Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #87
use
使用；用
The act of using something.
- 1.
The act of using.
使用的行为
- 2.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
饮酒或吸毒的行为
- 3.
Usefulness, utility, benefit; purpose, point.
有用性,效用,益处；目的,意义
- 4.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
功能；某物可被使用的目的
- 5.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
使用的场合或需要；必要性
- 6.
A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
在特定背景下采用的仪式特殊形式,通常是教区
- 7.
A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
焊接在锻件侧面的铁板,如轴的末端,之后通过锤击拉长锻件
用处；益处；意义；用途；功能；使用（毒品、酒精）；吸食；需要；用得上；（教区特有的）礼仪形式；礼仪程式
In use
The use of plastic bags has been banned in many cities.
You should make good use of your free time to practice English.
The library allows the use of laptops in the reading room.
Connections
Collocations
- make use of
- 利用
- We should make use of renewable energy.我们应该利用可再生能源。
- in use
- 在使用中
- The old machine is still in use.这台旧机器仍在使用中。
- put to good use
- 充分利用
- She put her skills to good use in the project.她在这个项目中充分发挥了自己的技能。
- have no use for
- 不需要；用不着
- I have no use for these old clothes.这些旧衣服我用不着。
- come into use
- 开始被使用
- Smartphones came into widespread use in the 2000s.智能手机在21世纪初开始被广泛使用。
- find a use for
- 找到…的用途
Learner notes
Memory Tip
use发音'优斯'，联想优秀斯文的人善于使用工具。
Context & Register
语气中性至正式；典型语境包括经济学（资源利用）、心理学（行为模式）和一般用途。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -use pronounced /-juːs/ (abuse, misuse, reuse) rhyme with the noun 'use' (/juːs/). Words ending in -use pronounced /-juːz/ (accuse, amuse, confuse) do not rhyme because they end with a voiced /z/ instead of voiceless /s/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.