英语短语"be open to"是一个常用的系表结构短语,核心含义围绕“开放、接受、易受影响”展开,具体意思和用法需结合语境判断。以下是详细解析:
"be open to" 主要有3类常见意思:
(主语通常是人,强调“心态开放,不排斥新事物”)
例:
He is open to new ideas about how to run the business.
(他愿意接受关于经营业务的新想法。)
We are open to any feedback from our customers.
(我们愿意接受顾客的任何反馈。)
Are you open to working late tonight to finish the project?
(你愿意今晚加班完成项目吗?)
(主语通常是物,强调“可被使用、参与或获得”)
例:
The museum is open to the public every Wednesday.
(博物馆每周三对公众开放。)
The job is open to applicants with a background in marketing.
(这份工作对有营销背景的申请者开放。)
This course is open to anyone over 16 years old.
(这门课对16岁以上的人开放。)
(主语可以是人或物,强调“容易被某种负面因素作用”)
例:
Children are more open to peer pressure than adults.
(孩子比成年人更容易受到同辈压力的影响。)
Their security system is open to abuse by hackers.
(他们的安全系统容易被黑客滥用。)
The plan is open to criticism because it lacks detail.
(这个计划容易受到批评,因为它缺乏细节。)
1、 介词搭配:
"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!
✅ 正确:She is open to trying new foods.(她愿意尝试新食物。)
❌ 错误:She is open to try new foods.
2、 主语类型:
人:表示“愿意接受”(如第1类意思);
物:表示“对…开放”或“易受…影响”(如第2、3类意思)。
3、 常见固定搭配:
be open to suggestions/feedback(愿意接受建议/反馈)
be open to change/new ideas(愿意改变/接受新想法)
be open to the public/visitors(对公众/游客开放)
be open to criticism/abuse/pressure(易受批评/滥用/压力)
be open to:接受、开放、易受影响(强调“对外的态度”);
be open with:对…坦诚(强调“对内的坦诚”)。
例:She is open with her family about her problems.(她对家人坦诚自己的问题。)
"be open to" 是一个灵活的短语,核心是“开放的状态”——既可以指人的心态开放(接受新事物),也可以指事物的可达性(对…开放),还能指易受负面影响的状态。关键要注意介词"to"后接名词/动名词,不要误用动词原形。