“be used to” + -ing

be used to + 名詞 / 代詞 / -ing 表示你已經習慣某事：它對你來說不再新鮮或陌生。get used to 表示逐漸習慣——從陌生變成正常的過程。

💡這裡的 to 是介詞，不是不定式的 to。所以後面總是接名詞或 -ing：I'm used to getting up early（不說：used to get up）。

be 照常隨時態變化：am/is/are used to（現在）、was/were used to（那時）、will be used to（將來）。

• I've lived in Hanoi for years, so I'm used to the traffic.

  我在河內住了好多年，所以已經習慣這裡的交通了。

• My brother is a chef, so he's used to standing all day.

  我哥哥是廚師，所以他習慣整天站著。

• When I first came to Saigon, I wasn't used to the heat.

  我剛到西貢的時候，還不習慣那裡的炎熱。

• Are you used to working from home yet?

  你習慣在家辦公了嗎？

• Teachers are used to being asked the same question again and again.

  老師們已經習慣一遍又一遍地被問同一個問題。（被動：being + 過去分詞）

get used to 可以用於各種時態，常和 soon、slowly、still、it took me a while… 連用，表示這個變化需要多長時間。現在完成時裡，英式英語說 have got used to，美式英語通常說 have gotten used to。become used to 也對，但更正式。

• Don't worry — you'll soon get used to the food here.

  別擔心——你很快就會習慣這裡的飯菜。

• I'm slowly getting used to my new keyboard.

  我正在慢慢適應我的新鍵盤。

• It took me a month to get used to working nights.

  我花了一個月才習慣上夜班。

• Have you got used to your new glasses yet?

  你習慣戴新眼鏡了嗎？

• My uncle lived in Germany for ten years, but he never got used to the dark winters.

  我叔叔在德國住了十年，可始終沒能習慣那裡昏暗的冬天。

這三個結構看起來很像，但意思大不相同。看看前面有沒有 be/get，後面接的是動詞原形還是 -ing。另見“‘used to’”一課。

• I used to drink coffee with sugar, but now I don't.

  我以前喝咖啡加糖，現在不加了。（過去的習慣）

• I'm used to drinking coffee without sugar now.

  我現在已經習慣喝不加糖的咖啡了。（現在已經習慣）

💡學習者常常漏掉 be，說成 “I used to the noise”——這是錯的。現在已經習慣 = I'm used to the noise。只有過去的習慣（“我以前這樣做”）才用 I used to + 動詞。

還要注意第四種意思：be used to + 動詞原形 也可以是動詞 use 的被動語態（被用來做某事）：Wood is used to make paper. 這裡 used 讀作 /juːzd/；而在 used to（過去的習慣）和 be used to（習慣於）裡讀作 /juːst/。

• ✗I'm used to work late at night.

  ✓I'm used to working late at night.

  be used to + -ing，不接動詞原形。

• ✗He isn't use to the heat yet.

  ✓He isn't used to the heat yet.

  永遠是 used，帶 -d。

• ✗I've lived in Sydney for two years, so I used to driving on the left.

  ✓…so I'm used to driving on the left.

  說現在的情況需要 be：I'm used to。

• ✗I'm using to the traffic now.

  ✓I'm used to the traffic now.

  這個結構從不用 using。

• ✗It took me a while to get used with the new software.

  ✓It took me a while to get used to the new software.

  介詞永遠是 to。

• ✗She's getting used to live alone.

  ✓She's getting used to living alone.

  get used to 後面也接 -ing。