looking forward to与look forward to有什么区别?
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Looking forward to your reply!
Yours,Li Hua
较广为人知的,是look(ing) forward to+ n./ doing sth. 名词的正如上面这信的最后一句客套话,之所以把ing扩起来,是因为其实这是省略主语后不得不加的ing格式,在主语明确的句子里完全可以视形式而定,如:
My mom has looked forward to your attending for several days.
He is now eagerly looking forward to your recommendation.
我们联系上下文,就可以很容易理解这里的look forward to是期待的意思。
那么,另外的意思呢?就从字面理解,forward是向前的意思,那么,正如look up (sth.)除了固定搭配有“查阅”的意思外,因为up是“上”,look up(+from)还有“向上看”的意思,那么look forward 就有“向前看”的意义。当然,加上to后就会发现,这个to就不是介词了,第一种情况的介词to+ v-ing,也可以+ n.,第二种纯粹只是表目的,做xxx是“为了”do sth.
I looked forward to make sure if the traffic light was green.
综上所述,
look forward to
这是固定搭配,翻译为“(高兴地)期待,期盼”,也基本上是所有词典唯一的解释,而另一种意思就是“(为了做某事而)向前看”了。
- ¹Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary(Eighth Edition)by Oxford University Press,Great Clarendon Street&The Commercial Press