use
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent 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;運用 - use something
Can I use the photocopier? 我可以用複印機嗎? He makes beer using traditional methods. 他用傳統方法釀造啤酒。 The applicator makes the glue easy to use. 塗藥器使膠水易於使用。 Have you ever used this software before? 你以前用過這種軟件嗎? The oven looked as if it had never been used. 烤箱看起來好像從未用過。 How often do you use (= travel by) the bus? 你多長時間坐一次公共汽車? They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force. 他們沒有訴諸武力就解決了問題。 a little-used path through the wood 人迹罕至的林間小路 a widely used technique for assessing the strength of metals 廣泛用於測算金屬強度的技術 I have some information you may be able to use (= to get an advantage from). 我有些可能對你有用的信息。 - use something for something
We used a carrot for the snowman’s nose. 我們用胡蘿蔔做雪人的鼻子。 - use something for doing something
chemicals that are used for cleaning 用於去污的化學品 - use something to do something
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds. 警察用了催淚瓦斯驅散人群。 This tree bark can be used to make a black dye. 這種樹皮可以用來制作黑色染料。 - use something as something
The building is currently being used as a warehouse. 這所房子目前用作倉庫。 You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. 你不能老拿腰疼當托辭呀。 - use something in something
The drug is also used in the treatment of cancer. 這種藥物也用於治療癌症。
Extra ExamplesCandidates are not allowed to use dictionaries in the exam. 應試者不準在考試時查字典。 Credit cards, used appropriately, are a great financial tool. 如果使用得當,信用卡是個極好的金融工具。 Do you habitually use display screen equipment in your job? 你工作中經常使用屏幕顯示設備嗎? Manufacturers tend to use disks made in the US. 制造商都喜歡用美國生産的磁盤。 The church is sometimes used as a concert venue. 這個教堂有時用作音樂會場地。 The tennis court is sometimes used as a car park. 這個網球場有時用作停車場。 These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use. 這些園藝剪刀又輕又好用。 a technique that is pimarily used in eye surgery 主要用於眼部手術的技術 an etching technique used exclusively by Picasso 只有畢加索才使用的蝕刻技法 Don't keep asking me what to do—just use your common sense! 别老是問我該做什麽,你也憑常識想想! You should learn to use your time more efficiently. 你應該學會更有效地利用時間。
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. 這種加熱器耗電量很大。 I hope you haven't used all the milk. 希望你沒有把牛奶都用掉了。 This paint is very expensive, so please use it sparingly. 這種塗料很貴,請省着點兒用。
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 說,寫,使用(詞語或語言) - use something
The poem uses simple language. 這首詩用語簡單。 That's a word I never use. 那是我從來不用的字眼。 You have to use the past tense. 要使用過去時。 ‘Ethics’ and ‘morality’ are often used interchangeably. ethics 與 morality 這兩個詞經常換用。 - use something to do something
‘Pop art’ is a term used to describe a movement that began in the 1950s. “波普藝術”是一個用來描述始於20世紀50年代的運動的術語。
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 synonym exploit(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)