① only doing sth.放在句尾,表示方式、狀況或結(jié)果,only 表示強調(diào)。
She died,only leaving nothing but debts. 她死了,只留下一身債。
He started off in a hurry,only leaving a lot of work undone. 他匆忙走了,留下許多工作未做。
② only to do sth.放在句尾,作結(jié)果狀語,表示沒有預料的結(jié)果,有時含有某種感情色彩。
The thief ran into the wood only to be caught by a passerby. 小偷跑進了樹林,想不到被一個過路人抓住了。
He went to see her only to find her out. 他去看她,不料發(fā)現(xiàn)她出去了。
She started with the aim of doing harm to others only to end up by ruining herself. 她以損人開始而以害己告終。
He made a long speech only to show his ignorance of the subject. 他作了長篇大論的發(fā)言,結(jié)果暴露了他對這個學科的無知。
New forests grew only to be covered by sand,mud and water again. 新的森林長起來了,結(jié)果又被泥沙和水覆蓋了。