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achieving what is needed or
wanted 无用.的； '.无效的；
无价值的：This pen is usdess.这支笔没用于。◊ He fcnew ft was useiess to protest.他知道抗议善病劳的ft’s useZess worrying
about it....为这事担心无 手事。◊ She tried to work, but it
was useless (= she wasn't able to). 她很想做事，但力不从心。2〜fat doing sth) not very good at sth;
not able to do things well 差劲
的；f行的；不擅长品：I’m usdess at french.我的法语 不太行。◊ Don’t asfc her to hdp. She’s useiess.别求她
帮忙。她没那个能耐。► use.less.ly flt/v. use.less.ness noun [U]
Use-net /'juiznet/ noun [\J] {computing if) a service on the
Internet used by groups of users who email each other because they share a
particular interest * Usenet 网，用户网络(志趣相投的用户用以互发电邮）
user /'ju:z0(r)/ noun
1
a person or thing that uses sth 使用者；用户：road users道路的使用者◊ computer
sq/itware users电脑软件
用户◊ a user manuaZ 使用说明书一see also end-user
2
(s/fl/?g) a
person who uses illegal drugs 瘾君子；吸毒者
'user fee noun (
provided for the public 使用费（某些税捐
(user-'friend-ly adj. easy for people who
are not experts to use or understand方佳非专业用户的；便于
使用的；易于掌握的►,user-'friendli.ness/70W/7 [U]
'user group noun a group of people who
use a particular thing and who share information about it, especially people
who share information about computers on the Internet 用户组，用户群 （使用同一产品或
服务并交流信息）
user-name /'juizaneim; NAmE -zarn-/ noun (computing it) the name you use in order to be able
to use a computer program or system (使用奸算机程序或系统时
用以识别;i■份的）用户名：PZease enter your
username. 请键入你的用户名。
usher /'Aja(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 a person who shows people where to sit
in a church, public hall，etc.引座员 2 an official who has
special responsibilities in court, for example allowing people in and out of
the court (法院的}传达员，门 卫，■门房 3 a
friend of the bridegroom at
a wedding, who has'special duties 男侯相
•
verb
[WU +adv./prep.] to take or show sb
where they should go 把…引往；引导；引领：rhe secretary ushered
me into his o所ce.秘书把我_益他的办公室。，0 note at take IJikUi ,usher sth*-»'m (formal) to be the begin- ning
of sth new or to make sth new begin 开创；开始；
开启：The change 〇/ management ushered in /resh ideas and pohdes.更换领导班子带来了新思想和新政策。
ush-er-ette /.Aja'ret/ noun (especially Br£) a woman whose job is
to lead people to their seats in a theatre or cinem^/movie theater 女引座员 USN /ju: es ’en/ United States Navy 美国海军
USS / ju: es 'es/ abbr. United States Ship
(used before the name of a ship in the
usual tH*
/_ju:3U9l;
_39l/ <7办
1 〜（for sb/sth) (to do
sth) that
happens or is done most of the time or in most cases通常紐；寻常的；惯常的
EBC1
normal： S/ie
made aH the usud excuses. M净找
了 些司空见惯的借口。◊ carne home Zater than usuaZ. 也回秦比平时些。■ ◊ She
sat in her asuaZ seat at the bacfc•她坐在迨排平时惯坐的位子上。◊/tisusualto
start a speech by tftan/dn^ everybody /or coming.讲话 前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。oHedidn’tsoimcnifce his usuaZ happy se〖/•他听起来不像平常那个乐夫派了。
—Compare unusual 2 the usual noun [sing.] [informaf) what usually happens;
what you usually have，especially the drink
that you. usually have 惯常的 事物； （'尤
指）常喝的饮料 as usual in the same way as
what
happens most of the time or
in most cases 照例；照
旧；像往常一样：Steve, as w〇5 the to arrive. 史蒂吳照知』来得最晚。◊ As usuaZ at
that hour, the pZace
was deserted.跟平常那个时刻一样，那地方空荡荡的。
Despite her
problems, she carried on working as usual 尽管她有困她照样继续工作。一moreatBUSiNESS， PER
USU-aMy
tHt /'ju：3uali; -3ali/ adv. in the way that is usual or normal; most
often 通常地；
正常地；一般地；经'常地：/’m usuaiZy home by 6 o’docfc.
我一般6点钟回到家。◊ We iwuaHy go by
car•我们通常
开汽车去。◊ How Zong does
t/ie journey usuaHy tafce? 这段旅程通常需要多长时间?
us-urer/'ju：3ar9(r)/ now/1 {old-fashioned, disapproving) a person who lends money
to people at unfairly high rates of interest放高利贷舍
us«uri*ous /ju:'3uarias; NAmE ju:'3ur-/ adj. {formal) lending money at very high rates of
interest 放高利贷
的；收取高利的.
usurp /ju:'Z3：p; NAmE -'Z3：rp/ verb [VN] (formal) to take sb’s position
and/or power without having the right to do this 甚夺；侵权 >
usurpation
/ju:Z3:‘peiJ'n;
/、Mwf -Z3：r'p-/ /?ow/7 [U, C] usurp-er noun usury /'ju：3ari/ noun [U] [old-fashioned, disapproving) the practice of lending
money to people at unfairly high rates of interest放高利贷；高利盘剥
Utd 汕fcr. United ( United 的缩写）
Ute /jurt/ noun {pi. Ute or Utes) a member of a Native
American people many of whom live in the
ute /ju:t/
noun {AustralE, NZE, informaf) a vehicle with low sides
and no roof at the back used, for example, by farmers (农用:)./丨、，韦，轻型货车mm pickup uten-sil /jui'tensl/ noun a tool that is used in
the house (家庭）用具，_皿；家什：coofcfng/fcftchenutensfk
炊具；厨房用具
utero 0 IN UTERO
uterus /'jurtaras/ noun {anatomy M) the organ in women and
female animals in which babies develop before they are born 子宫 womb ► uterine /!ju:tarain/
adj. [only before noun] — see also intrauterine device utili-tarian
/juitili'tearian;
NAmE -'ter-/ adj. 1 (formal) designed to be useful
and practical rather than attractive实用的；功利的；实惠的2 (ph/7osop/?y哲） based on or supporting
the ideas of utilitarianism 实用
主义:的；功利去义的
utili-tar*ian-ism/ju:tili,te0ri0niz0m;/V/4/?iF-'ter-/n〇w/i[u] {philosophy the belief that the
right course of action is the one that will produce the greatest happiness of
the greatest number of people 功利主义
util-ity
/jui'tilati/
noun, adj.
u noun {pi. -ies) 1 [C] {especially NArn^) a service provided for
the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply ^ ^ ^ ik ： the administration of public utilities 公共_业的管理 2
[U]
(/b/wfl/) the quality of being useful 实用；效用；有用 EBCl
usefulness 3 [C] 计）
a piece of computer
software that performs a particular task实用程序；公用程序
■
adj. [only before noun] that can be used for
several different purposes多用途的；多效用的；多功能的：an all-round utility player (= one who can play
equally well in several different positions in a sport)全面型选手 u tility room noun a room, especially in a
private house, that contains large pieces of equipment such as a WASHING MACHINE, FREEZER, etc. 杂用间（放
置3衣机、$冰箱等大体积家用器具）
u'tility vehicle (also u'tility truck) noun a small truck with low
sides designed for carrying light loads 轻载/j、 轻型货车
util.ize (8rf also -ise) /'ju:talaiz/ verb
[VN]〜sth (as sth) (formal) to use sth, especially
for a practical purpose 使用；利用；运用；应用HE! make use of : The Romans were the first to utilize
concrete as a building materiaL罗马人首先使用混凝土作建筑材料。oTTze resources at our disposal could
have been better utilized. 我们所掌握的资源本来可以利用得更好，获得更髙的效
益。► util.iza.tion，-isa.tion / juitelai'zeijn; AMmf -la’z-/ noun [Uj <