Phrase
use up
用完；耗尽；用尽
to use all of something so that none is left
一般指用完、耗尽；法律语境中常译作“用尽”。
- 1.
To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust.
消耗、耗尽、花费或使枯竭。
- 2.
To take or occupy.
占用或占据。
消耗、耗尽、花费或使枯竭。；占用或占据。；用完；耗尽
In use
Our old car uses up a lot of oil, so we rarely drive it.
Using up all the paper on the first day left us nothing for tomorrow.
We used up the last of the flour, so I need to buy more.
use up sth / use sth up
宾语是名词时，可放在use up之间或之后；若是代词，必须放在中间。
She used up all the flour.
她用完了所有的面粉。
be used up
被动结构强调被耗尽的状态。
All the resources were used up.
所有的资源都用完了。
have used up sth
现在完成时表示已经耗尽，对现在有影响。
We have used up our savings.
我们已经用完了积蓄。
Verb forms
base use up · third person uses up · -ing using up · past used up · past participle used up
用完，耗尽
Common mistakes
I used up it yesterday.I used it up yesterday.
当宾语是代词时，短语动词'use up'的副词小品词'up'必须放在代词之后（代词置于动词和小品词之间），这是英语短语动词的语法规则。'used up it'违反了该规则。
The ink used up quickly.The ink was used up quickly.
在英语中，'use up'是及物动词短语，必须接宾语；当主语是受事时，需要使用被动语态'be used up'。这里'ink'是被用完，所以应用被动语态。
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