| 单词 | used to |
| 释义 | used to /ˈjuːst tuː/ ●●● S1 W2 modal verb 1 PASTif something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now 过去经常[一直]〔发生〕，曾经 He used to go to our school. 他曾在我们学校就读。 We’re eating out more often than we used to. 我们现在出去吃饭的次数比以前多了。did not use to do something You didn’t use to eat chips when you were younger. 你年轻的时候不吃炸薯条的。used not to do something British English You used not to fuss like this. 你以前不是这么大惊小怪的。never used to do something spoken It never used to bother me. 这我以前从不担心。did somebody use to do sth? Did you use to go to church regularly? 你以前经常去教堂吗？2 if a particular situation used to exist, it existed for a period of time in the past, but does not exist now 过去曾经〔存在〕 Jimmy used to be a friend of mine. 吉米曾是我的朋友。 There used to be a large car park on this site. 这地方曾经是个大停车场。did not use to be/do something Why are you so bad-tempered? You didn’t use to be like this. 你怎么脾气这么不好？以前你不是这样的。did somebody/something use to be/do sth? Did this building use to be a hotel? 这座大楼以前是家酒店吗？ Where did you use to live before you came to Manchester? 你来曼彻斯特之前住在哪里？5 GRAMMAR 语法• If you used to do something, you did it regularly or for a period of time in the past. Use the infinitive without ‘to’ after used to , not the past tense. used to do something 表示过去经常做某事，或过去某段时间里做过某事。used to 后用不带 to 的不定式，而不用过去式My dad used to grow vegetables (NOT 不说 used to grew vegetables).我爸爸过去种蔬菜。• For talking about a present habit, use usually. 表示现在的习惯要用 usuallyWe usually eat (NOT 不说 use to eat) around six.我们通常 6 点前后吃饭。• ⁑ Do not confuse ‘I used to do something’ and ‘I’m used to doing something’. 不要混淆 I used to do something 和 I’m used to doing something。n USAGE: Used to do sth, be used to something•Don't confuse I used to do something and I am used to (doing) something.• You say I used to live in Paris when you lived in Paris in the past, but you do not live there now. In this meaning, used to is followed by the base form of the verb (=the infinitive without 'to').• You say I'm used to living in Paris when you are accustomed to living in Paris because you have lived there for some time. •Be used to is followed by an -ing form, not the infinitive. ✗Don't say: I'm used to live in Paris.Examples from the Corpusdid somebody use to do something?• But I did not get used to it, then or later.• Irene: No-what did he used to have on Thanksgiving?did somebody/something use to be/do something?• Irene: No-what did he used to have on Thanksgiving?used to modal verb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n USAGE1LDOCE OnlineChinese used happened it or the regularly to Corpus if happen, something all |
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