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Related topics: Linguistics, Drug culture
use1 /juːz/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  
1  USE somethinguse STH 使用某物 [transitiveT] 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
 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.
下拉式菜单使得这个程序使用起来非常简便。
use something for (doing) something
 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.
鲍勃用小型货车运送食品杂货。
use something as something
 My parents use the house as a holiday home.
我父母把这房子用作度假屋。
use something to do something
 Most people now use their cars to go shopping.
现在大多数人开车去购物。
use force (=use violent methods) 使用暴力
2  amount of STH 某物的数量 [transitiveT]USE/CONSUME to take an amount of something from a supply of food, gas, money etc 使用，耗费，消耗〔食物、煤气、金钱等〕
 We use about £40 worth of electricity a month.
我们每月的电费大约40英镑。
 Standard washing machines use about 40 gallons of water.
一般的洗衣机大约用40加仑的水。
3  treat SB unfairly 不公正地对待某人 [transitiveT]USE A PERSON to make someone do something for you in order to get something you want 利用〔某人〕
 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。
4  an advantage 优势 [transitiveT]USE something to take advantage of a situation 利用〔优势〕
use something to do something
 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。
5  could use something spokenWANT if you say you could use something, you mean you would really like to have it 真想要某物
 I could use a drink.
我真想喝一杯。
6  word 词语 [transitiveT]SL to say or write a particular word or phrase 应用；说；写
 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。
7. drugs 毒品 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MDDADDICTED to regularly take illegal drugs 吸食〔毒品〕 → used to
8 use something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v 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。
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use up• I tried to do a tree too but the shaving foam went phut and I realized I'd used it all up.• We had to go downstairs to the toilet, and in the winter the water used to freeze up.• We help women choose and use make- up.• That is to say, once we have used them all up and thrown them away, there won't be any more - ever.• Then you get used to climbing up anywhere you want.• Knowledge memorized as a list of facts is of little practical use unless backed up by activities that put it to work.• Or the settlor could direct that in a certain event a new use should spring up in D's favour.• Public libraries frequently have computers that people can use to brush up on their skills.
 THESAURUS
use to use something for a particular purpose 使用
Do you mind if I use your phone?
我用一下你的电话，你不介意吧？
They rebuilt the church using local stone.
他们用当地石料重建了那座教堂。
We use a range of different methods.
我们要用一系列不同方法。
make use of something to use something that is available to you 利用〔可获得的〕某物
Staff can make use of a wide range of facilities.
员工可使用各种各样的设施。
She made full use of her contacts within the organization.
她充分利用了她在机构中的人脉。
employ formal to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something 运用〔某种方法或技能以达到某目的〕
The surgeons employed a new technique.
外科医生们使用了一种新技术。
They employed every means at their disposal (=every available method).
他们用尽了一切能用的方法。
utilize formal to use something that is available to you, for a practical purpose 利用〔可获得的某物达到某一目的〕
The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy.
公司开发了一种利用太阳能的新方法。
a better way of utilizing the space
更好利用空间的方法
exploit to use something as fully and effectively as possible, or to use something that will give you an advantage over your opponent 充分利用
The country’s natural resources have not yet been fully exploited.
该国的自然资源未被充分利用。
He was quick to exploit any weakness in his opponent’s argument.
他能很快地利用对手论点中的弱点。
apply to use something such as a method, idea, or system in a particular situation 应用〔方法、观点或系统等〕
New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process.
几乎每一道工序都应用了新技术。
I wanted to apply the things that I had learned on the course.
我想运用之前在课程中学到的东西。
draw on something to use information, knowledge, or experience that you have learned in the past 运用〔以前获得的信息、知识或经验〕
He was able to draw on his own experience as a diplomat when he was writing the book.
他写这本书的时候用上了自己当外交官的经历。
nJournalists draw on information from many different sources.
resort to something to use violence, force, threats etc as a way of achieving something 采取，诉诸〔暴力、武力、威胁等〕
nExtremists on both sides resort to violence.
We are prepared to resort to force if necessary.
我们已做好准备，必要时动用武力。
nto use your power or your rights
exercise formal to use your rights, authority, influence etc
Only 40% of the population exercised their right to vote.
Congress must decide whether to exercise its veto.
wield /wiːld/ formal to use great power or influence
The central banks wield enormous power.
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use• First, the wrong caulking had been used.• Are we allowed to use a dictionary in the test?• She lets herself be used and then dropped by almost every man she meets.• I try not to use bad language around the kids.• Morgan stopped using drugs and alcohol six years ago when he entered a long-term treatment program.• She first started using drugs when she was thirteen.• Planning is essential to make sure that resources are used effectively.• Carla often doesn't use good judgment in selecting boyfriends.• Martens uses her stage name when she travels.• Most scholars would agree that Mark came first and the other two used him in writing their accounts.• In his political life, he was not above using his families for his own ends.• Charles was able to use his family connection for his own personal advancement.• We shall use his perceived activities as an excuse for not growing up.• The drug smugglers used innocent travellers to carry the drugs through customs.• Every other machine in Harley's range uses its trusted formula of a 45 V-twin in a steel backbone frame.• This can be on-line or off-line recognition of hand-printed characters, or of machine-printed characters using optical character recognition.• A spectrograph uses optical elements called gratings or prisms to separate the light gathered by a telescope into its component colors.• The average Westerner uses over 260 lbs of paper every year.• Right-wing activists used people's fears of unemployment as a way of stirring up extremism.• Researchers often use questionnaires in their work.• Silly me, I have begun to conjure up an image of Newt Gingrich as a man more used than using.• Now that we have a car we very rarely use the buses.• The experts were asked to use the four-point system commonly used in schools.• How often do you use the library?• Can't you see Tad's just using you?• I can't tell you what to do - you must use your own discretion.• Can I use your pen?• Do you mind if I use your phone?
use force• The police have recently had to defend their policy of using force against rioters.• The regime was quite willing to use force and terror against its enemies.• Despite Boss's success, Keith used the Quaker decision to use force as a new argument against the majority.• He was quite prepared to use force if that was necessary.• Gallagher had promised to use force if the students closed down the campus, but now he wavered.• This has the apparently anomalous result that both the policeman and the defendant are using force lawfully.• Crackdown on problem children Social workers have been given new powers to use force to control troublesome youngsters in care.• The law permits every citizen to use reasonable force to defend themselves or their property.• He remains prepared to use force to do that.• Truman did not threaten to use force to impose his views.• He knew from their previous struggle he would have to use force to subdue her.
use ... language• Prince Charles yesterday parodied Hamlet to illustrate how literature could be destroyed by bad use of language.• She could understand the books quite well, she considered, but the papers seemed to use a different language.• The loss of Lardie Moonlight Tribal people are sometimes thought to use primitive languages.• Decide from the very beginning that your aim is to use the target language as much as possible in the sessions.• Hilton's use of language in Scale 2 is more creative than in Scale 1.• Even officers used the language of the gutter.• I used the language of the speculator.• We use language to talk about the meanings of linguistic expressions as well as about things that are not meanings.
Related topics: Linguistics
use2 /juːs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  [singular, uncountableU]USE something the action or fact of using something 使用，用
2  [countableC]USE something a purpose for which something can be used 用途，用处
3  make use of something USE somethingto use something that is available in order to achieve something or get an advantage for yourself 利用某物，使用某物
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make good use of• Blier also makes good use of some provocative Barry White songs, and the leads are excellent.• Farmers can make good use of some land while other areas nearby are less attractive, or even repel them.• And that the Department could make better use of the great store of experience within the teaching profession during the consultation process.• The large 12in x 10.5in format makes good use of Schlegelmilch's high-quality colour photography.• Gallegos said the region has made good use of that money.• He made good use of every piece of newspaper that he could pick up and every convenient hedgerow!• We need to keep them within the national health service work force and to make better use of their additional skills.• I think Cohen, as a politician, will make better use of the media.
4  put something to (good) use USE somethingto use something such as knowledge or skills for a particular purpose (好好)利用某事物
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put something to (good) use• But I am putting it to use.• Many large and medium size companies, government departments and Local authorities are putting Dataease to use somewhere within their organisations.• I'd like a job where I could put my degree in languages to good use.• Much of ecology is about this process: finding energy; putting it to use.• The time has come to put your skills to use by developing a more useful and complex object orientated program.• The trouble is we never stop long enough to put them to good use.• Throughout the 1980s, researchers and company executives struggled with how to put Al to use.• It does not seem regressive to put it to use in the service of gay survival as well.• How do you put it to use in daily practice?
5  the use of something USE somethingthe ability or right to use something 运用某事物的能力；某物的使用权
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the use of something• Indeed the Bains Report advocated the use of programme teams which cut across the traditional departmental structure of local government.• Other seminars concentrated on media skills such as poster-making, writing, drama, audio cassette production and the use of newsletters.• It is usually a matter of variations in the use of material, usually of the series itself.• One of the greatest hazards for today's free-roaming feline is the use of rodent poisons.• The descriptions above have been based on estimating and planning the use of time on the project.• The rules do not prevent the use of extrinsic evidence in interpreting genuine ambiguities in the words of the contract.• And if Angel did not want to become a priest, what was the use of sending him to study at Cambridge?
6  be (of) no use (to somebody) USELESSto be completely useless (对某人)没用处
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be (of) no use (to somebody)• But a sleek sailing boat that spends all its time in harbour is no use to anyone.• She knew that it was no use offering to make it: it would only make Bella angry.• It is of no use to put forward a partial plan for the revitalization of our education.• It was of no use if they received the sacrament of Matrimony and did not live as Christians.• But these models are no use to Clinton.• But there was no use brooding on it: the full story would never be known now.• But all this was of no use to Bowman.• Photographic film cameras on satellites would be of no use until the means of recovering film capsules from orbit could be developed.
7  it’s no use doing something spokenPOINTLESS used to tell someone not to do something because it will have no effect 做某事没用
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it’s no use doing something• It's no use complaining - you just need to take the test again later.• But it's no use running away from it.• He says it's no use having a ban if it can't be enforced.• I've telephoned everyone I can think of, but it's no use.• I can buy the best legal brains in the business, so it's no use your fighting.• I said to him, Listen, George, it's no use living in the past.• No, it's no use protesting!• On the open road, it's no use pretending that the Bentley handles with the agility of a Porsche.
8  it’s no use! spokenPOINTLESS used to say that you are going to stop doing something because you do not think it will be successful 白搭！不行！〔用于表示因认为不会成功而要停止做某事〕
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it’s no use!• Oh, it's no use! I can't fix it.
9  what’s the use (of something) spokenPOINTLESS used to say that something seems to be a waste of time (做某事)有什么意义，(做某事)有什么用〔用于表示做某事似乎是浪费时间〕
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what’s the use (of something)• My granda is dying there and what's the use?• And what's the use of being on observation when you can't observe anything?• You're a bloody animal, Cullam, without an animal's ... Oh! what's the use?
10  be in use USE somethinga machine, place etc that is in use is being used 〔机器、场所等〕在使用中
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be in use• The actual strength of each type very rarely reflected this establishment - at one stage no less than forty B.2s were in use!• They want to know whether the new umbrella qualification could be in use as early as 2001.• Once a suitable disinfectant is in use resistance will not occur if it is used correctly.• Cut-Through Lane was in use as a tank testing ground by the Ordnance Depot at Chilwell and everything was on wartime footing.• All of the washing machines are in use.• The mine was in use for 60 years, but played out and shut down in 1943.• All the photocopiers are in use. Could you come back later?• The meeting room is in use at the moment, so we'll have to go somewhere else.• With the advent of the new national curriculum, these materials should be in use in every science classroom.• But how were they to know the code they were writing in 1975 would still be in use 25 years later?• A number of other variations are in use.
11  for the use of somebody PROVIDEprovided for a particular person or group of people to use 供某人使用
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for the use of somebody• In any case, I returned to my notes, hereto appended for the use of the reader.• We believe that these results have important consequences for the use of d 3C A as a probe for studying DNA-protein interactions.• It is now demanding damages for the use of seeds that they swear they never sowed.• The board room is for the use of company executives only.• I could find no pattern for the use of verse and prose in Los amantes de Teruel.• Here, too, to qualify for reimbursements for the use of listed property four elements must be substantiated: 1.• We are left with a picture of general support for the use of signing.• Chemistry in Britain thanks Tripos for the use of the illustration on the cover of this Supplement.
12  be of use (to somebody/something) USEFULto be useful (对某人/某物)有用
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be of use (to somebody/something)• As for myself, I was feeling a mounting confidence in my capabilities - I was of use.• However, your suggestion will be kept on file and may be of use should circumstances change in the future.• Every instrument that could possibly be of use to the mission found its way on board.• They all wanted to be of use, to serve!• I wanted to be of use to some one.• Let me see if I can fashion a parable that will be of use to a politician.• Any diagnostic system that is quicker and cheaper than the present system would be of use.
13  come into use  (also bring something into use)USE somethingUSE STH# to start being used, or to start using something 开始使用(某物)
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come into use• Tanning beds came into use around 1979.• Doubtless, this instability will continue as more sophisticated techniques of diagnosis come into use by the medical profession.• There were many different drugs coming into use.• Doors were fitted and it came into use on 7 September.• It came into use around the turn of the century.• The scourge of firedamp explosions caused by the miners' lights should have dwindled to nothing after the lamp came into use.• Various kinds of minuscule came into use, such as the humanistic and the Carolingian.• The new register comes into use the following February.
14  go/be out of use USE STH#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
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go/be out of use• The guns are out of use and that is what matters.
15  have no use for somebody/something NEED#to have no respect for someone or something 厌恶某人/某事物，不喜欢某人/某事物
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have no use for somebody/something• My company has no use for workers who are not motivated.• I have no use for second-hand books and unfashionable clothes and bits of ornament.• For example, the business may be sold to some one else who decides they have no use for the present management.• Am I right in assuming that you have no use for it?
16  something/somebody has their uses spokenUSEFUL used, often humorously, to say that something or someone can sometimes be useful, even though it may not seem that way 某事物/某人自有其用处〔常为幽默用法〕
17. [countableC]SL one of the meanings of a word, or the way that a particular word is used 〔某个词的〕(一项)词义，用法
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
widespread/extensive use (=when something is used in many places or situations, or among many people)
The widespread use of computers changed business completely.
efficient use
Doing the work in stages makes the most efficient use of resources.
effective use
We need to consider whether there could be a more effective use of our time.
heavy/frequent use (=when something is used a lot)
The heavy use of pesticides in the area led to severe health problems.
regular use
These drugs are not recommended for regular use.
greater use
We want to encourage employees to make greater use of the sports facilities.
land use
Our department is responsible for establishing the guidelines for land use in the county.
drug/alcohol use
Drug use among teenage boys is on the increase.
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use• Herring, 55, is a former drug user who started the foundation in San Jose in 1980.• It appears that chronic caffeine use may cause up-regulation or down-regulation of other neurotransmitter systems as well.• Technology developed for the space program have civilian uses as well.• Robots have many different uses in modern industry.• It's main use is as a cleaning agent for metals.• A pastry brush has a variety of uses in the kitchen.• It leads to a crime: Some one is murdering claimants and putting their insurance money to private use.• The land has been developed for tourism and other recreational uses.• There have been complaints about the use of excessive force by the police.• He had no expectations or intentions that they would ever become constantly updated guidebooks for the use of millions.• There has been a decline in the use of the subway system over recent years.• And the lowest of low points was the use of five captains in seven Tests in 1988-89.• One in 12 people who took part in the survey was without the use of their machine for over a fortnight.• the use of animals in scientific experiments• The ramifications of the wrong use of imagination have to be fully realized before we can hope to control it.
use of• Increased use of fertilizers has led to water pollution.• The military has agreed to allow public use of the land.• He lost the use of both legs as a result of the accident.• Joe's given me the use of his office till he gets back.
have/find a use for something• Obviously, Amphi planned to buy the land and find a use for it later.• Then they'd have a use for their bunkers.• I use the same archetypes storytellers have used for centuries.• Mr Macdonald claims the orders will deny traditional fishermen access to areas they have used for generations.• More than a decade after DuPont first came up with Biomax, it has yet to find a use for it.• In which case he will have use for that thick skin very soon.• But out on the court, the big women find a use for these bodies that challenge what society deems feminine.
Origin use1
(1200-1300) Old French user, from Latin usus, past participle of uti “to use”
 use2
(1200-1300) Old French us, from Latin usus; → USE1
use1 verb →THESAURUS1use2 noun
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 1using; being used使用；應用ADJECTIVE | VERB + USE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal大量使用；廣泛使用；自由運用▸➤full, maximum充分利用；最大限度的使用◇He made full use of the opportunity to travel.他充分利用了這個機會旅行。➤excessive過多的使用◇a style of writing with an excessive use of metaphor濫用比喻的寫作風格➤increased, increasing增多的／越來越多的使用▸➤constant, continued, daily, everyday, frequent, regular, repeated, routine經常使用；持續使用；日常使用；定期使用；重複利用◇the daily use of a deodorant一種除臭劑的日常使用➤long-term, prolonged長期使用◇There is a high risk of developing side effects from prolonged use of the drug.長期使用該藥產生副作用的風險很高。➤lifetime終生使用◇lifetime use of cigarettes終生吸煙➤future未來使用◇The prints remain on file for future use.這些指紋都會存檔，以備將來使用。➤wide, widespread廣泛使用◇a campaign to encourage wider use of public transport鼓勵更多利用公共交通出行的運動➤common, current, general, normal, ordinary常用；現今的使用；正常使用；一般的使用◇This software is no longer in common use.這種軟件已經不常用了。➤limited有限的使用▸➤occasional偶爾使用➤effective, efficient, good, judicious, optimum有效使用；高效利用；充分使用；審慎使用；最佳利用◇an efficient use of resources對資源的有效利用◇Holding a party was not the best use of scarce funds.舉行宴會不是利用短缺資金的最佳方式。◇an article with a judicious use of examples一篇審慎使用例證的文章◇The layout of the furniture makes optimum use of the space available.傢具的擺放很好地利用了現有的空間。➤appropriate, correct, fair, legitimate, proper適當／正確／公平／合法／恰當使用◇the fair use of copyrighted material正當使用有版權的材料➤clever, innovative, skilful/skillful聰明的／創造性的／巧妙的運用➤selective有選擇的使用▸➤careful, safe小心／安全使用▸➤inappropriate, indiscriminate, poor不恰當的／不加選擇的／不當的使用▸➤illegal, illicit, improper, unauthorized非法使用；不合適的使用；未經授權的使用➤sustainable可持續的使用◇the sustainable use of natural resources對自然資源的可持續利用➤personal, private為個人目的的使用▸➤external, internal外用；內用◇This antiseptic is for external use only.這種防腐劑僅供外用。➤home家用◇fire extinguishers for home use家用滅火器➤recreational娛樂用▸➤clinical, commercial, industrial, non-commercial臨牀應用；商用；工業應用；非商用▸➤official官方使用▸➤exclusive專用◇for the exclusive use of club members僅供俱樂部成員使用➤free免費使用◇Guests have free use of the hotel pool.客人可免費使用賓館的游泳池。➤immediate直接使用◇Only half the land was fit for immediate use.只有一半的土地能直接使用。➤alcohol, drug, heroin, substance, etc.飲酒、吸毒、吸食海洛因、服用毒品等◇Drug use in this age group is on the increase.這個年齡段的吸毒人數在上升。➤condom, contraceptive避孕套的使用；使用避孕品➤pesticide殺蟲劑的使用▸➤land土地使用▸➤language語言的運用▸➤energy能源的耗用➤Internet因特網的使用VERB + USE➤make用◇We made use of the car while you were away.你不在時，我們用了一下汽車。➤bring sth (back) into, come into再使用⋯；開始使用◇a technology which came into use at the end of the last century上個世紀末開始使用的技術➤go out of不再使用◇The expression went out of use some time ago.這個表達方式不久前已停止使用。➤enable使⋯得到應用◇Advances in battery technology would enable more widespread use of solar energy.電池技術的進步會使太陽能的應用更為廣泛。➤facilitate方便使用➤allow, permit允許使用➤legalize使⋯的使用合法化➤ban, forbid, outlaw, prohibit禁止⋯的使用；宣佈使用⋯為非法行為◇the first country to ban the use of antidepressants in children第一個禁止給兒童使用抗抑鬱藥的國家➤regulate規範⋯的使用➤preclude杜絕使用➤curb, curtail, limit, restrict限制使用➤maximize, minimize最大限度地使用；最低限度地使用➤increase增加使用➤decrease, reduce減少使用➤discontinue中斷使用◇If side effects occur, discontinue use.如果產生副作用就停止使用。➤advocate, encourage, promote, recommend倡導／鼓勵／推廣／推薦使用◇I don't recommend the use of chemicals in home gardens.我不主張在私家花園中使用化學製品。➤condone, sanction寬恕／批准使用➤approve, endorse, favour/favor, support同意／認可／贊成／支持使用◇The study showed that 75% of people favoured / favored the use of ID cards.研究表明，75% 的人贊成使用身分證。➤discourage, oppose不鼓勵／反對使用➤pioneer率先使用◇the company which pioneered the use of screen savers as entertainment率先開發屏保的娛樂用途的公司➤justify證明使用⋯有道理◇You can't justify the use of violence.你無法讓人信服使用暴力是合理的。PREPOSITION➤for use為了使用◇This phone number is only for use in an emergency.這個電話號碼只在緊急情況下使用。➤in use在⋯使用中◇The phone is in constant use.這部電話總是佔線。PHRASES➤ease of use使用方便◇This model has been designed for greater ease of use.這種樣式是為使用更方便而設計的。➤for use as用作⋯◇The CD is intended for use as background music.這張唱片是用作背景音樂的。➤ready for use隨時可用◇This room is now ready for use.這個房間現在可以用了。
use

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 2purpose for which sth is used使用目的ADJECTIVE | VERB + USE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤different不同的用途▸➤new新用途➤intended預期的用途➤potential潛在的用途◇The product has several potential uses.該產品的潛在用途有幾種。➤medicinal藥用◇Water was reserved for drinking or medicinal uses.貯水是為了飲用或者藥用。VERB + USE➤have有⋯用途◇This herb has a variety of uses.這種藥草有許多用途。➤find, put sth to找到用途；把⋯派上用場◇Can you find a use for this old table?你能把這張舊桌子派上用場嗎？◇Don't throw that box away－I'm sure I could put it to some use.別把那個盒子扔了 － 我肯定能把它派上用場。PHRASES➤a variety of uses各種各樣的功能➤what use is...?, what's the use of...?⋯有什麼用？◇What use is a mouse without a computer?沒有電腦，光有鼠標有什麼用？◇What's the use of denying it?否認它有什麼用？
use

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 3ability/permission to use sth使用能力；使用許可ADJECTIVE | VERB + USE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤full充分發揮◇the full use of your mental faculties思維理解能力的充分發揮VERB + USE➤have具備能力◇Since his stroke he hasn't had the use of his left hand.自從中風後，他的左手就失去功能了。➤give sb, offer (sb)給予（某人）使用權◇We gave them the use of our house while we were away.我們外出時讓他們住我們的房子。➤deny sb不許某人使用◇They denied us use of the college library.他們不許我們使用學院圖書館。➤lose喪失功能▸➤recover, regain恢復／重新使用◇After a while she regained the use of her fingers.過了一會兒，她的手指又重新恢復了知覺。PREPOSITION➤use of⋯的功能◇She lost the use of her legs in a car accident.在一次車禍中她的雙腿喪失了功能。
use

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 4how useful sth is效用ADJECTIVE | VERB + USE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤practical實際效用VERB + USE➤be of有用◇Could this old coat be of use to you?這件舊大衣你用得着嗎 ?➤have用得着◇I have no use for my golf clubs any more.我已不需要我的高爾夫球杆了。PREPOSITION➤of... use有用◇It's of no practical use to me.這對我沒什麼實際用途。➤use to對⋯有用處◇Is it any use to you?這個對你有用嗎？PHRASES➤be no use毫無益處◇It's no use running－the train has already gone.跑也沒用了 － 火車已經開走了。
use

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ADVERB | VERB + USE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤appropriately, correctly, properly恰當使用；正確使用◇Credit cards, used appropriately, are a great financial tool.如果使用得當，信用卡是個極好的金融工具。➤effectively, efficiently, successfully有效／高效／成功使用▸➤improperly, inappropriately, indiscriminately不當使用；不加選擇地使用▸➤carefully, cautiously, judiciously, responsibly, selectively, sparingly小心／謹慎／審慎／負責任地／有選擇地／節省着使用◇This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly.這種塗料很貴，請省着點兒用。➤safely安全使用➤interchangeably, synonymously可互換使用；用作同義詞◇'Ethics' and 'morality' are often used interchangeably.ethics 與 morality 這兩個詞經常換用。➤concurrently, simultaneously同時使用▸➤consistently, frequently, generally, habitually, normally, regularly, routinely, typically, usually一貫使用；經常使用；普遍使用；習慣性使用；通常使用；日常使用；一般使用◇Do you habitually use display screen equipment in your job?你工作中經常使用屏幕顯示設備嗎？➤mainly, primarily主要使用◇a technique that is pimarily used in eye surgery主要用於眼部手術的技術➤exclusively僅僅使用◇an etching technique used exclusively by Picasso只有畢加索才使用的蝕刻技法➤liberally自由使用▸➤infrequently, occasionally, rarely不常使用；偶爾使用；罕用➤originally最初使用➤conventionally, traditionally傳統上使用➤commercially商業上應用▸➤up用盡◇The oil had all been used up.油已全部用盡。VERB + USE➤be easy to, be simple to易於使用◇These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.這些園藝剪刀又輕又好用。➤be difficult to, be hard to很難用▸➤be ready to準備使用▸➤be likely to, tend to很可能／傾向於使用◇the factors that make people likely to use heroin使人們更易於吸食海洛因的因素◇Manufacturers tend to use disks made in the US.製造商都喜歡用美國生產的磁盤。➤allow sb to, be entitled to, let sb, permit sb to允許某人使用；有權使用◇Candidates are not allowed to use dictionaries in the exam.應試者不准在考試時查字典。➤forbid sb to禁止某人使用▸➤teach sb to教某人使用PREPOSITION➤as用作◇The church is sometimes used as a concert venue.這個教堂有時用作音樂會場地。➤for用於◇chemicals that are used for cleaning用於去污的化學品PHRASES➤permission to use sth使用⋯的許可
BNC: 87 COCA: 92
use verb
⇨ use 1 (use a computer/the bus) ⇨ use 2 (use electricity/all the milk) ⇨ exploit (I felt used.) ⇨ take 9 (use drugs)use noun
⇨ use (software for use in schools) ⇨ function (I'm sure you'll think of a use for it.) ⇨ make use of sb/sth ⇨ use verb 1 ⇨ of use ⇨ useful adj. use

noun

use ♦︎ application ♦︎ practice ♦︎ exerciseThese are all words for the act of using sth or doing sth. 这些词均表示使用、实践、运用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆effective / proper / continued / normal use / application / practice / exercise◆full / constant use / application / exercise◆free use / practice / exercise◆common / current / correct / safe / commercial / industrial / clinical use / application / practice◆sth has a use / an application◆to limit / regulate / justify the use / practice / exercise of sth■ use [uncountable, singular] the act of using sth; the state of being used; the right or opportunity to use sth, for example sth that belongs to sb else; the ability to use your mind or body 用；得到利用；使用权；使用的机会；人体机能◆The software is designed for use in schools.这个软件是为学校应用设计的。◆The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still in use today.这座小教堂建于12世纪，今天仍在使用。◆The bar is for the use of members only.该酒吧仅供会员使用。◆I have the use of the car this week.这辆汽车本周归我使用。◆He lost the use of his legs (= became unable to walk) in an accident.他在一次事故中双腿失去了功能。  see also use ⇨ function noun ■ application [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the practical use of sth, especially a theory, discovery or invention （尤指理论、发现或发明的）应用，运用◆This essay examines the application of new technology to teaching.这篇文章探讨了新技术在教学上的应用。◆The new invention would have a wide range of applications in industry.这项新发明将在工业中得到广泛应用。   see also apply ⇨ apply 1 ■ practice [uncountable] action rather than ideas 实践；实际行动◆The book is about the theory and practice of teaching.这本书是讲教学理论与实践的。◆She's determined to put her new ideas into practice.她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。   see also put sth into practice ⇨ apply 1 , practise ⇨ do 1 ■ exercise [uncountable] (always followed by of 总是后接of) (rather formal) the use of power, a skill, a quality or the right to make sth happen 行使；运用；使用◆Sovereignty means more than just the exercise of power.主权并不单单意味着权力的行使。◆One of these powers is the exercise of discretion by police officers.这些权力中有一项是警察酌处权的行使。use1

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 use a computer/the bus/force/your common sense 用计算机；坐公共汽车；诉诸武力；运用常识use electricity/all the milk 耗电；把牛奶用光  ➡ See also the entry for apply 1 另见apply条第1义use ♦︎ exercise ♦︎ employ ♦︎ draw on/upon sth ♦︎ exert ♦︎ make use of sb/sth ♦︎ utilize ♦︎ resort to sth ♦︎ fall back on sb/sthThese words all mean to do sth with a machine, method, object, skill or opportunity for a particular purpose. 这些词均表示使用、利用、运用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to use / employ / utilize sth as sth◆to use / employ / draw on / make use of / utilize / resort to / fall back on sth to do sth◆to use / exercise / employ / draw on / make use of / utilize / fall back on (a) skill◆to use / employ / make use of / utilize / resort to / fall back on a method / technique◆to use / exercise / employ / resort to violence◆to use / exercise / exert your influence / power / authority◆to use / employ / draw on / make use of / utilize resources◆to use / make use of / utilize the facilities / a service / an opportunity◆to often / frequently use / exercise / employ / draw on / make use of / utilize / resort to sb / sth◆to usually use / exercise / employ / resort to sb / sth◆to commonly / occasionally use / employ / resort to sb / sth◆to rarely use / exercise / employ / draw on / resort to sb / sth◆to use / exercise / employ sb / sth widely◆to use / employ / draw on / utilize sb / sth extensively◆to use / draw on / utilize sb / sth heavily■ use [transitive] to do sth with a machine, method, object, skill or opportunity for a particular purpose 使用，利用，运用（机器、方法、器具、技巧或机会）◆Can I use your phone?我可以用一下你的电话吗？◆Have you ever used this software before?你以前用过这种软件吗？◆How often do you use (= travel by) the bus?你多长时间坐一次公共汽车？◆The blue files are used for storing old invoices.蓝色卷宗是用来存放旧发票的。◆Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。◆Don't keep asking me what to do－just use your common sense!别老是问我该做什么，你也凭常识想想！ⓘ Of all the synonyms in this group, use is most frequently used to talk about doing things with objects. 在本组所有同义词中，use最常指使用器具做某事◆to use a computer / comb / dictionary / fork / pen / pencil / phone / spoon / weapon, etc.使用计算机／梳子／词典／叉子／钢笔／铅笔／电话／勺子／武器等 ■ exercise [transitive] (formal) to use your power, rights or personal qualities in order to achieve sth 行使，使用，运用（权力、权利或个人特质）◆He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people.他是个对别人有相当影响的人。◆When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent.她出庭时行使了自己保持沉默的权利。■ employ [transitive] (formal) to use sth such as a skill or method for a particular purpose 应用，运用，使用（技巧或方法等）◆He criticized the repressive methods employed by the country's government.他批评了该国政府所采取的镇压手段。◆The police had to employ force to enter the building.警察不得不强行进入大楼。■ ˈdraw on sth■ ˈdraw upon sth

phrasal verb

(drew, drawn) (rather formal) to use a supply of sth that is available to you 凭借，利用，动用（可用的资源）◆I'll have to draw on my savings.我只得动用我的存款了。◆The novelist draws heavily on her personal experiences.这位小说家在很大程度上是以她的亲身经历为素材。ⓘ Draw on/upon sth is most often used to talk about people using experience, a range of styles, information, data, a theory, research findings and knowledge in their work. * draw on/upon sth最常表示人们在工作中利用experience、a range of styles、information、data、a theory、research findings和knowledge。■ exert ɪgˈzɜːt; NAmE ɪgˈzɜːrt [transitive] (rather formal) to use your power or influence in order to achieve sth; to have a powerful effect on sb/sth 运用，行使，施加（权力或影响力）◆He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.他利用他的一切权势让他们接受这个计划。◆The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.月球对地球的吸引力引起潮汐。NOTE 辨析 Exercise or exert?A person or thing can exert power, authority, influence, pressure or force in a way that affects sb/sth. Only a person can exercise sth, but as well as power, authority and influence they can also exercise a right or privilege, or personal qualities such as care, caution, tact, discretion, diplomacy, judgement, discipline, restraint and self-control. * exert的主语是人或事物，搭配词有power、authority、influence、pressure或force。exercise的主语只能是人，其后既可接power、authority和influence，亦可接right或privilege，还可指人运用个人特质，如care、caution、tact、discretion、diplomacy、judgement、discipline、restraint和self-control等。■ make ˈuse of sb/sth

idiom

(made, made)to use sb/sth, especially in order to get an advantage 使用；利用（以谋私利等）◆We could make better use of our resources.我们可以更有效地利用我们的资源。◆You should make use of your contacts.你应该利用你的人际关系。■ utilize (BrE also utilise) ˈjuːtəlaɪz [transitive] (formal) to use sth, especially for a practical purpose 使用；利用；应用◆The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material.罗马人最先使用混凝土作建筑材料。◆The resources at our disposal could have been better utilized.我们所掌握的资源本来可以利用得更好。■ resort to sth

phrasal verb

to make use of sth, especially sth bad, as a means of achieving sth, often because there is no other possible solution （不得不）诉诸，求助于，依靠（尤指不好的东西）◆They felt obliged to resort to violence.他们觉得有必要诉诸暴力。◆We may have to resort to using untrained workers.我们也许只能使用未受过训练的员工了。ⓘ Typical collocates of resort to are bribery, force, terror and violence. * resort to的常见搭配词有bribery、force、terror和violence。■ ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth

phrasal verb

(fell, fallen) [no passive] to have sth to use or go to sb for support when you are in difficulty 求助于；借助；转而依靠◆I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.我在银行还有一点钱，需要时可以动用。◆She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.她以她惯用的理由推说没有时间。use2

verb

 use a computer/the bus/force/your common sense 用计算机；坐公共汽车；诉诸武力；运用常识use electricity/all the milk 耗电；把牛奶用光use ♦︎ use sth up ♦︎ consume ♦︎ expend ♦︎ deplete ♦︎ drain ♦︎ absorb ♦︎ exhaust ♦︎ get through sthThese words all mean to take sth for a particular purpose so that there is less or none of it left. 这些词均表示消耗、耗费、耗尽。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to use / use up / consume / expend / deplete / drain / absorb / exhaust resources◆to use / use up / deplete / exhaust a supply / supplies of sth◆to use / deplete / drain / exhaust reserves of sth◆to use / use up / consume / expend money◆to use / deplete / drain / exhaust funds◆to use / consume / expend / absorb time◆to use / use up / consume / expend / drain / absorb / exhaust energy◆to use / use up / consume / deplete / absorb / exhaust sth quickly◆to consume / deplete / absorb / exhaust sth rapidly◆to use up / consume / drain / absorb / exhaust sth completely■ use [transitive] to take a particular amount of time, money, energy or a substance in order to achieve or make sth 消耗（时间、金钱、能量或物料）◆This type of heater uses a lot of electricity.这种加热器耗电量很大。◆I hope you haven't used all the milk.我希望你没有把牛奶用光。◆You should learn to use your time more efficiently.你应该学会更有效地利用时间。■ ˌuse sth ˈup

phrasal verb

to use all of sth so that there is none left 用尽；花光；吃光◆Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables.把剩下的蔬菜全部用来做汤是个好办法。◆I'm wondering how to arrange the furniture without using up too much space.我正琢磨怎样摆放家具才不占用太多空间。■ consume kənˈsjuːm; NAmE kənˈsuːm [transitive] (rather formal, written) to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time 消耗，耗费（尤指燃料、能量或时间）◆My new car consumes much less fuel.我的新车耗油少很多。◆The production of new paper from wood pulp consumes vast amounts of energy.用木浆造新纸耗费大量能源。ⓘ People do not usually consume resources, but things and processes do. * consume表示耗费资源时，主语通常不能是人，而是事物和过程◆The government has consumed large sums of public money. ◆Bureaucracy consumes money that could have been spent on public services.官僚体制耗费的钱本可以花在公共事业上。   see also consume ⇨ eat ▸ consumption kənˈsʌmpʃn

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 [uncountable] ◆Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。■ expend ɪkˈspend [transitive] (formal) to use sth, especially time, money, energy or effort 花费，消费，耗费（尤指时间、金钱、能量或精力）◆The government has expended large sums of public money on a failing project.政府在一个失败的项目上花费了巨额公帑。◆Unlike most animals, mussels do not expend energy looking for food.与大多数动物不同，蚌不在觅食上花费精力。  see also spend ⇨ spend 1 ▸ expenditure ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)

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 [uncountable] ◆This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。■ deplete dɪˈpliːt [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to reduce sth by a large amount so that there is not enough left 大量减少；耗尽；使枯竭◆Food supplies were severely depleted.食品供应已严重不足。◆Fossil fuel reserves are being depleted at an alarming rate.矿物燃料的贮藏量正以惊人的速度耗减。▸ depletion dɪˈpliːʃn

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 [uncountable] ◆ozone depletion臭氧耗损◆the depletion of fish stocks鱼类的数量锐减■ drain [transitive] to make sb/sth poorer or weaker, by using up their/its money or strength 使（金钱或力气）耗尽◆My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining away my income.我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。◆I felt drained of energy.我感到筋疲力尽。◆The experience left her emotionally drained.这次经历使她心灰意懒。▸ a drain on sth

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 [singular] ◆Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.军费开支是对国家财力的巨大消耗。■ absorb [transitive] to use up a large supply of sth, especially money or time 耗费，耗去（大量金钱、时间等）◆The new proposals would absorb $80 million of the federal budget.这些新提案将耗费联邦政府8 000万元的预算。■ exhaust ɪgˈzɔːst [transitive] (rather formal) to use sth up 用尽；花光；吃光◆Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food.他们在三天之内就把贮存的食物吃光了。◆Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities.只要还有可能就别放弃。NOTE 辨析 Use sth up or exhaust? Exhaust is rather formal and is used especially when talking about using up things in large quantities or things which are very important. Use sth up is used especially to talk about smaller quantities of less important things. * exhaust颇为正式，尤指耗尽量大或很重要的东西。use sth up尤指用光量较小且不太重要的东西◆They had exhausted their food supply.他们把贮存的食物吃光了。◆They had used up their food supply. ◆Sorry－I've used up the milk.对不起，我把牛奶用光了。◆Sorry－I've exhausted the milk. ■ ˈget through sth

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(getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten)to use a large amount of sth 大量消耗◆We got through a fortune while we were in New York!我们在纽约时花掉了一大笔钱！◆We get through a lot of paper in the office.我们办公室的用纸量很大。
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