use
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they use | |
| he / she / it uses | |
| past simple used | |
| past participle used | |
| -ing form using |
- [transitive]
to do something with a machine, a method, an object, etc. for a particular purpose 使用；利用；运用 - use something
Can I use the photocopier? 我可以用复印机吗？ He makes beer using traditional methods. 他用传统方法酿造啤酒。 The applicator makes the glue easy to use. 涂药器使胶水易于使用。 Have you ever used this software before? 你以前用过这种软件吗？ The oven looked as if it had never been used. 烤箱看起来好像从未用过。 How often do you use (= travel by) the bus? 你多长时间坐一次公共汽车？ They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force. 他们没有诉诸武力就解决了问题。 a little-used path through the wood 人迹罕至的林间小路 a widely used technique for assessing the strength of metals 广泛用于测算金属强度的技术 I have some information you may be able to use (= to get an advantage from). 我有些可能对你有用的信息。 - use something for something
We used a carrot for the snowman’s nose. 我们用胡萝卜做雪人的鼻子。 - use something for doing something
chemicals that are used for cleaning 用于去污的化学品 - use something to do something
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds. 警察用了催泪瓦斯驱散人群。 This tree bark can be used to make a black dye. 这种树皮可以用来制作黑色染料。 - use something as something
The building is currently being used as a warehouse. 这所房子目前用作仓库。 You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. 你不能老拿腰疼当托辞呀。 - use something in something
The drug is also used in the treatment of cancer. 这种药物也用于治疗癌症。
Extra ExamplesCandidates are not allowed to use dictionaries in the exam. 应试者不准在考试时查字典。 Credit cards, used appropriately, are a great financial tool. 如果使用得当，信用卡是个极好的金融工具。 Do you habitually use display screen equipment in your job? 你工作中经常使用屏幕显示设备吗？ Manufacturers tend to use disks made in the US. 制造商都喜欢用美国生产的磁盘。 The church is sometimes used as a concert venue. 这个教堂有时用作音乐会场地。 The tennis court is sometimes used as a car park. 这个网球场有时用作停车场。 These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use. 这些园艺剪刀又轻又好用。 a technique that is pimarily used in eye surgery 主要用于眼部手术的技术 an etching technique used exclusively by Picasso 只有毕加索才使用的蚀刻技法 Don't keep asking me what to do—just use your common sense! 别老是问我该做什么，你也凭常识想想！ You should learn to use your time more efficiently. 你应该学会更有效地利用时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- appropriately
- correctly
- properly
- …
- be easy to
- be simple to
- be difficult to
- …
- as
- for
- permission to use something
- use something
- [transitive] use something
to take a particular amount of a liquid, substance, etc. in order to achieve or make something 消耗 This type of heater uses a lot of electricity. 这种加热器耗电量很大。 I hope you haven't used all the milk. 希望你没有把牛奶都用掉了。 This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly. 这种涂料很贵，请省着点儿用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- appropriately
- correctly
- properly
- …
- be easy to
- be simple to
- be difficult to
- …
- as
- for
- permission to use something
- [transitive]
to say or write particular words or a particular type of language 说，写，使用（词语或语言） - use something
The poem uses simple language. 这首诗用语简单。 That's a word I never use. 那是我从来不用的字眼。 You have to use the past tense. 要使用过去时。 ‘Ethics’ and ‘morality’ are often used interchangeably. ethics 与 morality 这两个词经常换用。 - use something to do something
‘Pop art’ is a term used to describe a movement that began in the 1950s. “波普艺术”是一个用来描述始于20世纪50年代的运动的术语。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- appropriately
- correctly
- properly
- …
- be easy to
- be simple to
- be difficult to
- …
- as
- for
- permission to use something
- use something
- [transitive] use somebody (disapproving)
to be kind, friendly, etc. to somebody with the intention of getting an advantage for yourself from them （施展手段）利用（别人） - [transitive, intransitive] use (something)
to take illegal drugs 吸（毒）；服用（毒品）
Word OriginMiddle English: the noun from Old French us, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’; the verb from Old French user, based on Latin uti.
Idioms
I, you, etc. could use something
use your head
(British English also use your loaf)