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"Used + 带 to 的不定式","be used + to + 名词" 和 "be used + 带 to
"Used + 带 to 的不定式","be used + to + 名词" 和 "be used + 带 to 的不定式”用法差异
一、“used + 带 to 的不定式”表示过去习惯性动作或状态
- She used to turn toward the window, where nothing faced her hut the open sea. 以往她常转向窗户,面向窗外仅有的茫茫大海。(过去习惯性动作)
- Did Joe really use to be if your friend? 过去乔确实是你的朋友吗?(过去的状态。也可写成:Used Joe really to be…?)
- Used they to live here? = Did they use to live here?他们过去一向住在这里吗?
- He didn't use to go there. = He used not (或 He usedn't) to go there. 他以往一向不去那边。
- He never used to swim in winter, did he?他过去冬天从不游泳,对吗?(过去习惯性动作。只是否定式的反意疑问句。)
注:不能说 ※He used to work here for ten years, 只能说:He worked here for 10 years. 他曾在这里工作了十年。
二、“used + 带 to 的不定式”和“would + 动词原形一般式”的用法异同两者都可表示过去的习惯性多次动作(见下例 1),但前者还可用来表示过去的状况,而后者 would 只能用来表示重复的动作。注意两者都不能用来表示做某事或某动作的次数。
- Close to 40 years ago, when we both studied at the middle school. we used to (或 would) go swimming in rivers every summer. 将近 40 年以前,当我俩在中学读书时,每年夏天都去河里游泳。
- a. There used to be a house at the corner of the street。过去这条街的拐角处有一所房子。(不能用 would be 代之。)
b. Used there to be a standing lamp in the corner of the room?以往在房角一直有一个落地灯吗?(同上)- Yesterday I asked the teacher questions three times in class. 昨天课堂上,我向老师问了三次问题。(出现累积次数或累积时间时,就不能用 would 和 used to… 来代替。)
三、“be used + 介词 to + 名词(或动名词短语)”表示“习惯于……”之意,并有时态之分
- These students had been used to(或 had been accustomed to)hearing English spoken by native speakers at home so they had little difficulty when they went abroad. (那时)这些学生在国内已习惯于听外国人讲的英语,因此出国后没有什么困难。
- You’ll soon get (或 become) used to eating a large breakfast in England. 你在英国会很快养成早餐吃得多的习惯。
- I’m quite (或 have been) used to the way (in which) you Americans speak. 我很习惯于(或已经)习惯于你们美国人说话的方式。(句末为定语从句。)
四、“be used + 带 to 的不定式”表示“(被)用来干什么”之意
Computers can also be used to design machines and instruments. 计算机也可用来设计机器和仪器。