is used to

Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation.

按摩可以使肌肉放松，缓解压力和促进血液循环。

I think marriage is used to uphold patriarchal control.

我觉得婚姻是用来维系父权统治的。

Certain pigment colours were painted on to dry plaster using tempera (where egg yolk is used to fix the pigment).

使用蛋彩画颜料（内含可以定色的蛋黄）在干石膏上绘出了特定颜色。

The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases.

此项化验可用于诊断多种疾病。

The gadget is used to artificially inseminate cows.

这个器具被用来为母牛实施人工授精。

Charcoal is used to filter water.

木炭是用来过滤水的.

Acupressure is used to release tension spots in the shoulders and neck.

指压按摩用于缓解肩部和颈部的紧张。

The land is used by local people to graze their animals.

这块地当地人用来放牧。

A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.

量油尺是用来探查引擎中的剩余油量的。

None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.

鲍威尔湖的水一滴都没有用于灌溉该地区。

Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.

杀菌剂被用于在注射前给皮肤消毒.

He is used to being recognized in the street.

街上常有人认出他来，他习以为常了。

The opened link is used to join the two ends of the chain.

开口的链环是用来将链子的两头连接起来的。

A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export

我们有很多土地被用来种植出口作物。

Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.

既不诱供也不逼供。

Cyanide is used to kill insects.

氰化物可用来杀害虫.

Chlorine is used to disinfect water

氯用来给水消毒。

The system is designed to be used in conjunction with a word processing program.

本系统是为与文字处理软件配合使用而设计的。

Uranium is used to fuel nuclear plants.

铀用作核电厂的燃料。

Chlorine is used to disinfect water.

氯用来给水消毒。

He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born

他习惯了妻子对他的百般关注，但孩子出生后这种关注就会不可避免地减少。

This powerful drug is used to tranquilize patients undergoing surgery.

这种强效药剂被用来麻醉手术病人。

The medicine is used to assuage pain.

这种药用来止痛.

This formula is used to calculate the area of a circle.

这个公式用于计算圆的面积。

The oil is used to flavour and perfume soaps, foam baths, and scents.

这种精油用来给肥皂、沐浴液和香水添加香味。

Natural language is characterized by redundancy (= words are used that are not really necessary for sb to understand the meaning) .

自然语言的特点就是啰嗦。

He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them.

他习惯了彪悍的后卫，通常都能战而胜之。

This drug is used to lower blood pressure.

这种药用于降血压。

Wood is used to deaden the noise.

木头可以用来消音.

Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation...

按摩可以使肌肉放松，缓解压力和促进血液循环。