He went to the seaside only to be drowned. 这里的 only to 是什么意思?
only to + 动词不定式常常充当结果状语，它所表示的事件是紧接在前面的事件之后发生的，往往表示意外或不幸的结果。上面的[问句]可以译为：“他去海边游泳，不幸被淹死了。”类例：
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At last he managed to lift one of the boxes but only to drop it with a thud. 他终于搬起了一只箱子，不料砰的一声却掉在地上。
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He survived the crash only to die in the desert. 他在飞机坠毁事件中幸存了下来,结果却死在沙漠里。
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Mary drove all the way to Maine, (only) to find that her friends had moved to Florida. (CGEL) 玛丽驱车一路驶到缅因州，结果发现她的朋友已搬到佛罗里达州去了。
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I rushed to the door, only to discover that it was locked and barred. (CGEL) 我冲到门边，却发现门已被锁死了。
请做下面的英语试题：
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He got to the airport ____ to find that the plane had left two minutes ago. A. just B. only C. in order D. almost(大学生竞赛题)
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George entered the box and picked up one of the directories inside, ____ that someone unknown had torn out the very page he needed. A. only to discover B. discovered C. to discover D. only discovering
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It took her nearly half a year to find his address, only learning that he had passed away ten years before. (上海高考, 94–37)
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Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, ____ to find it locked. A. just B. only C. hence D. thus(全国研考,00-2)
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The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country ____ by the police each time. A. had been captured B. being always captured C. only to be captured D. unfortunately captured(全国英语专业四级,99-42)