use

noun

1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

e.g. his manipulation of his friends was scandalous

Synonym: manipulation

2. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation
may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

e.g. owls have nocturnal habits
she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
long use had hardened him to it

Synonym: habit

3. the act of using

e.g. he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
skilled in the utilization of computers

Synonym: usageutilizationutilisationemploymentexercise

4. what something is used for

e.g. the function of an auger is to bore holes
ballet is beautiful but what use is it?

Synonym: functionpurposerole

5. a particular service

e.g. he put his knowledge to good use
patrons have their uses

6. (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

e.g. we were given the use of his boat

Synonym: enjoyment

7. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

e.g. the consumption of energy has increased steadily

Synonym: consumptioneconomic consumptionusanceuse of goods and services

verb

1. use up, consume fully

e.g. The legislature expended its time on school questions

Synonym: expend

2. put into service
make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

e.g. use your head!
we only use Spanish at home
I can't use this tool
Apply a magnetic field here
This thinking was applied to many projects
How do you utilize this tool?
I apply this rule to get good results
use the plastic bags to store the food
He doesn't know how to use a computer

Synonym: utilizeutiliseapplyemploy

3. take or consume (regularly or habitually)

e.g. She uses drugs rarely

Synonym: habituate

4. habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

e.g. She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally
I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall
They used to vacation in the Bahamas

5. avail oneself to

e.g. apply a principle
practice a religion
use care when going down the stairs
use your common sense
practice non-violent resistance

Synonym: practiceapply

6. seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

e.g. She uses her influential friends to get jobs
The president's wife used her good connections

动词用法（VERB USES）

1. 用；使用；应用；运用
If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect.

e.g. Trim off the excess pastry using a sharp knife...
用一把快刀切去多余的饼皮。
e.g. He had simply used a little imagination...
他只不过是用了一点点想象力。

2. 耗尽；耗掉
If you use a supply of something, you finish it so that none of it is left.

use的反义词

e.g. You used all the ice cubes and didn't put the ice trays back...
你把所有的冰块都用完了，又不把冰格放回去。
e.g. They've never had anything spare — they've always used it all.
他们从没有任何备用的东西——他们总是把什么都用得一干二净。

3. 服（药，尤指毒品）
If someone uses drugs, they take drugs regularly, especially illegal ones.

e.g. He denied he had used drugs...
他否认自己吸过毒。
e.g. You'll find that most people that don't use heroin don't like people that do.
你会发现绝大多数不吸海洛因的人都不喜欢吸食者。

4. 用（洗手间或卫生间）（礼貌说法）
You can say that someone uses the toilet or bathroom as a polite way of saying that they go to the toilet.

e.g. Wash your hands after using the toilet...
便后要洗手。
e.g. He asked whether he could use my bathroom.
他问是否可以用我的卫生间。

5. 使用（单词或表达方式）
If you use a particular word or expression, you say or write it, because it has the meaning that you want to express.

use的翻译

e.g. The judge liked using the word 'wicked' of people he had sent to jail...
这个法官喜欢使用“邪恶”一词来形容被他判罪入狱的人。
e.g. When Johnson talks about cuts, he uses words like 'target price' and 'efficiency payments'.
约翰逊谈起降价时，会使用“目标价位”和“效率支付”之类的字眼。

6. 用（名字）；自称
If you use a particular name, you call yourself by that name, especially when it is not the name that you usually call yourself.

e.g. Now I use a false name if I'm meeting people for the first time...
现在和初次见面的人交往时我会用假名。
e.g. I didn't want to use my married name because we've split.
我不想用我的夫姓，因为我们已经离婚了。

7. (为自身利益)利用(别人)
If you say that someone uses people, you disapprove of them because they make others do things for them in order to benefit or gain some advantage from it, and not because they care about the other people.

e.g. Be careful she's not just using you...
当心她不只是在利用你。
e.g. Why do I have the feeling I'm being used again?
为什么我感觉又被利用了？

8. see also: used

名词用法（NOUN USES）

1. 用；使用；应用；运用
Your use of something is the action or fact of your using it.

e.g. The treatment does not involve the use of any artificial drugs.
这种治疗不会使用任何人工合成药物。
e.g. ...research related to microcomputers and their use in classrooms...
关于微型电脑及其课堂使用的研究

2. 需要；功能；使用价值
If you have a use for something, you need it or can find something to do with it.

use是什么意思

e.g. You will no longer have a use for the magazines...
你再也用不着这些杂志了。
e.g. They both loved the fabric, but couldn't find a use for it.
他们都很喜爱这块布，可是不知道拿来做什么好。

3. 用途；用处
If something has a particular use, it is intended for a particular purpose.

e.g. Infrared detectors have many uses...
红外探测器有多种用途。
e.g. It's an interesting scientific phenomenon, but of no practical use whatever...
这是一种有趣的科学现象，但没什么实用价值。

4. 使用权；运用能力
If you have the use of something, you have the permission or ability to use it.

use在线翻译

e.g. She will have the use of the car one night a week.
她每周有一个晚上会用车。
e.g. ...young people who at some point in the past have lost the use of their limbs...
曾经一度手脚失去功能的年轻人

5. （单词的）意义，用法
A use of a word is a particular meaning that it has or a particular way in which it can be used.

use在线翻译

e.g. There are new uses of words coming in and old uses dying out.
单词总有新用法出现，也有旧用法慢慢被淘汰。

6. （名字的）使用
Your use of a particular name is the fact of your calling yourself by it.

e.g. Police have been hampered by Mr Urquhart's use of bogus names.
厄克特先生使用了假名，警方的调查因此受阻。

7. 供…使用
If something is for the use of a particular person or group of people, it is for that person or group to use.

e.g. The leisure facilities are there for the use of guests...
这些休闲设施是供客人使用的。
e.g. He raises crops mainly for the use of his family.
他种农作物主要是为了家庭自用。

8. 有好处
If you say that being something or knowing someone has its uses, you mean that it makes it possible for you to do what you otherwise would not be able to do.

e.g. Being a hospital Sister had its uses.
在医院当护士有它的好处。

9. 在使用/不再使用
If something such as a technique, building, or machine is in use, it is used regularly by people. If it has gone out of use, it is no longer used regularly by people.

use的翻译

e.g. ...the methods of making Champagne which are still in use today...
至今仍在用的香槟酿制法
e.g. The site has been out of use for many years.
这个地方已经闲置多年。

10. 使用；利用
If you make use of something, you do something with it in order to do a job or achieve a particular result or effect.

e.g. Not all nursery schools make use of the opportunities open to them.
并不是所有的托儿所都能抓住他们面临的机会。
e.g. ...making use of the same bottle time after time.
多次重复使用同一个瓶子

11. 没有用处；无益
You use expressions such as it's no use ,there's no use, and what's the use to indicate that a particular action will not achieve anything.

e.g. It's no use arguing with a drunk...
跟一个醉汉争论是没有用处的。
e.g. There's no use you asking me any more questions...
你问我再多的问题也没有用。

12. 没用；行不通
If you say it's no use, you mean that you have failed to do something and realize that it is useless to continue trying because it is impossible.

e.g. It's no use. Let's hang up and try for a better line.
打不通。挂掉吧，找一条更好的线打吧。

13. 有用/没用
If something or someone is of use, they are useful. If they are no use, they are not at all useful.

e.g. The contents of this booklet should be of use to all students...
这本小册子的内容应该会对所有的学生都有用处。
e.g. I'm sorry, I've been no use to you.
对不起，我一点儿忙也没帮上。

1.

1. 应用：ITU的IDI Report是依资通讯的近用权(access)、应用(use)及技能(skills)三大指标,评估全球154个国家地区的资通讯竞争力状况. 日前ITU公布2007年的调查结果指出,台湾竞争力排名全球第25. 对此,我国传播通讯主管机关NCC指出,

2. use：utilized to erase; 滤去

3. use：ultra speed exposure; 超高速曝光

4. use：ubi soft entertainment; “无比”软件娱乐公司（美国，出品MMX软件包）

5. use的翻译

5. use：user software engineering; 用户软件工程