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utility n.效用,有用 Utility means “of practical use.” We refer to government facilities that provide water, electricity and natural gas as public utilities. Utility is similar to the word utilize, which is basically a stuffy word for use. ★★☆☆☆ 2002.2

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[ju:'tiliti] If you live in a place where the temperature never drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and someone gives you a snow-blower for your birthday, you might question the gift’s utility, meaning its “usefulness.” But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves -- goals that pose a real challenge. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]功用；效用；实用 The utility of something is its usefulness.   [with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by students nationwide...全国的学生都相信高等教育是有用的。He inwardly questioned the utility of his work.他内心质疑自己的工作是否有用。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]公用事业 A utility is an important service such as water, electricity, or gas that is provided for everyone, and that everyone pays for. ...public utilities such as gas, electricity and phones.煤气、电和电话等公用事业

英语单词	utility
英美音标	[ju:'tiliti]
中文释义	n.效用,有用
vocab简明	If you live in a place where the temperature never drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and someone gives you a snow-blower for your birthday, you might question the gift’s utility, meaning its “usefulness.”
vocab扩展	Utility means “of practical use.” We refer to government facilities that provide water, electricity and natural gas as public utilities. Utility is similar to the word utilize, which is basically a stuffy word for use.
真题原句	But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves -- goals that pose a real challenge.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]功用；效用；实用 The utility of something is its usefulness. [with supp] [FORMAL 正式] Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by students nationwide... 全国的学生都相信高等教育是有用的。 He inwardly questioned the utility of his work. 他内心质疑自己的工作是否有用。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]公用事业 A utility is an important service such as water, electricity, or gas that is provided for everyone, and that everyone pays for. ...public utilities such as gas, electricity and phones. 煤气、电和电话等公用事业
来源	2002.2

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