- [uncountable, countable]
the way in which words are used in a language （词语的）用法，惯用法 Extra ExamplesDictionaries show typical patterns of usage. 词典列出的是典型用法。 Dictionary definitions tend to show stereotypical patterns of usage. 词典的定义通常显示词汇的常用模式。 Drug usage by teenagers has increased in recent years. 近年来青少年吸毒现象有所增加。 That word is no longer in common usage. 那个词已经不常用了。 The term ‘eco-tourism’ entered common usage in the 1990s. ecotourism （生态旅游）一词在 20 世纪 90 年代成了常用词。 The word has a slightly different meaning in popular usage. 这个词用于普遍用法时意义稍有不同。 The dictionary focuses on the more usual words of the language and avoids rare usages of these words. 这本词典主要收录该语言的常用词汇，而且避过了这些词汇的生僻用法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- general
- …
- come into
- enter
- in usage
- pattern of usage
- [uncountable]
the fact of something being used; how much something is used 使用；利用；利用率 Extra ExamplesUsage of computers in schools is increasing. 学校计算机使用量日益增加。 With normal usage, the equipment should last at least five years. 在正常使用的情况下，这种设备至少能用 5 年。 high energy usage 大量使用能源
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- high
- low
- …
- increase
- reduce
- restrict
- …
- go up
- grow
- increase
- …
- pattern
- level
- rate
- …
- usage of
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘customary practice’): from Old French, from us ‘a use’, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’.