be accustomed to sth/doing sth 習慣於
My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark。
我的眼睛慢慢適應了黑暗。
She was a person accustomed to having eight hours‘ sleep a night。
她是那種習慣每晚睡八個小時的人。
be blind to 對……視而不見
David’s good
looks
and impeccable manners had always made her blind to his faults。
戴維英俊的長相和完美的舉止總是讓她對他的缺點視而不見。
He was blind to the consequences。
他不知道後果的嚴重性。
be close to sth/doing sth 靠近，接近
She knew she was close to death。
她知道自己已瀕臨死亡。
We are close to signing the agreement。
我們可能很快要簽訂協議。
be devoted to sth/doing sth 獻身，專心於
Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar
為了證明他是個騙子已投入了相當多的人力和財力。
He‘s devoted to music。
他致力於音樂。
be equal to sth/sb 與……相等；相當
的
；能勝任的；能應付的
The supply is equal to the demand。
供求均等。
One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer。
一單位酒精等於半品脫啤酒。
She was determined that she
would
be equal to any test the corporation put to them
她下定決心要成功應對公司對他們的任何考驗。
be familiar to sb 為（某人）所熟悉
The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery。
住在麵包店附近的人都很熟悉這種氣味。
be harmful to sth/sb 對……有危害
Fruit juices can be harmful to children’s teeth。
果汁可能損壞兒童的牙齒。
Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities
眾所周知，大量的氡會對人體造成傷害。
be important to sb 對……重要
It‘s very important to me that you should be there。
你應該到場，這對我很重要。
be open to sb 對……開放，易受到
The house is not open to the public。
這所住宅不對外開放。
be opposed to sth 反對，不贊成
They are totally opposed to abortion。
他們完全反對墮胎。
be opposite to sth 在……對面，和……相反
Idealism is opposite to materialism。
唯心論和唯物論是對立的。
be polite to sb 對……有禮貌
He is very polite to people。
他對人很客氣。
be related to sth/sb 與……有關（是親戚）
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse。
這一地區的許多犯罪都與吸毒有關。
be respectful to sb 尊敬
The children in our family are always
respectful
to their elders。
我們家的孩子對長輩總是恭恭敬敬的。
be rude to sb 對……無禮
The man was downright rude to us。
這個傢伙對我們無禮至極。
be similar to sth/sb 與……相似
My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers。
我的教學風格和多數教師相似。
be true to sth/sb 忠實於，信守
She has always been true to herself。
她一貫堅持按自己的信念辦事。
be used to sth/doing sth 習慣於
I’m not used to eating so much at lunchtime。
我不習慣午飯吃那麼多。
I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it。
起初我覺得這份工作很累人，但很快就習慣了。
be useful to sth 對……有用
He might be useful to us。
我們也許用得上他。