[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](词的)使用Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their meanings.
[usu with supp]
The word 'undertaker' had long been in common usage...
undertaker一词早已广泛使用。
He was a stickler for the correct usage of English.
他非常注重英语的正确使用。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]用法;惯用法 A usage is a meaning that a word has or a way in which it can be used.
It's very definitely a usage which has come over to Britain from America.
这个用法肯定是由美国传到英国来的。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]使用;处理;对待Usage is the degree to which something is used or the way in which it is used.
[usu with supp]
Parts of the motor wore out because of constant usage...
发动机的一些部件因为经常使用而磨损了。
If your water usage is very small it may be worthwhile opting for a meter.
要是用水量很小,就可以考虑装一个水表。
Oxford
usage/ˈjuːsɪdʒ; NAmEˈjuːsɪdʒ//ˈjuːzɪdʒ; NAmEˈjuːzɪdʒ/noun1[uncountable , countable ]the way in which words are used in a language (词语的)用法,惯用法◆current English usage当代英语惯用法◆It's not a word in common usage.这不是一个常用词。2[uncountable ]the fact of sth being used; how much sth is used 使用;利用;利用率◆land usage土地的利用◆Car usage is predicted to increase.汽车的使用率预计会增长。usageusagesusage/ˈjuːsɪdʒ; NAmEˈjuːsɪdʒ/
LDC
usageus‧age /ˈjuːsɪdʒ, ˈjuːz-/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the way that words are used in a language: a book on modern English usage2[uncountable] the way in which something is used, or the amount of it that is used: Water usage is increasing.
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[ˈju:sɪdʒ]
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使用(73%),用法(22%),惯用法(3%),惯例(2%)
n.使用;用法;惯例
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