用来

be used to, be used for

verb Common #3,099
be used to, be used for Introduces the purpose or intended use of something.
CH: 这把刀可以用来切菜。
EN: This knife can be used to cut vegetables.

他们会用来轰炸日本

They will be used to bomb Japan.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

本来只是想用来给你个惊喜

I originally just wanted to use it to surprise you.

— 再见列宁 (2003)

那是用来干什么的?

What is that used for?

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

他就是用来…

He's just there to…

— 维多利亚 (2015)

从书桌找出两年前国信用来刺伤北野的刀

Find the knife from the desk that Kuni used to stab Kitano two years ago.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

用来打的,这样你就可以回家了

Use it to hit them, and then you can go home.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

可以找到完美的地点用来做什么?

What can you find the perfect location for?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

不,是用来追求女人

No, it’s for pursuing women.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

电脑被用来通过电子邮件发送信息。

Computers are used to send information via email.

诺言就是用来打破的。

Promises are meant to be broken.

只是用来扰乱人的谎话

It’s just a lie meant to confuse people.

— 黑店狂想曲 (1991)

那种鞋子用来登山是不行的。

Those shoes aren’t suitable for mountain climbing.

你爸爸说你总是花光钱用来干嘛

What does your dad say you always spend all your money on?

— 绝美之城 (2013)

当天还没过多久,我就钓到了一条白鱼,用来做鱼饵再好不过。

It wasn’t long before I caught a whitefish—perfect for bait.

这些钱会用来盖新厕所

This money will be used to build new toilets.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

除非用来搞…

Unless it’s used to…

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

用来沟通吗

Is it used for communication?

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

前提是你和吉姆有把床用来睡觉,而不是干别的。

That is, assuming you and Jim use the bed for sleeping, not for anything else.

那就是那台他用来写文章的电脑。

That’s the computer he uses to write his articles.

那通向哪儿我们过去用来停船的小海湾那我们去那儿吧

Where does that lead? The little cove where we used to moor the boat. Then let’s go there.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

数学是上帝用来创造宇宙的语言。

Mathematics is the language God used to create the universe.

妈妈我可不可以用来装小鸟可以啊

Mom, can I use it to keep the baby birds in? Sure.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

后来我知道了,蛇是没有用来听声音的耳朵的。

Later, I learned that snakes don't have ears for hearing sounds.

我要教没人梦想过的理论但只要知道它能用来做什么…就无法回头

I'm going to teach a theory no one has ever dreamed of, but once you know what it can be used for... there's no turning back.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

我想买一块垫子用来训练

I want to buy a mat for training.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

用来转就像童年的时候

Use it to spin, just like you did when you were a child.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

他只提到一种强大的新武器史达林希望我们用来对付日本就这样?

Did he only mention one powerful new weapon that Stalin wants us to use against Japan, or is that it?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

你用来掩饰猪肉臭味的蔬菜太甜

The vegetables you use to mask the smell of the pork are too sweet.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

用来做什么?

What is it used for?

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

你当然可以复印一份调令用来存档

Of course, you can photocopy a copy of the transfer order for your records.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

我只希望能及时用来对付德国人

I just hope I can use it in time to deal with the Germans.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

读用来干什么?

What is reading used for?

— 黑潮 (1992)

“你是朋友嘛,”我回答,“朋友就是用来互相帮忙的。”

“You’re my friend,” I replied. “Friends are there to help each other.”

这是用来狩猎的吧

This is for hunting, right?

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

用来干嘛?

What is it used for?

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

功夫真的可以用来踢球吗?

Can kung fu really be used to play soccer?

— 少林足球 (2001)

刀不是用来玩的

Knives are not toys.

— 用心棒 (1961)

你和爱因斯坦告诉罗斯福应该制造炸弹用来对付德国制造武器没这么简单

You and Einstein told Roosevelt that building a bomb to counter Germany’s weapons wasn’t as simple as manufacturing weapons.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

这个原来是叔叔准备用来在国会引爆的装置

This was originally the device Uncle planned to use to set off an explosion in Congress.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

有时间也用来糊口吧,对不对?

You use your spare time to make a living too, right?

— 叶问 (2008)

我这些不是要用来示威抗议的

I’m not going to use these to stage a demonstration or protest.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)