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BNC: 87 COCA: 92
useverbuk/juːz/ us/juːz/

use verb PURPOSE

A1 usuk/juːz/ [ T ] used, used to put something such as a tool, skill, or building to a particular purpose用，使用；利用；运用

This glass has been used - could you get me a clean one?这个杯子用过了——请给我拿一个干净的。
[ + to infinitive ] Use scissors to cut the shapes out.用剪刀裁剪成形。
Going on the expedition gives me a chance to use all the training I've had.出去探险让我有机会把我所接受的培训付诸实践。
The old hospital isn't used any more.这家老旧的医院已经关张了。
These lights are used for illuminating the playing area.这些灯用于比赛场地的照明。
To use military force against the protesters would be unacceptable.决不能容忍动用军队镇压抗议者。

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Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?

Please use the side entrance.

If we clear out the spare room, you can use it as a study.

The teacher demonstrated how to use the equipment.

Pronouns are often used to refer to a noun that has already been mentioned.

use verb REDUCE

B1 usuk/juːz/ [ T ] used, used to reduce the amount of or finish something, by eating it, burning it, writing on it, or by a chemical reaction消耗；用掉，用完

We've used (up) nearly all of the bread - will you buy some more?我们的面包差不多都吃光了——你能再买一些吗?
Does she still use drugs?她还吸毒吗?
Don't worry if you use the shampoo up (= use all of it) - I'll get more tomorrow.别担心把洗发水用光——明天我要去买一些。
Compare
consume

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There wasn't enough coal during the war, so we had to use it sparingly.

We used four tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.

There's no hot water - Rachel used it all for her bath.

All right - who used the last carton of milk?

Can I use some of that wrapping paper, or do you need it yourself?

use verb WORD

B2 uk/juːz/ us[ T ] used, used to say or write a particular word or phrase说或写（特定的单词或词组）

"Autumn" is used in British English and "fall" in American English.“秋天”在英国英语中是autumn，在美国英语中是fall。
That's an expression she often uses to describe how she feels.那是一个她经常用来表达自己感受的词。

use verb TAKE ADVANTAGE

C2 usuk/juːz/ [ T ] used, used usually disapproving to take advantage of a person or situation; to exploit利用（他人或某种情形）

He's just using you - he'll steal your ideas and then take the credit for them himself.他只是在利用你——他会窃取你的想法，然后把功劳都算到自己头上。
It might be possible to use their mistake to help us get what we want.也许可以利用他们的失误来获取我们想要的东西。

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She uses her newspaper column to expound her views on environmental issues.

I think that some of her friends use her, rather, because she is so generous.

She is just using the situation to gain a lot of cheap publicity.

Many illegal immigrants are being shamefully used by unscrupulous employers.

After years of being used and abused by her husband, Ruth finally left him.

use verb IN THE PAST

use to usuk/ˈjuːsˌtə/

In negative sentences and questions, "use to" replaces "used to" when it follows "did" or "didn't"（在否定句和疑问句中，在 did 或 didn't 后 used to 变为 use to）

Did he use to be the doctor in "Star Trek"?他曾经在《星际迷航》中扮演过医生吗?
We didn't use to go out much during the winter.冬季我们不常出去。

Idiom(s)

could use sth
use your head

Phrasal verb(s)

use sth up
usenounuk/juːs/ us/juːs/

use noun PURPOSE

B1 [ C or U ] a purpose for which something is used用途，用处

A food processor has a variety of uses in the kitchen.厨房里的食品加工器有多种用途。
Don't throw that cloth away, you'll find a use for it one day.不要把那块布扔掉，你总有一天会用得着它。
No, I don't want to buy a boat - I don't have any use for one!不，我不想买船——我买了没用！

A2 [ U ] the act of using something, or a period of time when something is being used or can be used使用；得到利用

You should be able to put your experience in electronics to (good) use in your new job.你应该能够把你在电子行业方面的经验（好好）用到你的新工作当中去。
Don't touch the machine when it's in use.机器运转时不要触碰。
a flat-screen TV that becomes a mirror when it is not in use一台不用时会变成镜子的平板电视
It's a name that has almost fallen out of use (= is hardly used now ).这是一个几乎没有再用的名字。
There has been an increase in the use of migrant workers in recent years.最近几年，雇用移民工人的数量有所增加。
Traditional farming methods are going out of/coming into use (= used less and less/more and more) in many areas.传统耕作方式在很多地区用得越来越少／越来越多。
make use of sth

B2 to use something that is available利用

We might as well make use of the hotel's facilities.我们倒不如利用旅馆的设施。
the use of sth

C2 permission to use something, or the ability to use something使用…的许可；使用…的能力

They said we could have the use of their beach house whenever they weren't there.他们说他们不在的时候我们可以随时使用他们的海滨小屋。
She hurt her arm in the fall and lost the use of her fingers temporarily.她摔倒时伤了胳膊，手指头暂时还不能动。

More examples

The use of cameras in this museum is strictly forbidden.

I made good use of my time , mixing with a lot of different people and practising my Spanish.

We make helicopters mainly for military use rather than civil use.

There was a big controversy over the use of drugs in athletics.

We disapprove of this use of company funds for political purposes.

use noun CONSUMPTION

[ C or U ] the process of reducing the amount of something by burning it, eating it, involving it in a chemical reaction, etc.耗费

In anaerobic respiration, sugar is broken down to lactic acid without the use of oxygen.在无氧呼吸中，糖会在不耗费氧气的情况下，被分解为乳酸。
a more efficient use of resources对资源更有效的利用

use noun WORD

[ C ] one of the meanings of a word, or the way that a particular word is used（某个词的）意思之一；（某个词的）用法之一

Can you list all the uses of the word "point"?你能列出“point”这个单词的所有用法吗？

Idiom(s)

be (of) (any/some) use
be (of) no use
what's the use of...?

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