use
verb
noun
juːz verb
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USE STH
使用某物
if you use a particular tool, method, service, ability etc, you do something with that tool, by means of that method etc, for a particular purpose 用，使用; 应用 T
Can I use your phone?
我可以用一下你的电话吗？
I’ll show you which room you can use.
我来跟你说一下你可以用哪个房间。
I always use the same shampoo.
我一直用同一种洗发水。
Use your imagination when planning meals.
安排三餐时要动点脑筋。
She booked the flight using a false name.
她用化名预订了航班。
easy/difficult/simple etc to use
Drop-down menus make the program very easy to use.
下拉式菜单令这个程序使用起来非常简便。
use sth for (doing) sth
They were using animals for scientific experiments.
他们用动物做科学实验。
Bob uses the van for picking up groceries.
鲍勃用货车运送食品杂货。
use sth as sth
My parents use the house as a holiday home.
我父母把那房子当度假屋用。
use sth to do sth
Most people now use their cars to go shopping.
现在大多数人开车去购物。
use force
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AMOUNT OF STH
某物的数额
to take an amount of something from a supply of food, gas, money etc 使用，耗费，消费〔食物、煤气、钱等〕 T
We use about £40 worth of electricity a month.
我们每月使用大约 40 英镑的电。
Standard washing machines use about 40 gallons of water.
一般的洗衣机大约用 40 加仑的水。
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TREAT SB UNFAIRLY
不公正地对待某人
to make someone do something for you in order to get something you want 利用〔某人〕 T
Can’t you see that Howard is just using you?
你看不出霍华德只是在利用你吗？
Gerald had been using her for his own ends .
杰拉尔德一直在利用她来达到自己的目的。
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AN ADVANTAGE
优势
to take advantage of a situation 利用〔优势〕 T
use sth to do sth
She used her position as manager to get jobs for her friends.
她利用自己的经理职位为朋友谋职。
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could use sth
if you say you could use something, you mean you would really like to have it [口] 真想要某物 spoken
I could use a drink.
我真想喝一杯。
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WORD
词语
to say or write a particular word or phrase 使用〔词语〕 T
We use the word ‘hardware’ to describe the actual machine.
我们使用“硬件”这个词来指机器本身。
Don’t use bad language .
别说脏话粗话。
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DRUGS
毒品
to regularly take illegal drugs 吸食（毒品） I,T
8 to use all of something 用完，用光
She’s used up all the hot water.
她把热水都用完了。
juːs noun
9 the action or fact of using something 使用，用 singular 单数, U
an exit for use in emergencies
紧急出口
[+ of ]
the increasing use of computers in education
计算机在教育领域中越来越多的使用
10 a purpose for which something can be used 用途，用处 C
Robots have many different uses in modern industry.
机器人在现代工业上有许多不同用途。
have/find a use for sth
The cupboard is full of things I can never find a use for.
这个橱柜塞满了对我来说从来都没有用的东西。
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make use of sth
to use something that is available in order to achieve something or get an advantage for yourself 利用某物，使用某物
We will make use of her vast experience.
我们将利用她丰富的经验。
There is an answering machine for you to make use of.
有一个答录机你可以用。
Try to make good use of your time.
尽量充分利用时间。
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put sth to (good) use
to use something such as knowledge or skills for a particular purpose （好好）利用某事物
a job where her management skills can be put to good use
可以充分施展她的管理才能的工作
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the use of sth
the ability or right to use something 运用某事物的能力; 某物的使用权
Joe’s given me the use of his office till he gets back.
乔把他办公室的使用权交给了我，直到他回来。
He lost the use of both legs as a result of the accident.
他因为这场事故双腿失去了功能。
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be (of) no use (to sb)
to be completely useless （对某人）没用处
You needed blankets to keep warm because the heating was no use.
暖气坏了，所以你需要盖上毯子保暖。
Take this – it’s of no use to me any more.
拿着这个，我再也用不着它了。
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it’s no use doing sth
used to tell someone not to do something because it will have no effect [口] 做某事没用 spoken
It’s no use complaining.
抱怨没有用。
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it’s no use!
used to say that you are going to stop doing something because you do not think it will be successful [口] 白搭！不行！〔用于表示因认为不会成功而停止做某事〕 spoken
Oh, it’s no use! I can’t fix it.
噢，不行！ 我修不好它。
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what’s the use (of sth)
used to say that something seems to be a waste of time [口] （做某事）有什么意义，（做某事）有什么用〔用于表示做某事是浪费时间〕 spoken
What’s the use of decorating the house if we are going to sell it?
我们既然要卖房子了，装修又有什么意义？
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be in use
10. a machine, place etc that is in use is being used 〔机器、场所等〕在使用中
Electric vehicles built in 1920 were still in use in the 1950s.
1920 年制造的电车在 50 年代仍在使用。
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for the use of sb
11. provided for a particular person or group of people to use 供某人使用
a bar for the use of the guests
供客人使用的酒吧
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be of use (to sb/sth)
12. to be useful （对某人/某物来说）有用
He was charged with having information likely to be of use to terrorists.
他被控掌握着对恐怖分子可能有用的信息。
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come into use bring sth into use
13. also 又作 to start being used, or to start using something 投入使用; 开始使用（某物）
Computers first came into use in the early 1950s.
计算机于 20 世纪 50 年代初开始得到应用。
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go/be out of use
14. a machine, place etc that goes out of use or is out of use is not being used 〔机器、场所等〕废弃不用，不再使用
Some 4,000 railway stations have gone out of use since the 1960s.
自 20 世纪 60 年代以来大约有 4000 座火车站已经废弃不用。
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have no use for sb/sth
15. to have no respect for someone or something 厌恶某人/某事物，不喜欢某人/某事物
She has no use for people who are always complaining.
她讨厌老是抱怨的人。
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sth/sb has their uses
16. used, often humorously, to say that something or someone can sometimes be useful, even though it may not seem that way [口] 某事物/某人自有其用处〔常为幽默用法〕 spoken
Being stubborn can have its uses.
固执也有固执的好处。
25 one of the meanings of a word, or the way that a particular word is used 〔某个词的〕义项，用法 C