【used音标】 英[ju:st] 美[ju:st]
【单词释义】 used是什么意思：
adj.[ju:zd]用过的；二手的；旧的。[ju:st]习惯于；适应
v.使用（use的过去式和过去分词）；常常，经常
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
use n.[ju:s]使用；用途 v.[ju:z]使用；运用
user n.用户，使用者
usage n.用法；使用，用量；惯用法
useful adj.有用的，有益的
useless adj.无用的，无效的；无价值的
usefully adv. 有效地，有用地
username n. 用户名
usable adj. 能用的；适用的；可用的
usability n. [U]可用性；合用，可用
【单词例句】
◇ There are some toothbrushes and toothpastes on the market that will literally "brush the teeth away", says Hirschfeld. Highly abrasive toothpastes, which are often marked as "whitening", and hard-bristled brushes are notorious for this, particularly when used together.
赫希菲尔德说，市场上有一些牙刷和牙膏真的会“把牙齿刷掉”。通常标有“美白”字样的高研磨性牙膏，如果再加上臭名昭著的硬毛牙刷，可谓是“事半功倍”。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water. Without pausing he helped it out after a simple operation and settled it in a narrow cave by the seaside.
在这只海豹的合作下，马克用一张网把它拖到浅水区，并毫不停歇给它动了一个简单的手术，帮助它解决了问题，然后将它安置在海边一个狭窄的洞里。
---- Mark and a Seal
◇ Abstract art used to be controversial. On one hand, the artists stopped painting delicate figures but attempted to adopt special techniques to give people different visual impacts. On the other hand, their works, including sculptures carved out of marble or fragile clay, were all with a specific aim of showing feelings.
抽象艺术曾经颇受争议，一方面，抽象艺术家们不再画精致的画像，而是试图采用特别的技巧给人们以不同的视觉冲击；另一方面，他们的作品，包括用大理石和易碎的粘土雕刻出来的雕像，都以表达感情为其明确的目的。
---- Abstract Art
◇ As for the burn, she used scissors to remove his sleeve, poured a basin of cold water over the burn to cool it and put her hands on a damp blouse to cover his swollen tissue tightly.
对于烧伤，她用剪刀剪去他的袖子，倒了一盆凉水给烧伤位置降温，并找来一件湿的女式衬衫紧紧盖住他肿胀的皮肤组织。
---- First Aid
◇ One attractive place he visited was a castle in the countryside of Scotland, which lies near a port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union but broke down during the war.
他参观的其中一个吸引人的地方是苏格兰乡村的一个城堡。城堡靠近一座港口，曾经是共产主义联盟会的总部，但是在战争中倒塌了。
---- Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
◇ The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on.
这个花瓶曾经属于一座从前的城堡，但在战争期间，敌人的军队炸毁了城堡，于是关于这个花瓶是如何幸存下来的争论就一直在持续着。
---- A Brave Maid
◇ The name Holland only refers to two of the country's 12 provinces, North-Holland, where Amsterdam is located, and South-Holland, the home of Rotterdam and The Hague. However, the nickname is often used to describe the entire country, officially called the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
“荷兰”这个名字仅指该国12个省中的两个省，即阿姆斯特丹所在的“北荷兰省”，以及鹿特丹和海牙所在的“南荷兰省”。 然而，这一名称却经常被用来代指整个国家。荷兰的官方全称为尼德兰王国。
---- Netherlands doesn't want you to call it Holland anymore
◇ The same can be said for oral rehydration solutions that are used to treat diarrhea. Those contain small amounts of sugar, as well as sodium and potassium, which can also help promote water retention in the body.
用来治疗腹泻的口服补水溶液也可以有同样的补水功效。那些含有少量糖、钠和钾的饮料也可以帮助人体留住水分。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ Whether buying electronics or toilet paper, avocados or clothes, Chinese are used to simply tapping a button on their smartphone and getting a home delivery - sometimes several per day.
不管是购买电子设备还是卫生纸、牛油果或衣服，中国人已经习惯于按下智能手机屏幕上的一个按键就享受快递到家服务，有时一天要下好几单。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ This artificial sweetener is used in sweets, cakes, toothpaste and chewing gum and has a laxative effect on humans.
这种人造甜味剂用于糖果、糕点、牙膏和口香糖中，对人体有通便作用。