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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
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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
u·til·i·ty noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4210 COCA: 2578
utility

noun¹

1usefulness用途ADJECTIVE | VERB + UTILITY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat, 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 + UTILITYhave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。PREPOSITIONof... 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 ADJECTIVEmunicipal, 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 + NOUNcompany (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...

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