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The word 'too' is an adverb with multiple meanings. It can mean 'also' or 'in addition,' or it can indicate excess ('more than is desirable'). Additionally, it can be used for emphasis or in informal contexts to express disagreement or strong agreement.

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  • 1. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING 补充;回应
  • 2. INDICATING EXCESS 过度
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Oxford too / tuː ; NAmE tuː / adverb 1 used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, necessary, possible, etc. (用于形容词和副词前)太,过于,过度 He's far tooyoung to go on his own. 他年纪太小,不能独自一人去。 This is too large a helping for me/This helping is too large for me. 这一份太多,我吃不了。 Is it too much to ask for a little quiet? 请略微安静一点儿,这个要求过分吗? The dress was too tight for me. 这件连衣裙我穿太窄了。 It's too late to do anything about it now. 现在进行任何补救都为时太晚。 Accidents like this happen all too (= much too)often. 这类事故发生得太频繁了。 2 ( usually placed at the end of a clause 通常置于句末 ) also; as well 也;又;还 Can I come too? 我也可以来吗? When I've finished painting the bathroom, I'm going to do the kitchen too. 我油漆完浴室后,还要油漆厨房。 note at
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3 used to comment on sth that makes a situation worse (评说某事物使情况更糟)而且,还 She broke her leg last week—and on her birthday too! 她上星期把腿摔断了,而且还是在她生日那一天! 4 very 很;非常 I'm not too sure if this is right. 这是否正确,我没有太大把握。 I'm just going out—I won't be too long. 我正要出去,用不了多长时间。 She's none too (= not very)clever. 她不很聪明。 5 used to emphasize sth, especially your anger, surprise or agreement with sth (用以强调生气、惊奇或同意等) ‘He did apologize eventually.’ ‘I should think so too!’ “他终于道歉了。”“我想他应该如此!” ‘She gave me the money.’ ‘About time too!’ “她把那钱给我了。”“早该这样!” IDIOM be too ˈmuch (for sb) to need more skill or strength than you have; to be more difficult, annoying, etc. than you can bear 非…力所能及;非…所能忍受 more at right adj.
too / tuː ; NAmE tuː /
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tootoo /tuː/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb
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1[+adjective/adverb] more than is acceptable or possible:  Do you think the music’s too loud? You’ve put too much salt in the soup. There are too many cars on the road.much/far too Amanda is far too young to get married.too ... for something/somebody I was getting too old for romantic relationships. My boots were three sizes too big for me.too ... to do something He was too ill to travel.too ... for somebody to do something The box was too heavy for me to lift.GRAMMARWord orderThe correct word order is too + adjective + a + noun: · It is too high a price to pay.· It’s too big a risk. Don’t say: It is a too high price to pay. | It’s a too big risk.ComparisontooYou use too before an adjective. You say: · The house is too expensive.too muchYou use too much before a noun. You say: · The house costs too much money.Don’t use too much before an adjective. Don’t say: The house is too much expensive.2also:  There were people from all over Europe, and America too. Can I come too? ‘I’m feeling hungry.’ ‘Me too.’ It’s a more efficient system and it’s cheaper too.GRAMMAR: Word orderToo is usually used at the end of a sentence or clause: · He was a teacher too.In more formal English, too is also used near the beginning of a sentence, after the subject, or after an adverb or phrase: · We too must play our part.· Here, too, there are problems with the economy.3[+adjective/adverb] spoken used with a negative to mean ‘not very’:  She doesn’t seem too upset about it. ‘What was the weather like?’ ‘Oh, not too bad.’ She was none too pleased (=not at all pleased) when I told her.4all too/only too used to emphasize that a particular situation exists when you wish it did not exist:  Beggars are becoming an all too familiar sight in our cities. I regret to say that these rumours are only too true.5used to emphasize a remark that you are adding:  ‘He’s been banned from driving.’ ‘A good thing too!’ ‘A woman farmer?’ asked Gabriel. ‘Yes, and a rich one too.’6I am/he is/you are etc too! especially American English informal used to emphasize that you disagree with what someone has said about someone or something:  ‘You’re not smart enough to use a computer.’ ‘I am too!’7be too much for somebody used to say that something is so difficult, tiring, upsetting etc that someone cannot do it or bear it:  Working full-time was too much for her. The shock was too much for him.8[+adjective/adverb] spoken formal very:  Thank you. You are too kind.9be only too glad/pleased to do something to be very willing to do something:  I’d be only too pleased to assist you.10too little, too late used to complain that not enough is being done to solve a problem and that the action did not start early enough:  Doctors have criticized the government’s response to the crisis as too little, too late.
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也(34%),太(32%),很(17%),而且(17%)
adv.太;也;很;还;非常;过度

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