used meaning in English
adj.
1.习惯于〔作表语用〕。
2.〔美国〕用过的，用旧了的，半旧的；精疲力尽的。
短语和例子
vi.
〔用法同助动词，其后的不定式表示过去多次发生的动作〕常常，经常，往往。 I used to go there. 我(以前)常到那里。 He does not come as often as he used (to). 他不像从前那样常来了。 What used he to say - He used not to answer. 他向来怎么讲？ --他向来不回答。 It used to be said that ... 过去(人家)常说…。 There used to be a house here. 原来这里是有一幢房子的。 Used there to be swallows here 这里是否一向都有燕子？ ★口语或美国用法说作 Did there use to ...
Examples
- Acids used in pickling can include sulfuric .
酸浸渍中用的酸有硫酸。 - He was of no use at all in the business .
他在业务上一点用场也没有。 - He used to fight at the drop of a hat .
他总是一看到信号就大打出手。 - What was the use of telling the whole ?
把一切都说出来，有什么用呢？ - When hard tactics failed , soft methods were used .
硬的不行来软的。