英:[frəʊ]
美:[froʊ]
英:[frəʊ]
美:[froʊ]
adverb
away or back (used chiefly in the phrase "to and fro").He watched the people walking to and fro in front of the restaurant.She held on to the branch with both hands and swung to and fro.
"离开,向后",约1200年,北英格兰和苏格兰方言 fra,中部方言 fro,来自古诺尔斯语 fra "从...来",源自原始日耳曼语 *fra "向前,远离",源自 PIE *pro-(见 pro-),是 *per-(1)"向前"的扩展形式,因此意为"在前面,在...之前,朝向,靠近"等。诺尔斯语的这个词相当于古英语 fram,因此 fro 是 from 的双重形式。
Preposition Middle English, from Old Norse frā; akin to Old English fram from
The first known use of fro was in the 13th century
froadverb
in a direction away—used in the phrase to and fro
1 These are found on the surface of many of the body's cells, and sway to and fro in moving fluid.
这些是在体细胞表面发现的,并随着液体的流动而来回摇荡。
2 The ship was rolling heavily to and fro.
轮船剧烈地颠簸着。
3 She rocked the baby to and fro.
她来回摇动着婴儿。
4 They nodded their heads and swung their arms and bodies to and fro, all in perfect unison.
它们点头晃脑,手臂身体来回摆动,全体动作非常一致。
5 He is walking to and fro in the room.
他在房间内踱来踱去。
6 The same goes fro weekends.
周末也一样。
7 This makes it seem like he's grinding or rocking to and fro, rather than pulling in and out.
这使得像他的研磨,摇来摇去,而不是拉进拉出。
8 Up there rase ane wee wee man Franethe the moss-gray stane.
9 As it shrieked and moaned, the poor little sufferer was blown to and fro like the hammer of a bell.
它在尖叫呻吟,这个可怜的小小受难者就像钟锤一样被吹来吹去。
10 He hopped to and fro between London and Paris for the business.
为了这笔生意他曾不停地往返于伦敦和巴黎。
11 He continued to move to and fro over the soft carpet.
他继续在柔软的地毯上来回走动.
12 He walked impatiently to and fro and finally turned his nose toward the Field of Wonders.
他急躁地来回走着,最后把鼻子转向了神奇的土地。
13 On the contrary, the frog went to and fro on the frontier, looking for something edible.
与之相反,青蛙在边境上来来回回地寻找能吃的东西。
14 You must control your thinking. Your thoughts cannot be tossed to and fro like the waves of the sea.
你得控制你的思想,你的思想不该像海浪般翻来覆去。
15 This to-and-fro approach is called a "rocking chair" design.
这种往回式方法称为“摇椅(rocking chair)”式设计。
16 Small boats busied to and fro.
小船来来往往地穿梭.
17 Heidi in her transport was running to and fro: "Grandfather, come out!"
海蒂在路上里跑来跑去,喊着:“爷爷,快出来!”
18 Your thoughts cannot be tossed to and fro like the waves of the sea.
你的思考不能像大海的波浪一样起伏。
19 When the shuttlecock was hit to and fro with a racket across a net, thegame was badminton.
双方用球拍拍打毽子使它来来往往的越过网前,这种游戏就是羽毛球。
20 Branches waved wildly to and fro.
树枝猛烈地摇来摇去.