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achieving what is needed or wanted ftfj; " ;
: This pen is useless. Ja 0 He knew
it was useless to protest, fife it til
tt fil ^ (ft 0 o It’s useless worrying about it. T tM 'llX T T 0 0
She
tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn’t able to). MfilSIW, {S/jTXho 2 ~
(at doing sth) {informal) not very good at
sth; not able to do things well H gjj fr:J;
7 ?7 &(J; 7 IS ATT I’m useless at French. TcTjiTifi- O Don’t ask her to
help. She’s useless. £lJ4tM flto Mt&UP'MsWo ► use-less-ly adv. use less ness noun [U]
Use-net /'juiznet/ noun [U] (computing if) a service on the Internet used by groups of users
who email each other because they share a particular interest * Usenet
user (Hf /'ju:za(r)/ noun
1
a person or thing that uses sth ;#; A : road
users 0 computer software users
IPoa user manual —see also end-user
2
{slang) a person who uses illegal drugs HHT;
'user
fee noun (NAmE) a tax on a service
that is
provided for the public )
,user-'friend-ly adj. easy for people who are not experts to use or
understand TiiiTTrik.fflT'lft; fig T HT#t!l$ ► ,user-'friendli-ness noun [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 $ p A # ( fife 1^1 — A p°p ^
user-name /'juizaneim; NAmE -zarn-/ noun (computing it) the name you use in order to be able to use a computer program or
system (
\il iR £lj M ifr 65 ) fft A £ : Please enter your username.
itHA
usher /'Aj’a(r)/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 a person who shows people where to sit in a
church, public hall, etc. 31 J® M 2 an official who has special responsibilities in court,
for example allowing people in and out of the court ( ) if , \'l
IL, H ^ 3a friend of the bridegroom at a wedding, who
has special duties
■
verb [VN +adv./prep.} to take or show sb
where they
should go tB • • • 31 ;
31 -If; 31 : The secretary ushered
me into his office.
li'AtEt^^SfifefftiifrA'iL o note at take ,usher sth<-'in (formal) to be the begin
ning of sth new or to make
sth new begin JFli'J; ff ; if in: The change of management ushered in fresh
ideas andpolicies.
ush er ette /.AjVret/ noun (especially BrE) a woman whose job is to lead people to their seats in
a theatre or cinema/movie theater fp 31 ® H USN /ju: es 'en/ abbr.
) : USS Oklahoma
USSR /ju: es es 'a:(r)/ abbr. (the former)
mm
USUal
/'ju:3U9l; -30I/ adj.
1 ~ (for sb/sth) (to do sth) that happens or is done most of the time or in most
cases jfi # ftj; # # W; 'If H771 normal: She made all the usual excuses.
JSL'If Po 0 He came home later than usual. fifeS^ltTN’f&TlSo o She sat in her usual seat at the back. oltisusualto
start a speech by thanking everybody for coming, i# ff li if A Mit life, 'IS o 0 He didn’t sound like
his usual happy self. fifenT^^T^TMT^
AMTo — compare unusual 2 the usual noun [sing.] (informal) what usually happens;
what you usually have, especially the drink that you usually have 'If (A
fa ) ITflTl as usual in the same way as
what
happens most of the time or
in most cases M filj; ffl IH; WfElfc—W: Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
0 As usual at that hour, the place
was deserted. o
Despite
her problems, she carried on working as usual.
—more
at business,
PER
usu al ly Otw /'ju^uali; -30IV adv. in the way that is usual or normal; most
often ii#gfe; IE fife; —$£gfe; iTy/ftfe: I’m usually home by
if A T A o 0 How long does the journey usually
take?
us urer /'ju:3ar0(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, disapproving) a person who lends money to people at unfairly high rates of interest
usuri ous /ju:‘3U0ri0s; NAmE ju:’3ur-/ adj. (formal) lending money at very high rates of interest tX i®J 4 'J $$
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 % gf; fif ► usurp-ation /ju:z3:'peijn; NAmE -Z3:r'p-/ noun [U, C] usurp-er noun usury /'ju:30ri/ noun [U] (old-fashioned, disapproving) the practice of lending money to people at unfairly high rates of
interest Mflj#f'i
Utd abbr. United ( United Wife'll )
Ute /ju:t/ noun (pi. Ute or Utes) a member of
a Native American people many of whom live in the
ute /ju:t/ noun (AustralE, NZE, informal) a vehicle with low
sides and no roof at the back used, for example, by farmers ( ) T BT-, BSElpickup
uten-sil /ju:'tensl/ noun a tool that is used in the house ( MM
) Tli, flM; Mif:
cooking/kitchen utensils
m%mnt
utero O IN UTERO
uterus /'judaras/ noun (anatomy j$) the organ in women and female animals in which babies
develop before they are born T « HTfl womb ► uter-ine /'ju:tarain/ adj. [only before noun] —
see also intrauterine device utili-tar-ian /juitili'tearian; NAmE -'ter-/ adj. 1 (formal) designed to be useful and practical rather than
attractive ^ ; Eh M 6k ; 2 (philosophy %h)
based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianism
EhMhEXtf)
utiH-tar-ian-isnri/ju:tili'te0ri0niz0m;A//\/r)f-'ter-/not/n[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 Eh^\\fEX util ity /ju:'tilati/ noun, adj.
u noun (pi. -ies) 1 [C] (especially NAmE) a service provided for the public, for example an
electricity, water or gas supply A ffl : the administration of public
utilities 2 [U] (formal) the quality of being useful BOH usefulness 3 [c] (computing if) a piece of computer software that performs a particular
taskThHUT; &miIff
■ adj. [only
before noun] 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) u tility room noun a room, especially in a private house, that contains large pieces of
equipment such as
a WASHING MACHINE, FREEZER, etc. ^ffl|E(J
( Jfe
u'tility vehicle (also u'tility truck) noun a small truck with
low sides designed for carrying light loads $£$!c/h
TT;
util ize (BrE also -ise) /'ju:talaiz/ verb [VN] ~ sth (as sth)
(formal) to use sth, especially for a practical purpose $ ; 4'J /8 ; li ; J® 033 make use of : The
Romans
were the first to utilize concrete as a building material. W^At0 The resources at our disposal could have been better
utilized.
►util ization, -isa-tion /jmtalai'zeijn; NAmE-la'z-/ noun [U]