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utility n.效用；实用；公用事业（费）；[计]应用程序adj.多效用的；多功能的 (1) 我一直怀疑这些裁军会议的效用。(2) 他们的研究项目实用价值很有限。(3) 房租包括水电和煤气的费用吗？(4) 水、电、煤气在内的公用事业价格都上涨了5.6%。 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.

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英 [juː'tɪləti] 美 [juː'tɪləti] (1) I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament.(2) Their research project has limited practical utility.(3) Does your rent include utilities?(4) Utility prices, including water, electricity, gas, rose by 5.6 per cent. 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.” 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	英 [juː'tɪləti] 美 [juː'tɪləti]
中文释义	n.效用；实用；公用事业（费）；[计]应用程序 adj.多效用的；多功能的
英语例句	(1) I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament. (2) Their research project has limited practical utility. (3) Does your rent include utilities? (4) Utility prices, including water, electricity, gas, rose by 5.6 per cent.
中文例句	(1) 我一直怀疑这些裁军会议的效用。 (2) 他们的研究项目实用价值很有限。 (3) 房租包括水电和煤气的费用吗？ (4) 水、电、煤气在内的公用事业价格都上涨了5.6%。
vocabulary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.”
vocabulary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.
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

Utility Water Practical Electricity Gas Word 英 Juː'Tɪləti] 美