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 machines start to wear down, they don't make as many nuts and bolts as they used to
机器开始出现磨损，螺母和螺钉的产量不如从前了。 - They used to take off their clothes and go skinny dipping in the creek.
他们以前常常脱了衣服在小河里裸泳。 - 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。 - He's much fatter than he used to be.
他较以前胖多了。 - You quickly get used to using the brakes.
你很快就会习惯使用刹车的。 - 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。 - 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。 - I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
我见所有朋友都比以前少了。 - I used to do that when you were a little girl, remember?
在你还是小女孩的时候我曾经那么做过，记得吗？