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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用以 [yòngyǐ]
  1. 1. in order to; so as to
    略举数例,用以说明这一原理。
    Here are a few examples to illustrate this principle.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用以 [yòngyǐ]
  1. 1. 用来;用于
    开展体育运动,用以提高群众健康水平。
  2. 2. 只能带动词性宾语。

Examples

每个行业都有自己的行帮,用以维护本行业的利益。
Every industry has its guild to preserve their interests.
in aid of
[esp BRIT] [+charity] 用以援助
measures to help developing nations
用以帮助发展中国家的措施
The programme trains teachers and produces software for use in schools.
这项计划用以培训教师并制作用于学校的软件。
The things which we use to embody or give a shape to our feelings are metaphors.
用以体现感情或给感觉赋予某种形态的东西就是比喻。
Although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry.
尽管她的大众形象是精心打造的,但是可用以给音乐会和大型表演增添气氛。

Word Decomposition


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