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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔COOK〕Jane used to work as a cook in an Italian restaurant. 简过去在一家意大利餐厅当厨师。朗文写作活用〔INDEPENDENT〕Britain used to be fully self-sufficient in coal. 英国以前用煤是完全自给自足的。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Statistics show that nowadays people drink less beer and smoke fewer cigarettes than they used to. 统计显示，现在的人喝啤酒和抽烟比以前少了。朗文写作活用〔amp〕An amplifier, especially one used to amplify music.音乐放大器：尤指用于放大音乐的放大器美国传统〔antagonize〕Scottish common sense is used to antagonize English sentimentalism.苏格兰人的常识被用来与英格兰式的多愁善感相抗衡。英汉大词典〔awake〕She used to lie awake at night worrying about how to pay the bills.她过去常常夜里躺在床上睡不着觉，发愁怎样付账单。剑桥高阶〔ballot〕A small ball once used to register a secret vote.曾用于无记名投票的小球美国传统〔beat〕His stepfather used to beat him with an iron bar.他的继父过去常用铁条毒打他。外研社新世纪〔brace〕I used to wear a brace.我过去戴过矫正器。牛津搭配〔buhrstone〕A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.磨石，砂质多孔石灰岩：一种坚硬的，硅化石灰石，以前用来制作磨石。具有最初由化石化的贝壳而形成的多孔特征美国传统〔contactor〕An electrical relay used to control the flow of power in a circuit.开关：一种用来控制电路中电流量的电流器件美国传统〔conversion factor〕A numerical factor used to multiply or divide a quantity expressed in one system of units in a conversion to another system.转换因子：在把一个数量从一种单位制换算成另一种单位制的过程中被这个数量乘或除的数值因子美国传统〔cripes〕Used to express annoyance, anger, or dismay.用来表达困扰、愤怒或不安美国传统〔dATP〕One of the two purine nucleotides that are used to synthesize DNA.脱氧腺苷三磷酸：用来合成脱氧核糖核酸的两个嘌呤核苷酸之一美国传统〔deduction〕After deductions for war reparations, the balance would be used to buy food and humanitarian supplies.扣除战争赔款后，余下的钱将用于购买食品和人道主义物资。柯林斯高阶〔detect〕Radar equipment is used to detect (= find the position of) enemy aircraft.雷达装置用于探测敌机的位置。剑桥高阶〔dink〕He used to dink his son to school.他过去常用自行车带他儿子上学。21世纪英汉〔edit〕She used to edit a women's magazine.她曾主编过一本女性杂志。牛津高阶〔example〕A problem or exercise used to illustrate a principle or method.例证：用来举例说明一个原则或方法的一道问题或练习美国传统〔hark〕She's always harking back to how things used to be.她总是念叨以前的世道。牛津高阶〔hippie〕She used to be a hippie, but she's fairly conservative now.她过去是一个嬉皮士，但现在她变得相当保守了。韦氏高阶〔identity〕His identity was stolen and used to purchase goods from a catalogue.有人盗用他的身份从商品目录中购买物品。牛津搭配〔impeller〕One that impels, as a rotating device used to force a fluid in a desired direction under pressure.推动器：用来使液体在压力下按需要的方向流动的旋转装置，可以起推动作用的东西美国传统〔initiatory〕Tending or used to initiate.启蒙的，开始的：倾向开始的或用来开始的美国传统〔knock〕Who was that lad you used to knock around with? 以前经常和你混在一起的那个小伙子是谁？麦克米伦高阶〔manure〕Material, especially barnyard or stable dung, often with discarded animal bedding, used to fertilize soil.肥料：用于使土壤肥沃的材料，尤指谷场或马厩中的肥类，常含有废弃的动物垫草窝美国传统〔name〕They used to call me all kinds of names at school.他们过去常在学校里用各种绰号来侮辱我。麦克米伦高阶〔pluperfect〕Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb tense used to express action completed before a specified or implied past time.【语法】 过去完成时的：属于、关于或成为一个被用来表示在一特定或暗示的过去时间之前完成动作的动词的美国传统〔potential〕The instrument is used to measure the changing electrical potentials.这台仪器是用来测量电势变化的。韦氏高阶〔product〕The sap used to make maple syrup is a natural product.用于制作枫糖浆的汁液是一种天然物质。韦氏高阶〔rand〕A strip of cloth or leather used to support the shoe at the heel.垫皮，后跟垫：在鞋后跟用来支撑鞋子的一条布或皮革美国传统〔reckoner〕A handbook of mathematical tables used to facilitate computation.计算表：用于帮助方便计算的手册或算术表格美国传统〔restore〕We hope to restore the garden to its former glory(= make it as beautiful as it used to be).我们想把这花园变得和过去一样美丽。牛津高阶〔say〕Used to express strong agreement with what has just been said.没错：用来表示完全同意前面说过的话美国传统〔shit〕Used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure.用于表示惊奇、愤怒或极其不高兴等情感美国传统〔shortening〕A fat, such as butter or lard, used to make cake or pastry light or flaky.起酥油：一种使饼式糕点变松软或松脆的脂肪，比如白脱或板油美国传统〔should〕A present for me? You shouldn't have!(= used to thank sb politely) 给我的礼物？您太客气了！牛津高阶〔slide〕When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.小时候我喜欢穿着短袜在光亮的地板上滑行。剑桥高阶〔smoke screen〕A mass of dense artificial smoke used to conceal military areas or operations from an enemy.烟障，烟幕：一团用来对敌人掩盖军事阵地或军事行动的浓雾美国传统〔vice〕Vices are often used to hold pieces of wood that are being cut or smoothed.台钳常常用来固定需要切割或磨光的木块。剑桥高阶He used to clam up if you tried to ask him about his childhood.以前如果你试图问他的童年，他会拒不开口的。剑桥国际He's a runner who's just turned professional. (= His running used to be a hobby, but now it's his job.) 他是一位刚成为职业运动员的赛跑选手。剑桥国际I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all over now.我曾拥有发达的事业和幸福的婚姻，但现在全都结束了。剑桥国际I used to lift whole passages from critics’essays when I was at college and nobody noticed.我上大学的时候经常从评论家的论文中抄袭整篇的文章而竟无人发觉。剑桥国际My house was broken into twice within 24 hours -- the putty used to repair the broken window was still wet when they broke in the second time.我的房子24小时内两次有人破门而入----第二次来时用来修补碎玻璃窗的油灰还是湿的。剑桥国际Nuts and bolts are used to hold pieces of machinery together.螺帽和螺栓是用来把机器的零部件拧在一起的。剑桥国际The University of Northumbria used to be Newcastle Polytechnic.诺森布里亚大学的前身是纽卡斯尔综合工业学院。剑桥国际The table used to do duty as a hotel desk. 这张桌子以前曾充当旅馆服务台。译典通They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.他们以前一直争吵，现在他们几乎相互不说话了。剑桥国际This used to be an attractive seaside town, but now it's become very touristy (= unattractive because a lot of tourists visit it as it has many things for them to see and do and buy).这里过去是个引人入胜的海滨城镇，但是现在变成了一个人满为患的地方。剑桥国际 |
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