| 释义 |
useful
use·ful U0156000 (yo͞os′fəl)adj.1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.
use′ful·ly adv.use′ful·ness n.useful (ˈjuːsfʊl) adj1. able to be used advantageously, beneficially, or for several purposes; helpful or serviceable2. informal commendable or capable: a useful term's work. n (Professions) informal Austral an odd-jobman or general factotum ˈusefully adv ˈusefulness nuse•ful (ˈyus fəl)
adj. 1. being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society. 2. of practical use; producing material results; supplying common needs. [1585–95] use′ful•ly, adv. use′ful•ness, n. useful- alpha version, preview version, beta version - Alpha version describes a development status that usually means the first complete version of a program or application, which is most likely unstable, but is useful to show what the product will do to, usually, a selected group—and is also called preview version; the beta version is usually the last version before wide release, often tested by users under real-world conditions.
- index fossil - One useful for dating and demonstrating the relation between strata in which it is found.
- putti - Cupids that make themselves useful, as in old paintings; the singular is putto.
- decorative arts - Any of the arts that create entities that are both useful and beautiful.
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  useful - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"utileeffective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful functionprofitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency" | | 2. |  useful - having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"utilitarianfunctional - designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture" |
usefuladjective helpful, effective, valuable, practical, of use, profitable, of service, worthwhile, beneficial, of help, fruitful, advantageous, all-purpose, salutary, general-purpose, serviceable The police gained useful information about the organisation.
useless, ineffective, worthless, inadequate, pants (slang), vain, unproductive, unhelpful, unbeneficialusefuladjective1. Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose:functional, handy, practicable, practical, serviceable, utilitarian.2. Affording benefit:advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward.3. Suited to one's end or purpose:appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, suitable, tailor-made.Translationsuse2 (juːs) noun1. the act of using or state of being used. The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies. 使用 使用2. the/a purpose for which something may be used. This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes. 用途 用途3. (often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage. Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late. 價值 价值4. the power of using. She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident. 使用的能力 使用能力5. permission, or the right, to use. They let us have the use of their car while they were away. 使用權 使用权ˈuseful adjective helpful or serving a purpose well. a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother. 有用的 有用的ˈusefulness noun 有用 有用，有益，用途 ˈusefully adverb in a useful way. He spent the day usefully in repairing the car. 有用地 有用地ˈuseless adjective having no use or no effect. Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it – it's useless to try. 無用的 无用的be in use, be out of use to be used or not used. How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use? 被使用，棄置不用 在使用中（被...使用），没有人用（不再使用） come in useful to become useful. My French came in useful on holiday. 很有用 迟早会有用（派上用场） have no use for to despise. I have no use for such silliness / silly people. 看不起 不需要it's no use it's impossible or useless. He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.' 沒用 没用make (good) use of, put to (good) useHe makes use of his training; He puts his training to good use in that job. 利用 利用useful
make (oneself) usefulTo do something that is actively helpful or of assistance to others. You know, instead of just sitting there watching TV, you could make yourself useful and take out the garbage. Towards the end of the party, I decided to make myself useful and wash the dishes.See also: make, usefulcome in usefulTo be especially helpful, often in a particular setting or situation. It was a lot colder out than I thought it would be, so your jacket really came in useful! That flashlight comes in useful when I'm trying to find something in my car at night.See also: come, usefulcome in usefulto be useful. Your report has come in useful a number of times.See also: come, usefulˌcome in ˈhandy/ˈuseful (informal) be useful when needed: The money my aunt gave me will come in handy to pay for my music lessons.See also: come, handy, usefulmake yourself ˈuseful help other people: Come on, Hannah. Make yourself useful and peel those potatoes for me.See also: make, usefulEncyclopediaSeeutilityUseful
USEFUL. That which may be put into beneficial practice.
2. The patent act of congress of July 4, 1836, sect. 6, in describing the subjects of patents, mentions "new and useful art," and "new and useful improvement." To entitle the inventor to a patent, his invention must, to a certain extent, be beneficial to the community, and not be for an unlawful object, or frivolous, or insignificant. 1 Mason, 182; 1 Pet. C. C. R. 322; 1 Bald. 303; 14 Pick. 217; Paine, 203. useful
Synonyms for usefuladj helpfulSynonyms- helpful
- effective
- valuable
- practical
- of use
- profitable
- of service
- worthwhile
- beneficial
- of help
- fruitful
- advantageous
- all-purpose
- salutary
- general-purpose
- serviceable
Antonyms- useless
- ineffective
- worthless
- inadequate
- pants
- vain
- unproductive
- unhelpful
- unbeneficial
Synonyms for usefuladj serving or capable of serving a useful purposeSynonyms- functional
- handy
- practicable
- practical
- serviceable
- utilitarian
adj affording benefitSynonyms- advantageous
- benefic
- beneficent
- beneficial
- benignant
- favorable
- good
- helpful
- profitable
- propitious
- salutary
- toward
adj suited to one's end or purposeSynonyms- appropriate
- befitting
- convenient
- expedient
- fit
- good
- meet
- proper
- suitable
- tailor-made
Synonyms for usefuladj being of use or serviceSynonymsRelated Words- effective
- effectual
- efficacious
- expedient
- helpful
- profitable
- serviceable
Antonymsadj having a useful functionSynonymsRelated Words |