into
preposition
uk/ˈɪn.tuː/us/ˈɪn.tuː/intopreposition(INSIDE)
A1
to the inside ormiddleof aplace,container,area, etc.:
进入，到…里面Would you put thejarback into thecupboardfor me,please?请帮我把罐子放回碗橱里，好吗？
Let's go into thegarden.我们去花园吧。
Stoprunningaround and get intobed!别乱跑了，快上床！
I can't get into thesetrousersany more. They'refartoosmallfor me.我再也穿不上这些裤子了，它们都太小了。
- Theyclimbedinto thetruckanddroveaway.
- Thedooropenedand anursecame into theroom.
- Crack threeeggsinto abowlandmixthem together.
- Hethrusthishandsinto hispockets.
- He took off hisclothesand got into thebath.
Describing movement towards
- -wards
- -ways
- at
- convergent
- earthward
- facing
- for
- forward
- forwards
- hither
- inwards
- on
- oncoming
- onward
- onwards
- thither
- to
- up
- ward
- wise
intopreposition(CHANGE)
A2
used to show when apersonor thing ischangingfrom oneformorconditionto another:
成为，转为Peel thecucumberandchopit intosmallcubes.把黄瓜削皮，再切成小方块。
There was aseriesofexplosionsand thevanburstintoflames(=startedtoburnviolently).发生了一系列的爆炸，随后货车开始燃起熊熊大火。
Hernovelshave beentranslatedinto 19languages.她的小说已被译成19种语言。
We'replanningtoturnthesmallestbedroominto anoffice.我们正计划将最小的卧室改成办公室。
- Thecommercializationoffootballhasturnedit from asportinto abusiness.
- Could weconvertthesmallbedroominto a secondbathroom?
- Thesechemicalsquicklydegradeintoharmlesscompounds.
- Overtime,theiracquaintancedevelopedinto alastingfriendship.
- Heavyrainfallturnedtheriverinto arushingtorrent.
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- disturb
- drip
- modulate
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- pivot
- rewrite
- sanitization
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway
intopreposition(TOUCHING FORCEFULLY)
B1
used to showmovementthatinvolvessomethingtouchingsomethingelsewith a lot offorcebut withoutmovinginside it:
碰上，撞上He's alwayswalkinginto things when he doesn't have hisglasseson.他不戴眼镜时总是东撞西碰的。
- Thecarskiddedand went out ofcontrol,crashinginto anoncomingtruck.
- Theplanecrashedinto amountainside.
- Astonewasdigginginto myheel.
- Shebumpedinto histray,knockingthefoodonto hislap.
- I wasn'tlookingwhere I was going andwalkedinto alamppost.
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- anti-collision
- anti-shock
- bang
- bowlsomeoneover
- bump
- cannon
- carom
- catch
- collision
- crash
- head-on
- jog
- plough intosomething/someone
- post-crash
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- scuff
- slam
- smashsomethingup
- stack up
intopreposition(TOWARDS)
B1
in thedirectionof something or someone:
朝着…的方向She waslookingstraightinto hiseyes.她直视着他的眼睛。
- Thebulltossedhim up into theair.
- There was anaccidenton themainroadintotown.
- Sheshonethetorchinto thedarkroom.
- Itrekkedall the way intotowntomeethim and he didn'teventurnup.
- Chuck it into thecorner.
Direction of motion
- A, a
- abduct
- abduction
- adduct
- adduction
- cross-country
- destined
- direction
- en route
- face
- facing
- follow
- from A to Bidiom
- inland
- multidirectional
- outbound
- overland
- right
- the right/wrong/other way aroundidiom
- west
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Describing movement towards
intopreposition(ABOUT)
involvingor about something:
涉及，关于aninquiryinto thecauseof theaccident对事故原因的调查
- Citizens havedemandedafullinquiryinto the government'shandlingof theepidemic.
- Inquiry into thematterispointless- no one willtellyou anything.
- She'sresearchingintopossiblecuresforAIDS.
- They are doing somefascinatingresearchinto thelanguageofdolphins.
- Severalsocialworkershavelookedinto the child'scase.
Regarding and concerning
- about
- apropos
- around
- as toidiom
- be/have something to do withsomethingidiom
- connection
- cover
- department
- hereof
- in respect ofsomethingidiom
- in the brain/looks departmentidiom
- range
- re
- respect
- say
- something
- thereof
- towards
- vis-à-vis
- wise
intopreposition(DIVISION)
used when referring to thedivisionof onenumberby anothernumber:
除What's 5 into 125?5除125是多少？
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (something) up
- addition sign
- additive
- arithmetical
- coefficient
- deduction
- half
- halve
- highest common factor
- long division
- power
- recursion
- roundsomethingdown
- square
- subtraction sign
- subtractive
- table
- takesomethingaway
- treble
intopreposition(INTERESTED)
B1
enthusiasticabout orinterestedin:
极喜欢，对…很有兴趣Jackie's really intoclassicalmusic.杰基非常喜欢古典音乐。
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- entranced
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
- zestfully
Grammar
In, into
In and into are prepositions.…In, into: position and direction
We use in to talk about where something is in relation to a larger area around it:…Into: enthusiasm, interest
We use be into to express enthusiasm or strong interest for something:…Change into,turn into
We use into after verbs describing change:…In: phrasal verbs
We use in to make a number of phrasal verbs:…