"apply oneself to"是一个常用的英语动词短语,核心含义是“致力于;专心于;全力以赴做(某事)”,强调主语主动将精力、注意力集中投入到某件事上,带有“认真努力”的意味。
侧重“主动投入、专注执行”,相当于devote oneself to(致力于)、concentrate on(专注于)或focus on(聚焦于),但更强调“自我驱动的努力”。
1、 结构要求:
主语必须是人(因为“oneself”是反身代词,需与主语一致);
"to"是介词,后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能接动词原形!
2、 常用搭配:
常与表示“程度/态度”的副词连用,强化“投入的状态”,例如:
apply oneself diligently/seriously/hard to...(勤奋/认真/努力地致力于...)
apply oneself fully/completely to...(全身心投入...)
接名词:
She applied herself to her new job and got promoted within six months.
(她专注于新工作,六个月内就升职了。)
接动名词:
If you want to improve your English, you must apply yourself to practicing every day.
(若想提高英语,你必须坚持每天练习。)
接代词:
He applied himself to it wholeheartedly, even though the task was tough.
(尽管任务艰巨,他还是全身心投入其中。)
否定形式:
He didn’t apply himself to his studies last term, so he failed the exam.
(上学期他没用心学习,所以考试不及格。)
devote oneself to...(致力于)
focus one’s attention/energy on...(将注意力/精力集中在...)
put one’s heart into...(用心做...)
总结:"apply oneself to"是描述“主动、专注努力”的高频短语,关键要记住to是介词,后接名词或动名词,且主语需与反身代词(oneself)一致。