urgent
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support them so that they do
it better |£ Ifijj; M Wj ;
^7
• • • tlO : She could hear him urging her on as she
ran past. MiMfMituBf, BjfgHteAMM 0 ■ noun ~
(to
do sth)
a strong desire to do sth £<| (ft $; H; sexual urges o I had a sudden urge to
hit him. SMISM-I.
Urgent
Onw /'3:d3ant;
NAmE'3:rd3-/ adj.
1 that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately % :ih$; E it Eft; HT1 pressing
: an urgent
appeal for information B ❖ a problem
that requires urgent
attention 0 ‘Can
I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’ “Ilfblf#; —T “ W ,B iff ? ” 0 Mark the message ‘urgent’, please, if&Bg “B#”
„ 0 The law is in urgent need of reform. It. tE 'A W M t# # if <>. 2 showing that you
think that sth needs to be dealt with immediately M iftL ; BW : an
urgent whisper B >ur-gen-cy
/-d3ansi/
noun [U, sing.] : This is a matter
of some urgency, it # ♦ IS A
M it o 0 The attack
added a new urgency to the peace talks.
tjfl ^ ii 0 ur-gentiy adv. : New equipment is urgently needed.
MffllHAIlr 0 0 I need to speak to
her urgently.
I#
^ ± I® if 0 0 ‘We must
find him,’ she said
urgently.
urgh /ax; NAmE arx/ exclamation = ugh:
Urgh!
There’s a dead fly in my coffee! n£! lie W fftfl fl# M A R !
urinal /jua'rainl; 'juorinl; NAmE 'juranl/ noun a type of toilet for men
that is attached to the wall; a room or building containing urinals ( ) /Ml!#.,
J§«00f
urin-ary /'juarinari; NAmE 'juraneri/ <w//. [usually before noun] [medical Eg) connected with urine or the parts of the body through
which it passes H Eft; 'SW. ift; MUc #tfft
urin ate /'juarineit; A/AmE 'juran-/ verb [V] {formal or technical A ift) to get rid of urine from the body j#fc; /Mjg ► urin ation / juari'neiXn; NAmE jura'n-/ noun [U] urine /'juarin; -ram; NAmE 'juran/ (also informal wee especially in Brf) noun [U] the waste liquid that collects in the bladder and that you pass from your body if-; /M£
URL /ju: a:r ‘el/ abbr. (computing if) uniform/universal
resource locator (the address of a World
Wide Web page) URL jf fib
urn /3in; A/AmE 3:rn/ noun 1 a tall decorated
container, especially one used for holding the ashes
of
a dead person H; ( Ate ) #AfcI 2 a
large metal container
with a tap, used for
making and/or serving tea or coffee ( )AMcjS,
WEIS: a tea urn ^7Kli
logic-ai /juar0'lDd3ikl; NAmE jura'la:d3-/ adj. ur-olo-gist /-d3ist/ noun
Ursa Major /,3:sa
’meid30(r); NAmE ,3irs0/ (also the .Great Bear) noun [sing.] a large group of stars that can be
clearly seen from the northern hemisphere A
(s) m
Ursa Minor /,3:s0
'main0(r); NAmE ,3:rsa/ (also the .Little 'Bear) noun [sing.] a group of stars that
can be clearly seen from the northern hemisphere
and that includes the Pole Star
/j\$| ( M ) i*
(;technical Ain or literary) connected with bears; like a bearMAlft; J
ur-text /'uatekst; NAmE 'urt-/ noun (technical A i|[)
the earliest version of a text with which other versions can be compared (
If|£#Mlft )
ur-fi-caria /.aiti'kearia; NAmE ,3irti'keri0/ (also nettle- rash, hives) noun [U] (medical g) red spots on the
skin that itch (= make you want to scratch), caused by an
allergic reaction, for example to certain foods
IIS Ot* /os; strong form as/ pron.
(the
object form of we * we £ft ^ j£) 1 used when the speaker or writer and another
or others are the object of a verb or preposition, or after the verb be
Ifc-fl ]: She gave us a picture as a wedding
present. H’l
ESff 0 We’ll
take the dog with us.
jW±0 o Hello, it’s us
back again. «! ISdXSATo 2 {BrE, informal) me
: Give
us the newspaper, will you?
visa for the
us able /'ju:z0bl/ adj. that
can be used; in good enough condition to be used fg M W; of (ft ; it Ji ift: The
bike is rusty but usable, i If $4117 , ffi❖ How can we display
this data in a usable form? A Cl C333 unusable
USAF /ju: es ei ‘ef/ abbr. United States Air Force Hi
usage /'ju:sid3; 'ju:z-/ noun 1 [U, C] the way in which words are used in
a language ( If Mffe:
current English usage 0 It’s not a word
in common usage, 2 [U] the fact of
sth being used; how much
sth is used ; I'Jffl
$:
land usage ± if E/j M O Car
usage is predicted to
increase. W ® ¥ M if ^-fe 0
USB /ju: es 'bi:/ abbr. (computing if) universal serial bus (the system for
connecting other pieces of equipment to a computer)
£jE ) : All new PCs now have USB sockets. frEtfj'f'
Ait^ 0 a USB port M
USe 0-w verb, noun
mverb /ju:z/ (used, used /ju:zd/) 1 [VN]
~ sth (for sth/for doing sth) | ~ sth (as sth) to do sth with a
machine, a method, an object, etc. for a particular purpose fg;
■©/!!
: Can I use your phone? ftnJ
JMiH — T fill
ffeif
^ ? 0 Have you ever used
this software before? #1ll fj /g iiiX # ? 0 How often do you use (= travel
by) the bus? la] ^Z/if ? 0 They
were
able to achieve a
settlement without using military force, itill iBMo 0 Police used tear gas
to disperse the crowds. 0
The blue files are used for storing old invoices.
Hfg 0 The
building is currently being
used as a warehouse, jgjjf 0 You can’t
keep using your bad back
as an excuse.
^ o 0 I have
some information you may be able
to use (= to get an
advantage jjrom). fcffiSnT ft Ziff A 6lJ If B o 2 [VN]
to take a particular amount of a liquid, substance, etc. in order to achieve or
make sth '{%%■. This type of heater uses a lot of electricity. WfP
0 I hope you haven’t
used all the milk. # SLf/Kfi If WjUM
W- 7 o 3 [VN] to say or write particular words or a
particular type of language ij£, A / fAffl ( is] ® bX in m ) : The poem uses
simple language. 0 That’s a word I never
use.
0 You have to use the past tense. H {f jf] if f Pf 0
4 [VN] (disapproving) to be kind, friendly,
etc. to sb with the intention of getting an advantage for yourself from them ( Mi If! A © ) f'J ( A ) EY37I exploit : Can’t you see he’s just using you for his own
ends? ^
®r ? 0 1 felt used. I£ ^ # If A M J 0
5 to take illegal drugs Bg ( # ) : M ( # m j :
[VN] Most of the inmates have used drugs at some point in their lives. A
o m (slang)
She’s been using since she was 13. M 13 0
rmi I, you, etc.
could use sth (informal) used to say that you
would like to have sth very much ff A#; E A #; IE S : I think we could all
use a drink after that! use
your 'head (BrE also
use
your 'loaf) (informal) used to tell sb to
think about sth, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said sth
stupid ;
ifcff zBW. : ‘Why don’t you
want to see him again?’ ‘Oh, use your head!’ “#Aff ? ” “P&,
% £F tbf M M DE
! ” firnwin From rhyming slang, in