vt (1)用，利(运，应)用 (put into action or service;exploit)[T+n， T+n+prep(for)， C+n+prep(as)]：～one's camera/one's telephone/a bulldozer/a lathe/a chain saw 使用照相机/电话/推土机/机床/链锯;～English/tact/force/the cultural heritage/one's intelligence/one's common sense/one's judgement/one's brain/one's strength 运用英语/机智/武力/文化传统/自己的智慧/自己的常识/自己的判断能力/自己的大脑/自己的力量;～one's influence/one's veto power/the funds/the opportunity/the back door 利用自己的影响/否决权/资金/机遇/后门;She simply～d us for her own ends (to get what she wanted). 她只不过是为了个人目的在利用我们。～a hammer for driving in nails/the unmarried name for professional purposes 用锤子钉钉子/出于职业缘故利用未婚时的姓名;～sb's name as a reference将某人作为证明人;～one's job as a screen for his spying activities利用自己的职业作掩护搞间谍活动;～the bad weather as an excuse for not coming以天气作为来不了的借口;He felt～d by her. 他觉得被她利用了。～one's loaf (infml) 用自己的脑袋想一想;〖同〗operate，employ，work，handle，utilize，apply，exploit;

(2)耗费，用掉(expend or consume)[T+n， T+n+prep(for)]：～all the milk/paper 喝完所有牛奶/用完所有纸张;～too much gas/electricity用气/耗电太多;～a ton of coal/large quantities of fuel用掉一吨煤/大量燃料; The car～d a gallon of petrol for the journey. 这次旅途车子用了一加仑汽油。～up all the money/glue用完所有的钱/胶水;～up one's strength/one's energy耗尽力量/精力;Robert was～d up. 罗伯特累得精疲力尽。〖同〗consume，spend，exhaust，run through，waste;〖反〗save，preserve;

(3)对待(treat (a person) in a particular way)[T+n](fml)：～sb with much consideration/like a dog 体贴入微/像对狗一样对待某人;～sb well/ill善/虐待某人;～sb badly/shamefully/cruelly/worse than ever恶劣/可耻/残忍/比以往更加恶劣地对待某人;He thinks himself ill～d. 他认为自己受到了很不好的待遇。U～others as you would like them to～you. 你要别人怎样对待你，就该怎样去对待别人。〖同〗treat，deal with，handle;

→used adj;′us(e)able adj可以使用的;′user n 使用者;

n(1)使(利)用(act of employing or state of being employed)[U， a/the～][N(of)]：an ingenious～of wind power 风力的巧妙利用;the～of electricity/water利用电/水; the～of a file/a lathe使用锉刀/车床;the～of force/terrorism/blackmail 利用武力/恐怖主义/敲诈;allow sb the～of the garden/the car 允许某人使用菜园/汽车;the (painter's)～of colour(画家的)用色;She always kept a small stock of tinned foods for～in an emergency. 她总是保存少量罐头食品，以备急用。a simple play for classroom～作为课堂表演的简单话剧; phrases in daily/common～常用短语;The telephone/gymnasium/apparatus/solar dryer is in～. 电话/体育馆/设备/太阳能烘干装置正在使用。The textbook/railway station is out of～. 这种教科书/这个火车站已不再使用。When did umbrellas/the method/the word“radio”come into～? 雨伞/那种方法/“无线电”这个词是什么时候开始使用的?(trams/the custom)go out of～(电车)不再使用/(习俗)不复存在;lose the～of both legs 失去使用双腿的能力;make (good/full)～of one's time/one's opportunity/one's reference books(充分)利用自己的时间/机会/参考书;In my opinion， it's the best～that could be made of this money. 依我看，这是利用这笔钱的最好方法。put one's experience/one's training/one's learning to good (practical)～in that job 使自己的经验/接受的训练/知识在工作中得到充分(实际)利用;〖同〗service，operation，usage，usefulness，employment;〖反〗disuse，unemployment;

(2)用途(goal， object， purpose for which sth is used)[C， U]：find a new～for sth 为某物找到新用途;This book has a～as ornament. 这本书可作为装饰品。a machine with many different～s 一部具有多种功能的机器;The gadget/knife has many～s. 这个小发明/这把刀有多种用途。What～does this tool have/serve? 这工具有什么用途?We've got a lot of～out of that old TV set. 那台旧电视机大大丰富了我们生活。have～for another calenda还需要用一份日历;have no～for such lazy people/jokes看不起这样的懒人/不喜欢开如此的玩笑;〖同〗service，usage，usefulness，employment，function;〖反〗disuse，unemployment;

(3)(使用)价值(quality of being suitable to an end)[U]：(rule/typewriter) be of (great)～(规定/打字机)起(很大)作用;This sort of talk/coat is (of) no～. 这种话/衣服没有用处。You are no/the slightest～in the choir. 你在合唱队不起作用/作用微乎其微。It is no～being an ostrich/deceiv-ing herself/to worry. 做驼鸟般的人/她自我欺骗/担心是没有用的。There is no～in grumbling/hiding the fact from himself. 抱怨/他回避事实是没有什么好处的。It's no～crying over spilt milk. (prov)覆水难收(木已成舟， 哭也无用)。There is no～our discussing it any further.我们进一步讨论也没有用。What's the～of fooling me/such hypocrisy?愚弄我/如此虚伪有什么用呢?I don't see any～in being a second-rate painter. 我看不出做一名二流画家有什么好处。〖同〗good，value，worth，profit， benefit，advantage，usefulness，service，help;〖反〗bad，disadvantage，loss;

(4)实践(habitual empolyment or practice)[U](fml)： (long～) accustom sb to sth(长时间的实践)使某人习惯于某事;

→′useful adj 有用的;能干的;′useless adj 无用的;差劲的;′usage n 用法;

【辨异】use和utilize 都表示“使用”或“利用”。use为常用词，utilize 表示“充分发挥……的作用”或“充分利用”，如：Can you utilize a computer in your work?(在工作中你能把计算机充分利用起来吗?)要注意在使用时，凡能用use一词时，都不要用utilize， 如：The president used his veto power. (总统动用了否决权。)