She used to be very supportive of me.她以前從不反駁我
used to be過去是
He used to be a mail carrier.
他曾是個郵遞員。
India used to be a dependency of Britain.
印度過去是英國的附屬地。
You do realize you're proving the exact opposite of your point?你知道你自相矛盾了吧
realize, know這兩個詞的共同意思是“理解,領(lǐng)悟”。其區(qū)別是:
realize指全面透徹地了解,語氣比know強; know指知道、懂得、會做某事,不如realize了解得透徹、全面。例如:
So far as I know, he's abroad.
據(jù)我所知,他在國外。
I'm sorry to say I didn't realize that.
很遺憾我并不了解此事。