only to do常用于句后表結(jié)果狀語，中文意思是“結(jié)果做……”。

例如，他匆匆忙忙趕到火車站，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)火車已經(jīng)開走了。He hurriedly went to the railway station,only to find that the train had left.

再如，他急匆匆地來到公司，結(jié)果被告之，面試工作已結(jié)束。He went in a hurry to the company,only to be told that the interview for a job had been over.