I hurried to the supermarket, only to find it was closed.

我匆忙趕到超市,不料它已經(jīng)關門了。

He made a long speech only to show his foolishness.

他講了一大通，結(jié)果只是顯露了他的愚蠢。

I went to see him, only to learn that he had left the city the night before.

我去看他，不料聽人家說他已經(jīng)在前夜離開這個城市。

2. only doing 的意思是"結(jié)果就……",表示一個意料之中的結(jié)果。

He died, only leaving nothing but debts. 他死了，結(jié)果只留下了一身債務。

He dropped the plate, only breaking it into pieces.

盤子從他手中掉下來，結(jié)果摔成了碎片。

He aimed, fired, only bringing down a red-necked bird.

他瞄準，射擊，結(jié)果打下了一只紅頸鳥。