/ju:z; juz/
v (pt, pp used / ju:zd; juzd/)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tnt, Cn.n/a] ~ sth (for sth/doing sth); ~ sth (as sth) employ sth for a purpose; bring sth into service 用; 使用; 运用; 利用
*Do you know how to use a lathe? 你会使用车床吗?
* Use your common sense! 用用你的常识吧!
* If you don't use (ie practise) your English you'll forget it. 英语不用就容易忘.
* May I use your phone? 我用一下您的电话行吗?
* A hammer is used for driving in nails. 　子是用来钉钉子的.
* She uses her unmarried name for professional purposes. 她处理业务时使用娘家姓氏.
* I use my bike for (going) shopping. 我买东西时骑自行车去.
* We used the money to set up an irrigation project. 我们把钱用在兴建灌溉工程上了.
* They used force to persuade him. 他们用武力逼他就范.
* May I use your name as a reference? ie May I quote it, eg when I apply for a job? 我可以请您作我的荐举人吗? （我可否在求职信中把您的名字列入其中? ）
2 [Tn] (fml 文) treat (sb) in a specified way; behave towards （以某种方式）对待（某人）
*use one's friends well 善待朋友
* He has used her shamefully. 他待她之坏, 人所不齿.
* He thinks himself ill-used, ie considers that he is badly treated. 他认为遭到虐待.
3 [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as sth) exploit sb/sth selfishly 自私地利用某人[某事物]
*He felt used by her. 他觉得受她利用了.
* She simply used us for her own ends/to get what she wanted. 她完全是为了自己的目的而利用我们.
* He used the bad weather as an excuse for not coming. 他拿天气不好作不来的藉口.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr] consume (sth) 消耗, 消费（某物）
*Use the milk sparingly, there's not much left. 少用些牛奶, 剩下的不多了.
* The car used a gallon of petrol for the journey. 汽车在路上消耗了一加仑汽油.
5 [Tn] (infml 口)
(a) take (drugs) 服（药）.
(b) (US) smoke (cigarettes, etc) 吸（烟等）.
6 (idm 习语) I, etc could use a `drink, etc (infml 口) I, etc would very much like a drink, etc 我...很想喝酒、做某事
*Boy, could I use a hot bath! 啊, 我真想洗个热水澡! use one's loaf (infml 口) think effectively; use one's intelligence 好好想想; 动动脑筋.
7 (phr v) use sth up
(a) use (material

/ju:s; jus/
n
1 [U, sing] ~ (of sth) using or being used 用; 使用; 运用; 利用
*the use of electricity for heating利用电力供热
* learn the use of a lathe 学习使用车床
* an ingenious use of wind power 巧妙利用风力
* the use of force, terrorism, blackmail, etc 使用武力、恐怖手段、敲诈伎俩等
* keep sth for one's own use 保留某物以自用
* funds for use in emergencies 应急基金
* The ointment is for external use only, eg It must not be swallowed. 此药膏仅供外用.
* bought for use, not for ornament 为使用购买, 非为装饰用途
* The lock has broken through constant use. 这把锁经常使用已经坏了.
2 [C, U] purpose for which sth is used; work that a person or thing is able to do 用途; 功能
*a tool with many uses 有多种用途的工具
* find a (new) use for sth 研究出某物的（新）用途.
3 [U] ~ (of sth)
(a) right to use sth 使用权
*allow a tenant the use of the garden 准许房客使用花园
* I have the use of the car this week. 这辆汽车本星期归我使用.
(b) power of using sth 使用的能力
*have full use of one's faculties 充分发挥才能
* lose the use of one's legs, ie become unable to walk 失去腿部功能.
4 [U] value or advantage; usefulness 价值; 益处; 效用
*What's the use of worrying about it? 着急有什么用呢?
* It's no use pretending you didn't know. 你装糊涂是无济于事的.
* You're no use in the choir you can`t sing a note! 你对合唱团毫无益处--你简直唱不成调!
* Recycled materials are mostly of limited use. 再生材料大多用途有限.
5 [U] (fml 文) custom, practice or habit; usage(2) 习惯; 惯例; 词语的惯用法
*Long use has accustomed me to it. 我对此已习惯成自然.
6 (idm 习语) ,come into/,go out of `use start/stop being used 开始[停止]被使用
*When did this word come into common use? 这个词是什么时候用起来的?
* The present phone boxes will go out of use next year. 现有的公共电话亭明年就不再使用了. have no use for sb refuse to tolerate sb; dislike 不容忍某人; 不喜欢; 厌恶
*I've no use for people who don't try. 我讨厌那些不想努力的人. have no use for sth have no purpose for which sth can be used 不需要或用不着某物
*I've no further use for this type

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