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utility

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Related topics: Computers
u·til·i·ty /juːˈtɪləti/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural utilities)  
1  [countableC usually plural]SERVICES a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use 公用事业〔如煤气、电力等〕
 Does your rent include utilities?
你的房租包括公用事业费吗？
2  [countableC] a piece of computer software that has a particular use 〔计算机〕应用程序，实用程序
 It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners.
这是个简单的共享应用软件，你可以用它来打印标牌和横幅。
3. [uncountableU] formalUSEFUL the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful 有用，实用性
Examples from the Corpus
utility• It was paced by auto, chemical and utility stocks.• Pareto is in no doubt that the two types of utility, for and of a community, do not necessarily coincide.• However, other utilities may also bid for PowerGen.• They were manufacturing, the finance, insurance and real estate group, transportation and public utilities and government.• Demonstrations allow customers to get an immediate idea of a product's utility.• I have severe doubts about the utility of examinations on subjects which have been learned parrot-fashion.• Monopolies in industries like railways and various utilities need breaking up.
From Longman Business Dictionary
utilityu·til·i·ty /juːˈtɪləti/ noun (plural utilities)
1[countableC usually plural]COMMERCE a large company that provides services such as gas or electricity
One major electric utility has already given layoff notices to 150 workers.
the public utilities
2[countableC usually plural] American EnglishAmECOMMERCE a service such as gas or electricity, provided for people to use
Does your rent include utilities?
3[countableC]computing a computer program that performs a simple action
There are several reasons why you might want to use a data compression utility.
Origin utility
(1300-1400) Old French utilité, from Latin utilitas, from utilis “useful”, from uti; → USE1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4210 COCA: 2578
utility

noun¹

 1usefulness用途ADJECTIVE | VERB + UTILITY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤great, high很有用▸➤limited, low用途有限／不大➤potential潛在用途➤overall整體效用➤practical實際用途▸➤clinical, military, social臨牀應用；軍事用途；社會用途◇He argued that the arts have great social utility.他認為藝術有很大的社會功用。VERB + UTILITY➤have有用途➤maximize使⋯的用途最大化➤enhance, improve, increase增強效用；增加用途➤limit限制用途➤assess, evaluate, examine, investigate評估用途；檢驗用途；調查用途➤question質疑效用➤demonstrate, illustrate, show展示／闡明／顯示效用◇A number of researchers have demonstrated the utility of this approach.許多研究人員演示了這種方法的用途。PREPOSITION➤of... utility⋯的用途◇This computer is of low utility for the home user.這台計算機對家庭用戶用處不大。
utility

noun²

 2 (especially NAmE) service provided for the public公共服務ADJECTIVE | UTILITY + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤municipal, public, state-owned市政公用事業；公用事業；國有公用事業▸➤investor-owned, privatized歸投資者所有的／私營公用事業➤regulated受到管制的公用事業➤large, major大型公用設施；重大公共事業➤local地方公共事業▸➤electric, electrical, power, water電力事業；供水服務◇a privatized power utility私營電力服務UTILITY + NOUN➤company (BrE, NAmE) 公用事業公司➤bill (BrE, NAmE) （水、電、氣等）公用事業費賬單➤commission (NAmE) 公用事業委員會◇regulatory agencies such as public utility commissions像公用事業委員會這樣的管理機構
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4210 COCA: 2578
utility noun
⇨ facilities
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4210 COCA: 2578
utility
Other parts of buildings: addition, alcove, balcony...
Usefulness and efficiency: usefulness, efficiency, effectiveness...
Computer programs and systems: add-on, applet, architecture...
Road vehicles other than cars: 4×4, 4WD, all-terrain vehicle...

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