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ter

/tɜːr/ /tɛr/

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adverb

贴近，靠近。

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Examples :

"Please push the door to."

请把门推紧。

direction position

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adverb

逆风地，迎风。

Examples :

"The small sailboat struggled ter, fighting the strong gust that threatened to push it backward. "

那艘小帆船逆风行驶，奋力与强风对抗，强风几乎要把船吹回去了。

nautical sailing direction

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preposition

到，至，往

Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Examples :

"We are walking to the shop."

我们正朝商店走去。

direction place

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preposition

给，向。

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Examples :

"He devoted himself to education."

他全身心投入给教育事业。

grammar language

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preposition

结果是，致使.

Used to indicate result of action.

Examples :

"His face was beaten to a pulp."

他的脸被打得血肉模糊。

grammar language

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preposition

感到，变得。

Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Examples :

"Terkejut terdiam dia mendengar berita itu. "

听到那个消息，他震惊得说不出话来。(Tīng dào nà ge xiāoxi, tā zhènjīng de shuō bù chū huà lái.)

emotion language

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preposition

地

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Examples :

"similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking."

类似于..., 相关的..., 恰当的..., 我对他很好, 他对她很残酷, 我习惯于走路。

grammar linguistics

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preposition

至，到。

Denotes the end of a range.

Examples :

"It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications."

处理典型的申请通常需要2到4周的时间。

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preposition

以...的身分，作为。

Examples :

"With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); took her to wife (took her as a wife); was sold to slave (was sold as a slave)."

以上帝为友 (以上帝作为朋友); 与魔鬼为敌 (与魔鬼作为敌人); 羔羊被宰杀为祭品 (羔羊被宰杀作为祭品); 娶她为妻 (娶她作为妻子); 被卖为奴 (被卖作为奴隶)。

language grammar

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preposition

以...比，相比。

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Examples :

"I have ten dollars to your four."

我有的钱是十美元，相比之下你只有四美元。

math number statistics

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preposition

以...次方，...的...次方

Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Examples :

"Three squared or three to the second power is nine."

三的二次方，也就是三的平方，等于九。

math technical computing

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preposition

在...之前，先于。

(time) Preceding.

Examples :

"Ter examensperioden är det svårt att få tag på studieplatser på biblioteket. (Before the exam period, it is difficult to find study spaces in the library.) "

在考试期间之前，很难在图书馆找到学习的地方。

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preposition

由, 关于

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Examples :

"The stew ter mostly of vegetables and beef. "

这道炖菜主要由蔬菜和牛肉组成。

language grammar

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preposition

在, 于

Examples :

"The bus goes from the school to the park. "

公共汽车从学校开到公园。

language linguistics