单词 | used to |
释义 | used to/′ju:st tə, ′ju:st tu/ mod v 过去常常……(现在已不这样)(expressing a frequent or continuous action in the past):They~play football, didn't they?他们过去常踢足球,对吗?U~you to know him? 你过去对他了解吗?Didn't there use(d) to be a church at the corner of the street?在大街拐角处不是曾有一座教堂吗?It~to be said that... 过去常说…… I don't go to see the film so often as I~(to). 我不像过去那样常看电影了。 【说明】used to 的否定式是used not to,did not use to, use(d)n't to;不用did引起的否定式、疑问式比较陈旧而且正式,如:I usedn't to like her. Used you to work there? There used to be a theatre, use(d)n't there? 【用法】used to和would都可用来表示过去的习惯和状况。used to 有“但现在已不……”之意,可用于故事叙述的开始,而would则不能用于叙述的开始,如:We used to swim every day when we were children. We would run down to the river and jump in... (我们小时候每天下午都游泳。我们往往跑到下面河边纵身一跳……)此外,would另含“意愿”在内,因此表示过去的习惯和状况时,往往有“主观的意愿”,如:He used to catch cold in early winter. (他过去初冬时节常感冒。)这里如果用would就不妥了。 |
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