동사 + 전치사 (1) – at과 to

1. 동사 + at

look / have a look / take a look / stare / glance AT ...:

• • Why are you looking at me like that?

laugh/smile AT ...:

• • I look awful with this haircut. Everybody will laugh at me.

aim/point (something) AT ..., shoot/fire (a gun) AT ... (= in the direction of):

• • Don't point that knife at me. It's dangerous.

  • We saw someone with a gun shooting at birds, but he didn't hit any.

2. 동사 + to

talk/speak TO (somebody) (with도 가능하긴 하지만 일반적이지는 않음):

listen TO ...:

• • We spent the evening listening to music. (not listening music)

invite somebody TO (a party / a wedding 등):

• • They only invited a few people to their wedding.

3. at/to와 함께 의미가 변하는 동사

어떤 동사들은 at 또는 to의 사용에 따라 의미가 달라집니다.

shout AT somebody (화가 났을 때):

• • She got very angry and started shouting at me.

shout TO somebody (잘 들리게 하기 위하여):

• • She shouted to me from the other side of the street.

throw something AT somebody/something (맞추기 위하여):

• • Somebody threw an egg at the politician.

throw something TO somebody (상대가 받게 하려고):

• • Julie shouted, "Catch!" and threw the keys to me from the window.

4. Explain/describe/apologize

explain something (TO somebody):

• • Can you explain this word to me? (not explain me this word)

explain (to somebody) that/what/how/why ...:

• • I explained to them what I wanted them to do. (not I explained them)

describe도 explain과 비슷합니다:

• • Let me describe to you what I saw.

apologize TO somebody (for ...):

He apologized to me. (not He apologized me.)

thank somebody (for something), ask somebody (for something):

He asked me for money. (not He asked to me)