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用来
  • [yònɡlái]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用来 [yònɡlái]
  1. 1. verb To use it with an aim to.
    她在冬天收集了许多雪水, 准备夏天用来降暑。
    She collected lots of snow water in winter so as to reduce the heat in summer.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用来 [yònɡlái]
  1. 1. 靠(它)或拿(它)达到某种目的
    写首诗,用来表达自己的激情。

Examples

买小户型的人,十停里头有一停是用来自己住的就不错了,大多数是用来投资的。
棉签可以用来处理伤口, 也可以用来辅助美容。 棉签
河水不只可供灌溉,且可用来发电。
River waters can be used not only for irrigation but also for the generation of electricity. 不只
这个场子够大,可是音响效果不好,不适合用来开音乐会。
The place is big enough, but the acoustics are not good enough for a concert. 场子
剧院有时也用来放映电影。
Occasionally theatres are used for film shows. 放映
草木灰可以用来肥田。
Plant ash can be used to fertilize the soil. 肥田
这个窖是用来储存蔬菜的。
This cellar is used for storing vegetables.
浓茶可以用来醒酒。
Strong tea can help to dispel the effects of alcohol. 醒酒
水泵是用来抽水的机器。
丙常被用来代表第三个。

Word Decomposition


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