Old face

旧───used

The village used to be poor.───这个村庄过去很穷.

The police used dogs to track the criminal.───警察用警犬来追踪罪犯.

They said that her husband used to knock her around but they had never heard her complain.───他们说她丈夫曾对她拳打脚踢,但从没听她诉过苦.

My grandmother used to work below stairs as a housemaid when she was young.───我祖母年轻的时候曾当过女佣人.

It used to be usual to bind out promising boys for many years.───过去,人们经常让有出息的男孩子拜师学艺好多年.

Atomic energy has been discovered for many years, but so far it has not been widely used in industry or in our daily life.───原子能已发现多年, 但至今仍未广泛用于工业或日常生活方面.

There used to be low and dirty houses.───那里曾是些矮而肮脏的房舍.

The tools will corrode with rust if never used.───这些工具如长期不用会长铁锈而损坏.

He used his job as a screen for his spying activities.───他利用他的工作作掩护进行间谍活动.

The northern part of the city used to be sparsely populated , but has now become a cultural centre.───城北过去很冷落, 现在成了文化区.