新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

usage

英  [ˈjuːsɪdʒ]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • usages

    1[U 不可数名词] (词在特定语境中的)使用

    Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their meanings.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was a stickler for the correct usage of English.

    他是一个坚持正确使用英语的人。

    例:

    The word 'undertaker' had long been in common usage.

    “办丧者”这个词早已被广泛使用。

    2[C 可数名词] (词的)意义 , 用法

    A usage is a meaning that a word has or a way in which it can be used.

    双语例句

    例:

    It's very definitely a usage which has come over to Britain from America.

    这肯定是从美国传至英国的一种用法。

    3[U 不可数名词] (指某物的)利用度 , 使用

    Usage is the degree to which something is used or the way in which it is used.

    近义词

    use

    双语例句

    例:

    Parts of the motor wore out because of constant usage.

    发动机的一些部件由于经常使用而磨损了。

    例:

    Your water usage may be very small.

    你的用水量也许很小。

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