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单词 used
释义 used

used /juːzd/ adjective (NOT NEW)
F0 that has already been put to the purpose it was intended for; not new: » a used airline ticket» The blackmailers demanded to be paid in used £20 notes.» I could only afford a used car (= one that has already been owned by others).Thesaurus+: ↑Old or old-fashioned , ↑The elderlyWord Builder:Nouns: usage, use, misuse, usefulness, user, disuseAdjectives: reusable, used, unused, useful, useless, disusedVerbs: use, misuse, reuseAdverbs: usefully
used adjective (FAMILIAR)
be used to sth/sb /juːst/
1
B1 to be familiar with something or someone:
» We're used to tourists here - we get thousands every year.» [+ -ing verb] She was not used to speaking Cantonese.Thesaurus+: ↑Adapting and attuning to something , ↑Adapting and modifying , ↑Changingget used to sth/sb B1
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F0 to become familiar with something or someone:
» Eventually you'll get used to the smells of the laboratory.» [+ -ing verb] I just can't get used to getting up early.Common mistake: be used to sth! When be used to is followed by a verb, that verb cannot be in the infinitive without 'to'.! Do not say 'be used to do something', say be used to doing something: I am used to work flexible hours.» I am used to working flexible hours.
used /juːst/ verb
used to B1 used to show that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, especially if it no longer happens or is no longer true: » She used to live in Glasgow.» She used to love cats but she doesn't like them any more.» You don't come and see me like you used to.» When we were younger, we used not to be allowed to drink coffee.» NOT STANDARD He did used to work there, didn't he?Thesaurus+: ↑In the pastCommon mistake: used to! Used to meaning 'in the past' is followed by a verb in the infinitive without 'to'.! Do not say 'used to doing something', say used to do something: My parents used to living in a house by the beach.» My parents used to live in a house by the beach.
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