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utility

美 [juːˈtɪləti]英 [juːˈtɪləti]
  • n.实用;实用程序;效用;公用事业;公用程序;有用
  • adj.多功能的;多用途的;多效用的

复数: utilities

util- 用 + -ity …状态,性质

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utilityutility

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

公用事业
a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply

the administration of public utilities

公共事业的管理

2

实用;效用;有用
the quality of being useful

3

实用程序;公用程序
a piece of computer software that performs a particular task

adj.

only before noun多用途的;多效用的;多功能的
that can be used for several different purposes

an all-round utility player (= one who can play equally well in several different positions in a sport)

全面型选手

utility

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 功用;效用;实用
    The utility of something is its usefulness.

    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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 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

noun

1
the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
the cost of utilities never decreases
all the utilities were lost after the hurricane
2
a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
the price of the house included all utilities
3
the quality of being of practical use
Synonym: usefulness
4
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
Synonym: utility program service program
5
a company that performs a public service;subject to government regulation
Synonym: public utility public utility company public-service corporation
6
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage on peopled bills .

    保守党计划采取这一策略,让公用事业公司把当地的平均用电量和用气量印在人们的账单上。

  2. Utility bills didn 't amount to much .

    公用事业的费用有限。

  3. 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。

  4. Water supplies and other public utilities were badly affected .

    供水以及其他公用事业受到了严重影响。

  5. They 've also slashed state subsidies to utilities and transportation .

    他们还大幅削减了对公共事业和交通运输的政府补贴。

  6. The Public Utilities Commission inspects us once a year

    公共事业委员会每年到我们这里视察一次。

  7. Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes .

    公共事业公司挖路铺设管道。

  8. We cannot buy food , clothes and pay for rent and utilities on $ 20 a week

    一个星期才20美元,不够我们吃穿、付房租及水电等费用的。

  9. He inwardly questioned the utility of his work .

    他内心质疑自己的工作是否有用。

  10. This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility .

    这种器皿中看不中用。

  11. The power utilities will need to quadruple their capacity .

    电力事业必须使它们的能力增加三倍。

  12. A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn .

    毛皮外衣在冬天比在秋天更有用。

  13. The utility was entering new and uncharted territory .

    公司进入了一个陌生的、未知的领域。

  14. The two of them have rented an apartment , sharing rent and utilities .

    两人合租一套房,房租和水电费均摊。

  15. Railroads and bus lines are utilities .

    铁路和公交线路均为公共设施。

  16. Could utility alone justify the new ideas of the American designers ?

    实用性是否能够单独证实美国设计者新理念的合理性呢?

  17. But the only way college could be free is if the faculty and staff donated their time , the buildings required no maintenance , and campuses required no utilities .

    但是大学免费的唯一途径是教职员工能够捐赠自己的时间,校舍不需要维护,校园不需要公共设施。

  18. Even utility companies , which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat , are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting .

    即使是那些曾长期将电池和其他能源替代形式视为威胁的公共事业公司,也在学着接受这些技术,看到它们的使用性,而不是侵扰性。

  19. Of course , much of this argument in the 1930s-40s was advanced because there was little or no experience in justifying apparel on the basis of utility .

    当然,在二十世纪三、四十年代,大多这种论断还是超前的,因为当时在以实用性为基础进行服装调整方面,人们几乎毫无经验。

  20. David Hunt , an associate professor in sociology at Augusta University , which has rolled out digital textbooks across its math and psychology departments , told BuzzFeed News that he understands the utility of using systems that require access codes .

    大卫·亨特是奥古斯塔州立大学的社会学副教授,该大学在数字系和心理学系已经全面使用数字教材。他告诉Buzzfeed新闻说。他明白使用这些需要访问代码的系统的功用。

  21. the administration of public utilities

    公共事业的管理

  22. The laggards include utilities and telecommunications , up about % and 12 % respectively , to MSCI .

    据摩根士丹利资本国际的数据,涨幅居后的包括公用事业和电信类股,分别涨了约%和12%

  23. Public utility units or urban construction units , when building road and cutting off power , water supply and communication lines that may affect fire brigade in fire fighting and rescue work , must inform local public security fire control institutions in advance .

    公用和城建等单位在修建道路以及停电、停水、截断通信线路时有可能影响消防队灭火救援的,必须事先通知当地公安消防机构。

  24. Combined analysis of total site utility system and process

    公用工程与工艺过程热集成的综合分析方法研究

  25. Development of Sichuan Electric Power Utility on Scientific and Technical Progress

    依靠科技进步发展四川电力

  26. Research on the Calculation Strategy of a Simulation Model for a Utility Boiler System

    电站锅炉系统仿真模型计算策略的研究

  27. Green characteristic ; Utility function ; Neural network ; Environmental protection ;

    绿色性;效用函数;神经网络;环境保护;

  28. Knowledge Economy , Increasing Marginal Utility and New Business Rules

    知识经济、边际效用递增现象与新商业规则

  29. The paper puts forward that utility is the intensity of demand .

    文章首次提出效用的量纲是需求强度,从而使边际效用递减规律得到数学上的证明。

  30. Design of Idea Identity System for Power Supply Utilities

    供电企业理念识别系统设计

前缀
e-

utilize vt. 使用

util- 用 + -ize 动词后缀

后缀
e-…状态,性质

activity n. 热闹状况

activ(e) 活跃的 + -ity …状态,性质

charity n. 慈善机构(或组织)

char- 珍爱;可爱的 + -ity …状态,性质

electricity n.

electric 电的 + -ity …状态,性质

nationality n. 国籍

nation n.民族 + -al ...的 + -ity …状态,性质

quality n. 质量

qual 资格 + -ity …状态,性质

authority n. 权威

author n.作者 + -ity …状态,性质

disability n. 残疾

disabl(e) 使失去能力 + -ity …状态,性质

gravity n. 重力

grav 重,加重 + -ity …状态,性质

identity n. 身份

ident- 相同 + -ity …状态,性质

majority n. 大部分,大多数,过半数,大半

major adj.主要的 + -ity …状态,性质

minority n. 少数民族(成员),少数群体

minor adj.较小的 + -ity …状态,性质

possibility n. 可能

possible adj.办得到的 + -ity …状态,性质

quantity n.

quant- 量,数量 + -ity …状态,性质

reality n. 现实,实际,事实

real adj.真实的 + -ity …状态,性质

ability n. 能力

abili 能力 + -ity …状态,性质

density n. 密集

dens n.牙齿 + -ity …状态,性质

facility n. 设施

facil(e) 容易的 + -ity …状态,性质

intensity n. 强烈

intens(e) 高度的,极度的 + -ity …状态,性质

necessity n. 必然性

ne- 不,非 + cess- 走开;撤退 + -ity …状态,性质

probability n. 可能性

probab(le) 很可能的 + -ity …状态,性质

prosperity n. 兴旺

pro- 向前,在前 + sper 散,撒 + -ity …状态,性质

radioactivity n. 放射性

radio- 光线,射线 + activ(e) 活跃的 + -ity …状态,性质

relativity n. 相对论

relativ(e) 有关系的 + -ity …状态,性质

reliability n. 可靠性

reliabl(e) 可靠的 + -ity …状态,性质

security n. 安全

secur(e) 安心的 + -ity …状态,性质

simplicity n. 简单(性)

simpl(e) 简单的 + -ic- + -ity …状态,性质

speciality n. 特产

special adj.特别的 + -ity …状态,性质

stability n. 稳定性

stable adj.稳定的 + -ity …状态,性质

velocity n. (沿某一方向的)速度

veloc 速度 + -ity …状态,性质

solidarity n. 团结

solidar(y) 团结一致的 + -ity …状态,性质

dignity n. 庄重

dign 有价值的 + -ity …状态,性质

liability n. 责任

liabl(e) 有义务的 + -ity …状态,性质

clarity n. 清晰

clar- 清楚 + -ity …状态,性质

superiority n. 优越(性)

superior adj.较高的 + -ity …状态,性质

productivity n. 生产率

productiv(e) 多产的 + -ity …状态,性质

celebrity n. 名人

celebr 荣誉 + -ity …状态,性质

publicity n. 宣传

public adj.公众的 + -ity …状态,性质

vicinity n. 周围地区

vi(ll)- 邻居,附近 + -cin- + -ity …状态,性质

integrity n. 诚实正直

integr- 完整 + -ity …状态,性质

hospitality n. 好客

hospit- 客人 + -al 人/物 + -ity …状态,性质

priority n. 优先事项,当务之急,首要事情,重点

prior 优先的 + -ity …状态,性质

morality n. 道德

moral(e) 精神面貌 + -ity …状态,性质

commodity n. 商品

commod 方便 + -ity …状态,性质

humanity n. 人性

human adj.人的 + -ity …状态,性质

personality n. 性格

personal adj.个人的 + -ity …状态,性质

penalty n. 处罚

penal adj.刑罚的 + -ity …状态,性质

entity n. 实体

ent- 存在 + -ity …状态,性质