MEANINGS 义项
1.
USE STH 使用某物
[T] 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 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. 鲍勃用小型货车运送食品杂货。
use sth as sth
•My parents use the house as a holiday home. 我父母把这房子用作度假屋。
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 (=use violent methods)使用暴力
2.
AMOUNT OF STH 某物的数量
[T] 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
[T] 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
[T] to take advantage of a situation
利用〔优势〕
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。
5.
could use sth
spoken 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
[T] 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
[I,T] to regularly take illegal drugs
吸食〔毒品〕
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THESAURUS 词语辨析
1.
use 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。
2.
make use of sth 利用〔可获得的〕某物
to use something that is available to you
•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。
3.
employ 运用〔某种方法或技能以达到某目的〕
to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something
•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。
4.
utilize 利用〔可获得的某物达到某一目的〕
to use something that is available to you, for a practical purpose
•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
5.
exploit 充分利用
to use something as fully and effectively as possible, or to use something that will give you an advantage over your opponent
•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。
6.
apply 应用〔方法、观点或系统等〕
to use something such as a method, idea, or system in a particular situation
•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。
7.
draw on sth 运用〔以前获得的信息、知识或经验〕
to use information, knowledge or experience that you have learned in the past
•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。
8.
resort to sth 采取，诉诸〔暴力、武力、威胁等〕
to use violence, force, threats etc as a way of achieving something
•We are prepared to resort to force if necessary. 我们已做好准备，必要时动用武力。
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PHRVB 短语动词
use sth ←→ upphr 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。
use 2
/juːs,jus/ n. S1 W1
英 [juːs]
MEANINGS 义项
1.
[singular,单数, U] the action or fact of using something
使用，用
•an exit for use in emergencies 紧急出口
[+ of]
•the increasing use of computers in education 电脑在教育领域中越来越多的使用
2.
[C] a purpose for which something can be used
用途，用处
•Robots have many different uses in modern industry. 机器人在现代工业中有多种不同用途。
have/find a use for sth
•The cupboard is full of things I can never find a use for. 柜子里放满了我可能永远也用不上的东西。
3.
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. 有一个电话答录机你可以用。
•Try to make good use of your time. 尽量充分利用时间。
4.
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 可以充分施展她管理才能的工作
5.
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. 乔让我使用他的办公室直到他回来。
•He lost the use of both legs as a result of the accident. 因为这场事故，他的双腿失去了行动能力。
6.
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。
7.
it’s no use doing sth
spoken used to tell someone not to do something because it will have no effect
做某事没用
•It’s no use complaining. 抱怨没有用。
8.
it’s no use!
spoken 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〕
•Oh, it’s no use! I can’t fix it. 噢，不行！我修不好它。
9.
what’s the use (of sth)
spoken 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〕
•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？
10.
be in use
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。
11.
for the use of sb
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
12.
be of use (to sb/sth)
to be useful
(对某人/某物)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。
13.
come into use
to start being used, or to start using something
开始使用(某物)
•Computers first came into use in the early 1950s. 计算机最早于 20 世纪 50 年代初开始使用。
14.
go/be out of use
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 4,000 座火车站已经废弃不用。
15.
have no use for sb/sth
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。
16.
sth/sb has their uses
spoken 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〕
•Being stubborn can have its uses. 固执也有固执的好处。
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[C] 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
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