past tense and past participle of have, from Old English geh?fd. Used since late Old English as an auxiliary to make pluperfect tense-phrases. You never had it so good (1946) was said to be the stock answer to any complaints about U.S. Army life.
雙語例句
1. The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted.
房子里似乎悄然無聲，安靜得好像已經沒人在住一樣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I had obtained the authentic details about the birth of the organization.
我已經掌握了有關該組織誕生的可靠的詳細資料。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
露西的冷淡與世故使得巴里十分不快。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved.
我清楚地記得希望自己沒有被牽扯進去。
來自柯林斯例句
5. It had once been the home of a wealthy nobleman.