. 这是否正确,我没有太大把握。 I'm just going out—I won't be too long. 我正要出去,用不了多长时间。 Mary will be only too glad to help. 玛丽非常乐意帮忙。 She's none too (= not very) clever. 她不很聪明。 potential customers who will not be too pleased about your lack of attention. 潜在客户不会对你缺乏关注感到太满意。 It's unlikely anyone's going to be too concerned about a little thing like that. 不太可能有人会太在意这样的小事。 Our roads aren't too bad. 我们的路还不错。
used to comment on something that makes a situation worse (评说某事物使情况更糟)而且,还 used to emphasize something, especially your anger, surprise or agreement with something (用以强调生气、惊奇或同意等)
Word OriginOld English, stressed form of to, spelled too from the 16th cent.
Idioms
be too much (for somebody)
to need more skill or strength than you have; to be more difficult, annoying, etc. than you can bear 非…力所能及;非…所能忍受
too right