单词 | reutilize |
释义 | reutilizev. transitive. To utilize for a second or further time; to reuse. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > re-use reuse1797 reutilize1863 recycle1969 1863 Pop. Sci. Rev. Oct. 67 Waste products..are again seized hold of by skilful intelligence, and re-utilized. 1889 Lancet 21 Sept. 585/2 After the white cells have lived their life and done their work, portions of their worn-out carcases may be reutilised in the body as nutriment. 1939 Burlington Mag. Nov. 200/2 The drawing is an early study for the later work re-utilising something of the structure and details of the former. 1968 Encycl. Brit. IX. 448/1 Core scrapers were made on small blocks or were actual cores reutilized as scrapers. 2002 L. K. Davidson & D. M. Glitlitz Pilgrimage 14/2 Some of the Hindu caves reutilize earlier Buddhist excavations. Derivatives reˈutilized adj. ΚΠ 1886 Catholic World Oct. 32 Is it not the very paradox of æsthetic criticism to leave the perfect work of a master, and go back to the childhood of a re-utilized tale for an inconsequent and irresponsible lunatic? 1936 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 57 364 The re-utilized remains of an earlier temple on the spot. 1997 Utne Reader Feb. 92/2 (advt.) Everything from Business Card Holders made from reutilized circuit boards to belts made from recycled truck inner tube tires. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1863 |
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