under-usen.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈjuːs/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈjus/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(b).

Insufficient use (of a facility, etc.); use below the optimum level.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > under-use

under-utilization1954

under-use1960

1960 Guardian 26 Nov. 2/7 There might, in some places, be a considerable ‘under-use’ of [parking] meters.

1971 Country Life 18 Feb. 348/2 Under-use leads to poor maintenance of roofs, gutters and party walls.

1975 Physics Bull. Sept. 411/3 A current wastage of communication in research (due to underuse of existing services) of the order of 9%.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

under-usev.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈjuːz/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈjuz/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

transitive. To make insufficient use of (a facility, etc.); to use (something) below the optimum level.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > under-use

under-utilize1958

under-use1960

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 51/2 Farming can have no overwhelming case to retain all its present land while it is so obvious that some of it is still under-used.

1970 Guardian 9 Nov. 10/2 A country can never recover by persistently under-using its resources, as Britain has done for too long.

Derivatives

under-ˈused adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > misused > under-used

undersized1657

under-employed1941

under-utilized1964

under-used1976

1976 Field 18 Nov. 948/1 The substantial amount of derelict and under-used land which exists in urban areas..indicates that these transfers could be reduced to not more than 29,700 acres per year.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-use
释义	under-usen. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈjuːs/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈjus/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(b). Insufficient use (of a facility, etc.); use below the optimum level. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > under-use under-utilization1954 under-use1960 1960 Guardian 26 Nov. 2/7 There might, in some places, be a considerable ‘under-use’ of [parking] meters. 1971 Country Life 18 Feb. 348/2 Under-use leads to poor maintenance of roofs, gutters and party walls. 1975 Physics Bull. Sept. 411/3 A current wastage of communication in research (due to underuse of existing services) of the order of 9%. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). under-usev. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈjuːz/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈjuz/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). transitive. To make insufficient use of (a facility, etc.); to use (something) below the optimum level. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > under-use under-utilize1958 under-use1960 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 51/2 Farming can have no overwhelming case to retain all its present land while it is so obvious that some of it is still under-used. 1970 Guardian 9 Nov. 10/2 A country can never recover by persistently under-using its resources, as Britain has done for too long. Derivatives under-ˈused adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > misused > under-used undersized1657 under-employed1941 under-utilized1964 under-used1976 1976 Field 18 Nov. 948/1 The substantial amount of derelict and under-used land which exists in urban areas..indicates that these transfers could be reduced to not more than 29,700 acres per year. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1960v.1960
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