The sound of the party was almost deafening when Sidney entered into the room, but soon he was
able to distinguish Nancy's voice from the other's. (TOEFL) C D
我看不出这个句子有什么毛病。
使用 enter into the room 这样的组合,是我们中国人常犯的一个错误。应当牢记,enter 在作“进入”解时,是个及物动词,后面不能跟介词 in 或 into 等等,属正式语体:
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The boy Robert entered college that autumn. (Lewis) 那年秋天这个叫罗伯特的男孩进了大学。
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I had entered the clinic on the previous Saturday afternoon. (Snow) 上星期六下午我去了诊所。
enter into 的意思是: 开始(讨论、谈判等等), 签订(合同、婚约等等), 参与(政治等等):
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They entered into negotiations with their business rivals. (EPV) 他们开始与他们的商业竞争对手谈判。
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She entered into a five-year contract. (EPV) 她签订了一个为期五年的合同。
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He entered into politics as a hobby. (MD) 他参与政治,作为业余爱好。
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Britain has entered into a new trade agreement with Ireland. 大不列颠和爱尔兰签订了新的贸易协定。
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Our chief competitor wishes to enter into dealings with the firm. (LDPV) 我们的主要竞争对手希望和这家公司做生意。
enter into 的另一个常见的词义是“成为……部分”，有时可理解为“被列入”“被纳入”“（被）包括”“进入”：
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Oxygen enters into many compound bodies. 氧是许多化合物的组成成分。
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All the matters enter into our plans. (LDPV) 所有这些情况都包括在我们的计划之中了。