She used to be very supportive of me.她以前从不反驳我
used to be过去是
He used to be a mail carrier.
他曾是个邮递员。
India used to be a dependency of Britain.
印度过去是英国的附属地。
You do realize you're proving the exact opposite of your point?你知道你自相矛盾了吧
realize, know这两个词的共同意思是“理解,领悟”。其区别是:
realize指全面透彻地了解,语气比know强; know指知道、懂得、会做某事,不如realize了解得透彻、全面。例如:
So far as I know, he's abroad.
据我所知,他在国外。
I'm sorry to say I didn't realize that.
很遗憾我并不了解此事。