| 释义 |
Noun: utility yoo'tilitee- A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation - The quality of being of practical use
- usefulness - The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
"the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane" - (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
"a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
- utility program, service program - A facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
"the price of the house included all utilities"
Adjective: utility yoo'tilitee- Used of beef; usable but inferior
- utility-grade - Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
"a utility infielder"
- substitute
Derived forms: utilities See also: inferior, secondary, useless, utile, utilitarian, utilize Type of: computer program, computer programme [Brit], facility, installation, metric, program, programme [Brit, Cdn], quality, service, system of measurement Antonym: inutility Encyclopedia: Utility |