英语短语"look forward to"的核心含义是"期待;盼望;殷切等待",表达对未来某件事或某种体验的积极期待。
"look forward to"中的"to"是介词(不是不定式符号),因此后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能接动词原形(to do)。
I look forward to your visit next month.
(我期待你下个月的来访。)
We're looking forward to the holiday.
(我们盼着假期到来。)
A: We'll have a party this weekend.
B: Great! I look forward to it.
(太棒了!我很期待。)
She looks forward to meeting you at the conference.
(她期待在会议上见到你。)
I'm really looking forward to traveling abroad again.
(我非常期待再次出国旅行。)
一般现在时(常态化期待):He always looks forward to Fridays.
(他总盼着周五。)
现在进行时(当前正在期待的状态,更强调"急切"):I'm looking forward to your birthday party.
(我正盼着你的生日派对。)
一般过去时(过去的期待):She looked forward to the concert, but it was canceled.
(她之前盼着那场演唱会,但它取消了。)
将来时(未来的期待,较少用,通常用现在进行时代替):We will look forward to your reply.
(我们会期待你的回复。)
❌ 错误:I look forward to see you.("to"是介词,不能接动词原形)
✅ 正确:I look forward to seeing you.
look forward to hearing from you:期待收到你的来信(邮件/消息)
(职场/日常沟通中高频使用,比如结尾语)
look forward to sth./doing sth.:最核心的结构
总结:"look forward to"是表达"期待"的高频短语,关键要记住"to"是介词,后接名词/代词/动名词,不要误用为动词原形。