used to

modal verb

1. （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
   1. I used to live in London.
      我曾经在伦敦居住过。
   2. We used to go sailing on the lake in summer.
      从前的夏天，我们经常泛舟湖上。
   3. 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。
   4. You used to see a lot of her, didn't you?
      你过去常见她吧？

1. 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。
2. I used to come home and act out the movie for the kids.
   以前到家后，我会把电影内容再表演给孩子们看。
3. He had been used to female adoration all his life.
   他一生中已经对女性的爱慕习以为常了。
4. Antibiotics should be used to clear up the infection
   应该用抗生素消除感染。
5. 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。
6. Your immune system has been desensitized because it has become used to the substance.
   你的免疫系统已经因习惯了这种物质而不再敏感。
7. I used to pour time and energy into projects that were doomed from the start.
   我过去常常将大量时间和精力投入到从开始就注定要失败的计划中。
8. Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
   我和妈妈过去经常争吵。
9. I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
   我见所有朋友都比以前少了。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. People have got used to nice glossy magazines
    人们已经习惯了用精美的亮光纸印刷的杂志了。
13. Body language can also be used to attract members of the opposite sex.
    肢体语言也可以用来吸引异性的注意。
14. 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。
15. 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？
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies.
    我以前总是和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。
19. Yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system.
    瑜伽能增强人体免疫系统。
20. 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。
21. You will have to get used to a lot of people traipsing in and out of your home
    你将不得不习惯许多人在你家进进出出。
22. A kid I used to be friends with turned against me after being told that I'd been insulting him
    曾和我很要好的一个小孩听人说我一直在辱骂他以后就和我翻脸了。
23. I feel more compassion and less anger than I used to.
    我觉得自己比过去多了些同情，少了些怒气。
24. You quickly get used to using the brakes.
    你很快就会习惯使用刹车的。
25. The creams have been used to reduce vaginal infections.
    已使用这种乳膏来减少阴道感染。
26. I also used to love the smooth way in which the foreigner operated.
    我也曾经喜欢那个老外平稳流畅的操作方式。
27. 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。
28. I used to take work home, but I don't do it any more
    我过去常把活儿带回家干，不过我如今再也不这么做了。
29. This piece of cloth can be used to make a pair of pillow cases.
    这块布可以做一对枕套。
30. He's much fatter than he used to be.
    他较以前胖多了。

  used to would【导航词义：过去常常】

  used to modal 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。

  would modal 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。