used
verb
uk/juːst/us/juːst/used to
B1
showsthat aparticularthing alwayshappenedor wastruein the past,especiallyif it nolongerhappensor is nolongertrue:
过去惯常，过去常常做…She used tolivein Glasgow.她曾在格拉斯哥住过。
She used tolovedancing, but she doesn't do it any more.她曾经喜爱跳舞，但现在已经不跳了。
You don't come andseeme like you used to.你们不像过去那样经常来看我了。
When we wereyounger, we used not to beallowedtodrinkcoffee.我们小的时候是不让喝咖啡的。
- Agreatnumberof women used todieinchildbirth.
- In thosedayspeopleused to write a lot moreletters.
- When Ilivedin Spain, I used toeatout all thetime.
- He'srathershy,althoughhe's not asbadas he used to be.
- Theapplepiewas as good as the one mygrandmotherused to make.
In the past
- ago
- any moreidiom
- anymore
- back in the dayidiom
- back thenidiom
- clock
- departed
- dim
- flood
- many moons agoidiom
- mist
- moon
- more
- no longeridiom
- retro
- rewind the clockidiom
- sometime
- step
- the mists of timeidiom
- the status quo ante
Grammar
Used to
…Used to:meaning and form
We use used to when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation:…Used toorwould?
We can use used to or would to talk about people’s habits in the past. When we use them both together, used to most commonly comes first, as it sets the scene for the actions being reported:…Used toorbe used to?
Used to refers to actions and situations in the past which no longer happen or are no longer true. It always refers to the past:…used
adjective
uk/juːst//juːzd/us/juːst//juːzd/usedadjective(FAMILIAR)
be used tosomething/someoneusuk/juːst/
B1
to befamiliarwith something or someone:
熟悉…We're used totouristshere - we get thousands everyyear.我们这儿见惯了游客——每年都有几千人来。
[+ -ing verb]She was not used tospeakingCantonese.她不习惯说广东话。
- She's used todealingwithdifficultcustomers.
- After a while you get used to all thenoise.
- I'm so used tolivingalonenow, I don'tthinkI would likesharingwith anyone again.
- I'm not used todrivinganautomaticcar- Ikeeptryingtochangegear!
- Dad was used to being inchargeand it wasdifficultfor him to takeordersfrom anyone.
get used tosomething/someoneB1
tobecomefamiliarwith something or someone:
习惯…Eventually you'll get used to thesmellsof thelaboratory.最终你会习惯实验室的气味。
[+ -ing verb]I just can't get used to getting up early.我就是不习惯早起。
Adapting and attuning to something
- accustomyourselftosomething
- accustomed
- adaptability
- adaptable
- adapted
- bearing
- get into the swing of it/thingsidiom
- get intoyourstrideidiom
- habituate
- habituated
- habituation
- plug
- plug(something/someone)intosomething
- second nature
- settle
- settle down
- settle in
- settled
- stride
- swing
usedadjective(NOT NEW)
uk/juːzd/us
that has already been put to thepurposeit wasintendedfor; not new:
旧的；已经用过的；二手的a usedairlineticket一张用过的飞机票
The blackmailersdemandedto bepaidin used £20notes.勒索者们要求用旧的20英镑面额的钞票支付。
I could onlyafforda usedcar(= one that has already beenownedbyothers).我只买得起二手车。
Old or old-fashioned
- age-old
- ageing
- ancient
- antediluvian
- anti-progressive
- creaky
- fossilization
- fossilize
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have hadits/yourdayidiom
- neanderthal
- outdate
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- vintage
- went out with the arkidiom
Grammar
Used to
…Used to:meaning and form
We use used to when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation:…Used toorwould?
We can use used to or would to talk about people’s habits in the past. When we use them both together, used to most commonly comes first, as it sets the scene for the actions being reported:…Used toorbe used to?
Used to refers to actions and situations in the past which no longer happen or are no longer true. It always refers to the past:…