| 词组 | use |
| 释义 | use ◊ 'use' If you use something, you do something with it in order to achieve a particular result. They used the money to buy foreign technology. You can use a cheque. It is better not to use a knife. The use of something is the act of using it. ...the dangers of the large-scale use of fertilisers and insecticides. ◊ 'used' Used can be used as an adjective in front of a noun. You use it to indicate that something has been owned by someone else, or is dirty as a result of being used before. ...a used glass on the coffee table. ...a used napkin. ◊ 'used to' If something used to happen, it happened regularly in the past. Similarly, if something used to be the case, it was the case in the past. She used to tell me stories about people in India and Egypt. I used to be told I looked quite handsome. I used to be frightened sometimes. ◊ 'used to' in negative structures Used to is not common in negative structures. In conversation, you can say that something didn't used to happen or didn't used to be the case. They didn't used to mind what we did. You can also say that something never used to happen or be the case. Where I was before, we never used to have posters on the walls. Snooker and darts never used to be televised sports. You can also say that something used not to happen or be the case. This is a fairly formal use. It used not to be taxable, but now it will be subject to tax. Note that in standard English you do not say that something 'usedn't to' happen or be the case. ◊ 'used to' in questions You form 'yes/no'-questions with used to by putting 'did' in front of the subject, followed by used to. Did you used to play with your trains? Didn't they used to mind? Used to can also be used in 'wh'-questions. If the 'wh'-word is the subject of the clause, or part of the subject, you put used to after it, without an auxiliary. What used to annoy you most about him? If the 'wh'-word is the object of the clause, or part of the object, you use the auxiliary 'do' after it, followed by the subject and used to. What did you used to do on Sundays? ◊ familiarity Used to has another meaning. If you are used to something, you have become familiar with it and you accept it. Pilots are used to the mid-afternoon switch from one runway to another. They are used to thinking of education as something in itself. For more information about this use, see entry at ↑ |
| 随便看 |
英语用法大全包含2070条英语用法指南，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词汇及语法点的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。