Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #87
use
使用；利用；运用
To utilize or employ.
- 1.
To utilize or employ.
利用或使用
- 2.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
使习惯；使适应。(现在通常只用于分词形式)
- 3.
To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
习惯性地做；惯于做。(现在主要用于过去时形式)
（过去）常常；惯常；使习惯；使适应；利用或使用；使习惯；使适应。(现在通常只用于分词形式)；习惯性地做；惯于做。(现在主要用于过去时形式)
In use
Can I use your phone to make a quick call?
She uses a special software to edit her photos.
We used the old boxes to store our books.
Verb forms
base use · third person uses · -ing using · past used · past participle used
Connections
Collocations
- use up
- 用完；耗尽
- We used up all our money.我们用光了所有的钱。
- used to do sth
- 过去常常做某事
- I used to play the piano.我以前弹钢琴。
- get used to sth
- 习惯于某事物
- It took me a while to get used to the new job.我过了一段时间才习惯新工作。
- use common sense
- 运用常识
- If you use common sense, you won't fall for that trick.如果你运用常识，就不会上那个当。
- use force
- 使用武力
- Never use force to solve a problem.绝不要用武力解决问题。
- use caution
- 多加小心；谨慎行事
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 use：字母 u 像杯子，s 像手，e 像杯口——手端着杯子去“用”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、学术写作、商务邮件 动词 use 表示“使用/利用”时属于中性常用词，日常口语、书面语和正式场合都比较常见；在正式写作中若想更简洁自然，用 use 通常比 utilize 更合适。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后可接宾语，常用于‘use something to do something’结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the verb use /juːz/: lose /luːz/, choose /tʃuːz/, whose /huːz/, shoes /ʃuːz/, clues /kluːz/, and news /nuːz/ (BrE news is /njuːz/). Beware lookalikes that do not rhyme: the noun use is /juːs/, us is /ʌs/, used is /juːzd/, and user is /ˈjuːzər/.
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。
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