used to

短语
A2 Oxf 3000 大学

过去经常(做)..., 过去有规律地发生

发音

UK /juːs(t).tu/
UK /juːs.tə/
AU /juːzd/
US /jus(t).tu/
US /jus.tə/

词形变化

didn't used to use to no past participle 过去式 simple present 三单 no present participle 三单

别名

usta useta

教材释义与例句

动词

（用于过去持续或经常发生的事）曾经

动词

过去常常

动词

习惯于；过去经常；的用法

释义与例句

v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Formerly and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer, did.

    You never used to like soap operas, did you? I used to like that band long ago, and I was surprised I still do. I used to know a guy from the UK who pronounced "mother" with the "r". It used to be me who ran the company. There used to be open fields here. Now it's a shopping mall.

    I always used to go to the seaside in August as a child.

    He used to live here, but moved away last year.

    The club used to be frequented by locals; then, after the "incident", it used to get raided by the cops.

    My wife used not to be so hot-tempered.

    1980, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson (lyrics), Agnetha Fältskog (lead vocalist), ABBA, The Winner Takes It All But tell me does she kiss like I used to kiss you? / Does it feel the same, when she calls your name?

adj.
  1. 1.

    Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.

    习语

    I am very used to cleaning up other people’s mess.

    I became/grew quite used to his ways.

    I got used to this weather.

词源

From used, past of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to (“infinitive marker”).

来源：wiktionary