be accustomed to sth/doing sth 习惯于
My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark.
我的眼睛慢慢适应了黑暗。
She was a person accustomed to having eight hours' sleep a night.
她是那种习惯每晚睡八个小时的人。
be blind to 对……视而不见
David's good looks and impeccable manners had always made her blind to his faults.
戴维英俊的长相和完美的举止总是让她对他的缺点视而不见。
He was blind to the consequences.
他不知道后果的严重性。
be close to sth/doing sth 靠近,接近
She knew she was close to death.
她知道自己已濒临死亡。
We are close to signing the agreement.
我们可能很快要签订协议。
be devoted to sth/doing sth 献身,专心于
Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar
为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。
He's devoted to music.
他致力于音乐。
be equal to sth/sb 与……相等;相当的;能胜任的;能应付的
The supply is equal to the demand.
供求均等。
One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.
一单位酒精等于半品脱啤酒。
She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them
她下定决心要成功应对公司对他们的任何考验。
be familiar to sb 为(某人)所熟悉
The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.
住在面包店附近的人都很熟悉这种气味。
be harmful to sth/sb 对……有危害
Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth.
果汁可能损坏儿童的牙齿。
Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities
众所周知,大量的氡会对人体造成伤害。
be important to sb 对……重要
It's very important to me that you should be there.
你应该到场,这对我很重要。
be open to sb 对……开放,易受到
The house is not open to the public.
这所住宅不对外开放。
be opposed to sth 反对,不赞成
They are totally opposed to abortion.
他们完全反对堕胎。
be opposite to sth 在……对面,和……相反
Idealism is opposite to materialism.
唯心论和唯物论是对立的。
be polite to sb 对……有礼貌
He is very polite to people.
他对人很客气。
be related to sth/sb 与……有关(是亲戚)
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
这一地区的许多犯罪都与吸毒有关。
be respectful to sb 尊敬
The children in our family are always respectful to their elders.
我们家的孩子对长辈总是恭恭敬敬的。
be rude to sb 对……无礼
The man was downright rude to us.
这个家伙对我们无礼至极。
be similar to sth/sb 与……相似
My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
我的教学风格和多数教师相似。
be true to sth/sb 忠实于,信守
She has always been true to herself.
她一贯坚持按自己的信念办事。
be used to sth/doing sth 习惯于
I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.
我不习惯午饭吃那么多。
I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it.
起初我觉得这份工作很累人,但很快就习惯了。
be useful to sth 对……有用
He might be useful to us.
我们也许用得上他。