used to
英 [ˈjuːst tə]
美 [ˈjuːst tə]
modal (用于过去持续或经常发生的事)曾经
Oxford 3000
同义词辨析
used tomodal v. 过去经常发生，曾经
〔辨析〕
指过去经常做某事或在过去某段时间里做过某事，含现在不再这样之意，强调今昔习惯的对比；此外，used to 除可后接动作性动词（如 work, eat, stay 等），也可后接非动作性动词（如 like, be, have等），以说明过去经常存在的情况或状态。
〔例证〕
I used to enjoy gardening, but I don't have time for it now.
我过去喜爱园艺，但现在没时间去弄了。
We used to play hide-and-seek when we were children.
我们儿时常玩捉迷藏游戏。
He used to go to that private school.
他曾在那所私立学校就读。
我过去喜爱园艺，但现在没时间去弄了。
We used to play hide-and-seek when we were children.
我们儿时常玩捉迷藏游戏。
He used to go to that private school.
他曾在那所私立学校就读。
wouldmodal v. 老是，总是
〔辨析〕
表示过去经常做某事，只强调过去的重复动作，而不能用于今昔习惯的对比，也不可后接非动作性动词。
〔例证〕
His grandparents would take care of him when his parents were busy.
他父母忙的时候，总是祖父母照顾他。
On summer evenings they would have dinner in the garden.
夏天的晚上他们经常在花园里吃晚饭。
他父母忙的时候，总是祖父母照顾他。
On summer evenings they would have dinner in the garden.
夏天的晚上他们经常在花园里吃晚饭。
牛津词典
modal verb
- （用于过去持续或经常发生的事）曾经
used to say that sth happened continuously or frequently during a period in the past- I used to live in London.
我曾经在伦敦居住过。 - We used to go sailing on the lake in summer.
从前的夏天，我们经常泛舟湖上。 - I didn't use to like him much when we were at school.
以前我们同学时，我并不太喜欢他。 - You used to see a lot of her, didn't you?
你过去常见她吧？
- I used to live in London.
双语例句
- Yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system.
瑜伽能增强人体免疫系统。 - The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
这一新技术已经被用来鉴别胎儿的性别。 - Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
我和妈妈过去经常争吵。 - They recall the good buddies they used to have in middle school.
他们想起了过去上中学时的好伙伴。 - But the possibilities that emerged were not used to the full.
但出现的各种可能情况并没有得到充分利用。 - This piece of cloth can be used to make a pair of pillow cases.
这块布可以做一对枕套。 - Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue
一些枪炮被回炉后用来建造了一座雕像。 - If necessary X-rays and blood tests will also be used to aid diagnosis
如有必要，还要进行X光检查和验血以帮助诊断。 - We are a proud people. We are not used to begging or taking things.
我们是有自尊的民族。我们不习惯乞讨或接受施舍。 - We used to grumble that we were wasting time learning a dead language.
我们过去常常抱怨自己是在浪费时间学一门死语言。