| 释义 |
use1 /ūz/ transitive verb- To put to some purpose
- To avail oneself of
- To employ habitually, to exercise
- To treat or behave towards
- To make use of (a person; see under use2)
- To take or consume (drugs or alcohol) regularly (slang; also intransitive verb)
- To habituate or accustom (old except in pap; see used below)
- To observe, practise, follow (archaic)
- To resort to (a place) (archaic)
- To behave, comport (oneself) (archaic)
intransitive verb- To be accustomed (to do, etc; chiefly in the past tense used, pronounced in this sense /ūst/; usedn't or usen't /ūsˈnt/, for used not)
- To accustom oneself (with to) (Scot)
- To be in the habit of so doing (archaic)
- To resort (archaic)
ORIGIN: Fr user, from LL ūsāre, from L ūtī, ūsus to use ūsˈable or ūseˈable adjective ūsˈableness, ūseˈableness, ūsabilˈity or ūseabilˈity noun ūsˈably or ūseˈably adverb used /ūzd/ adjective - Already made use of
- Second-hand
- Experienced, expert (Scot)
- Usual, customary (obsolete)
- /ūst/ accustomed, habituated (with to, or (old Scot) in or with)
ūˈser noun - A person who uses
- A person who takes drugs, a drug addict (informal)
- Continual enjoyment of a right (cf non-user; Fr user)
- A right established by long use (law)
use-by date noun A date, indicated on a manufacturer's or distributor's label, after which goods, esp foods, are considered no longer fit for use (also figurative) used-upˈ adjective Exhausted user-friendˈly adjective - (of a computer or software item) designed to be easily understood and operable by non-specialists, guiding the user by means of clear instructions and menus, etc
- (generally, of any product, etc) designed with the ease of the user in mind, deliberately not off-putting
user interface noun The means of communication between a computer system and the user ūˈsername or user ID noun The name or code by which a person or group is identified when gaining access to a computer network I could use (informal) I would feel better for, I want, need use up - To consume
- To exhaust
- To tire out
use2 /ūs/ noun- The act of using
- The state or fact of being used
- An advantageous purpose for which a thing can be used
- The fact of serving a purpose
- Usefulness
- Employment causing wear
- A need to use (with for)
- The manner of using
- The power of using (eg tongue or limb)
- The habit of using
- Custom
- Ordinary experience (Shakespeare)
- A distinctive form of public worship or service peculiar to a church or diocese, etc
- The profit derived from property
- (in pl) a form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law by which one person enjoys the profit of lands, etc, the legal title to which is vested in another in trust
- Interest for money (archaic; also figurative in Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: L ūsus, from ūtī to use useˈful adjective - Advantageous, serviceable (useful or applied arts those arts with a utilitarian purpose (eg weaving or pottery) as opposed to the fine arts (see under art1))
- Competent, proficient (informal)
useˈfully adverb useˈfulness noun useˈless adjective - Having no use
- Not answering any good purpose or the end proposed
- Weak, poor, ineffectual (often with at; informal)
useˈlessly adverb useˈlessness noun useful life noun (elec eng) The life that can be expected from a component before the chance of failure begins to increase (often figurative) useful load noun The maximum load of passengers or cargo that an aircraft can carry in addition to its own weight have no use for - To have no need for
- To have no liking for
in use In employment or practice make use of - To use, employ
- To take the help, etc, of (a person) in obtaining an end with no intention of repaying him or her, to exploit
of no use Useless of use Useful out of use Not being used or employed use and wont The customary practice |