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Young ladies used to have lessons in deportment.
少女以前要上仪态课。
Don't buy a used car from that rogue.
别从那无赖手里买旧车。
People in this locality used to take two meals a day.
这儿的居民过去每天吃两餐饭。
The animal is not used to the hotness of its new habitat yet.
这个动物还不习惯新栖息地的炎热。
The car used a gallon of petrol for the journey.
汽车在路上消耗了一加仑汽油。
The gardener used a stake to support the uprightness of the fragile plant.
这位园丁用了一个木柱将这株娇嫩的植物撑直。
I used to look on him as a friend.
我以前把他看作是一位朋友。
He used to muck out the stables every morning.
他过去每天早上打扫马厩。
Men used to bait bulls and bears for sport.
从前人们常逗弄牛和熊取乐。
A buffer in a drum used to temporarily store data.
磁鼓中用来暂时存放数据的一种缓冲区。
Back in Nigeria we used to play a lot of tennis.
我们以前在尼日利亚经常打网球。
The place used to be a stretch of barren land.
早先这里是一片不毛之地。
This country used to be a British colony in Asia.
这个国家曾是英国在亚洲的殖民地。
He used to abandon his work for months at a time.
他过去每次放下工作就是几个月。
She used up the chicken bones to make soup.
她把鸡骨头全用来熬汤了。
Kings used to know how to hold down the people.
国王们往往都知道怎样使人们服从他。
Flashes are not allowed to be used in this museum.
这个博物馆里不准使用闪光灯。
Soldiers in ancient time used escutcheon to fight.
古代的士兵用饰有花纹的盾作战。
Parsley is used for flavoring food.
欧芹常用来给食品调味。
He used to go for long walks on the moors.
他过去时常在荒野上长时间地散步。
He used to crap around like that.
他老做那样的傻事。
He used to learn everything by rote.
他过去总是死记硬背。
We used to hear the train whistle at night.
过去我们常会在晚上听到火车的汽笛声。
Could is used to make more tentative suggestions.
可用以提出较试探性的建议。
The accused was used as a scapegoat.
被告成为别人的替罪羊。
Could this verb be used in progressive form?
这个动词可以用进行式吗？
That lathe is used for shaping pieces of wood.
那个车床是用来加工木材的。
Cork is often used for insulation.
栓皮经常用作绝缘材料。
There is a standard form of oath used in lawcourts.
法庭中使用的誓词有固定的格式。
The burglars had used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony.
窃贼或者用了万能钥匙，或者是爬越阳台进入房间的。
The two children used to bicker about who should do the washing-up.
这两个小孩子过去常为该由谁洗餐具一事而争吵。
I am not used to dress like this. It is exhausting!
我不习惯这样穿着，好累哦！
I can fix up you with a used car.
我可以为你提拱一辆旧车。
Tallow can be used for making soap.
动物脂可以用来做香皂。
Sex is no longer the taboo subject it used to be.
现在不再像过去那样把性的问题视为禁区。
It is used in answer to inquiries about health.
这个词常用以回答有关健康的询问。
He is used to taking notes of everything he did.
他习惯把他所做的一切事情都记下来。
He said he used this system in the year dot.
他说他很久以前用过这个系统。
He used to do such work as he could pick up.
他惯常能够找到什么活就干什么活。
He used to smoke a pack of cigarette a day.
他过去经常一天抽一包香烟。
Tent is used by camper and by soldier in the field.
露营的人和战地的士兵用帐篷。
My uncle used to commute ten miles to the city.
我的叔父过去每天要走10英里到城里去。
The Irish used to live on a diet of potatoes.
爱尔兰人过去用马铃薯作为主食。
The little boy used to push out his lower lip.
那个小孩以前老要撅起下嘴唇。
The machine is used to rip up the documents.
这台机器使用来搅碎旧布并为织出新布提供纤维的。
Mary and Lucy used to go to many places together.
玛丽和露西以前常常一起去很多地方。
English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.
英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。
A hermit used to live in the cave.
一位隐士曾经住在那个山洞里。
Borax is always used in making glass.
硼砂常被用来做玻璃制品。
That man used to be a lascivious person.
那个男人曾是个好色之徒。