too
adv
tuː
adv
1
more
than
is
acceptable
or
possible
太,过分
+ adj/adv
Do
you
think
the
music’s
too
loud?
你觉得音乐太响了吗?
You’ve
put
too
much
salt
in
the
soup.
你在汤里放了太多的盐。
There
are
too
many
cars
on
the
road.
路上车辆太多。
much/far
too
Amanda
is
far
too
young
to
get
married.
阿曼达太小了,还不能结婚。
too
…
for
sth/sb
I
was
getting
too
old
for
romantic
relationships.
我太老了,不可能恋爱了。
My
boots
were
three
sizes
too
big
for
me.
我的靴子大了三号。
too
…
to
do
sth
He
was
too
ill
to
travel.
他病得太重,不能远行。
too
…
for
sb
to
do
sth
The
box
was
too
heavy
for
me
to
lift.
箱子太重,我提不起来。
2
used
at
the
end
of
a
sentence
or
CLAUSE
to
mean
‘also’
〔用于句子或从句的末尾〕也,亦,还
There
were
people
from
all
over
Europe,
and
America
too.
有来自欧洲各地的人,也有来自美国的。
Can
I
come
too?
我也来行吗?
‘I’m
feeling
hungry.’
‘Me
too.’
“我觉得饿了。”“我也是。”
It’s
a
more
efficient
system
and
it’s
cheaper
too.
这个系统更有效,也更便宜。
3
used
with
a
negative
to
mean
‘not
very’
[口] 〔用于否定,表示“不很”,“不是非常”〕
+adj/adv | spoken
She
doesn’t
seem
too
upset
about
it.
她对此好像不是很难过。
‘What
was
the
weather
like?’
‘Oh,
not
too
bad.’
“天气如何?”“不是太糟。”
She
was
none
too
pleased
(=not
at
all
pleased)
when
I
told
her
.
我告诉她时,她一点也不高兴。
4
all too/only too
used
to
emphasize
that
a
particular
situation
exists
when
you
wish
it
did
not
exist
很,极,非常
Beggars
are
becoming
an
all
too
familiar
sight
in
our
cities.
在我们的城市里,乞丐已经是见多不怪了。
I
regret
to
say
that
these
rumours
are
only
too
true.
很遗憾,这些传言完全属实。
5
used
to
emphasize
a
remark
that
you
are
adding
〔用于强调补充的话语〕
‘He’s
been
banned
from
driving.’
‘A
good
thing
too!’
“他被禁止驾驶了。”“太好了!”
‘A
woman
farmer?’
asked
Gabriel.
‘Yes,
and
a
rich
one
too.’
“一个女农场主?”加布里埃尔问道。“对,还是一个富有的女农场主。”
6
I am/he is/you are etc too!
used
to
emphasize
that
you
disagree
with
what
someone
has
said
about
someone
or
something
[非正式,尤美] 我/他/你等其实 (一定 )…!〔用于断然表示不同意〕
informal especially AmE
‘You’re
not
smart
enough
to
use
a
computer.’
‘I
am
too!’
“你脑子不够机灵,不会用计算机。”“我当然会!”
7
be too much for sb
used
to
say
that
something
is
so
difficult,
tiring,
upsetting
etc
that
someone
cannot
do
it
or
bear
it
非某人能力所及; 非某人所能忍受
Working
full-time
was
too
much
for
her.
她可没法干全职工作。
The
shock
was
too
much
for
him.
这个打击对他来说太大了。
8
very
[口,正式] 很,非常
+adj/adv | spoken formal
Thank
you.
You
are
too
kind.
谢谢,你真好。
9
be only too glad/pleased to do sth
to
be
very
willing
to
do
something
非常乐意做某事
I’d
be
only
too
pleased
to
assist
you.
我很乐意帮助你。
10
too little, too late
10.
used
to
complain
that
not
enough
is
being
done
to
solve
a
problem
and
that
the
action
did
not
start
early
enough
太少,太晚〔用于抱怨解决某问题时做得不够,采取的行动不够及时〕
Doctors
have
criticized
the
government’s
response
to
the
crisis
as
too
little,
too
late.
医生批评政府对这次危机反应过于冷淡和迟缓。